The World Health Organization declared the spread of mpox a global health emergency last week. Tumeggy/science Photo Library | Science Photo Library | Getty Images Countries in Asia are closely monitoring for mpox cases after the World Health Organization recently declared an escalating outbreak in Africa as a global public health emergency. Mpox, formerly known … Read more
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, accompanied by IT and Industries Minister Sridhar Babu, met with officials of Hyundai Motor in South Korea’s Seoul on Monday to attract investments for boosting the state’s economy. During the meeting, CM Reddy said, “Telangana state government has actively been focussing on major investment opportunities by global giants. Hyundai Motor … Read more
A man looks at an electronic boarddisplaying stock prices of the Nikkei 225 listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on April 30, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Investors on Monday turned to safe-haven assets as a global stock sell-off deepened, following weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data at the end of last … Read more
Shares of global semiconductor firms rallied on Wednesday as they were boosted by some positive earnings in the sector and a report of potentially less severe U.S. export restrictions on China. AMD was among the morning’s big winners with shares up more than 9% in U.S. premarket trading after the company reported a top and … Read more
Shares of ASML jumped as much as 10% on Wednesday after a Reuters report suggested that the company could be exempted from expanded export restrictions on chipmaking gear to China. Reuters reported on Thursday that the U.S. is considering expanding the so-called foreign direct product rule, but that allies that export key chipmaking equipment — … Read more
This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on April 09, … Read more
North Korea and the United States do not have diplomatic ties. Seoul: North Korea vowed to “totally destroy” its enemies in case of war when leader Kim Jong Un gives an order, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. Senior military officials including Army Colonel Ri Un Ryong and Navy Lieutenant Commander Yu Kyong Song made … Read more
SK Hynix logo displayed on a phone screen as seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on January 30, 2023. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Memory chip giant SK Hynix on Friday said it plans to invest 9.4 trillion Korean won ($6.8 billion) to build a new semiconductor manufacturing plant in … Read more
Trash carried by at least one North Korean balloon fell on the South Korean presidential compound on Wednesday, raising worries about the security of key South Korean facilities during North Korean provocations. The rubbish that landed on the presidential compound in central Seoul contained no dangerous material and no one was hurt, South Korea’s presidential … Read more
South Korea’s military decided to resume its round-the-clock loudspeaker broadcast Seoul: North Korea on Sunday floated balloons carrying trash towards South Korea, South Korea’s military said, declaring it would respond with “full-scale” loudspeaker broadcasts. The South Korean military said the North’s actions raising tensions near the heavily armed border could have fatal consequences, adding the … Read more
