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Korea’s OCI, Japan’s Tokuyama build $435M polysilicon Malaysian factory
S. Korean chemical giant OCI Holdings said that subsidiary OCI TerraSus and Japan's Tokuyama would build a ...
How does South Korea's corporate governance reform compare to Japan's? Activist investor explains
Sanghyun Lee of Flashlight Capital Partners discusses the 'Korean discount' in its stock market performance, and says South ...
China, North Korea and Russia represent biggest security challenge since World War II, Japan says
Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, ...
North Korea slams Japan’s ‘reckless’ ambition to become major military power
Pyongyang calls Tokyo’s defence white paper ‘a war scenario for realising its ambition for reinvasion from A to Z’.
North Korea says Japan seeking to be a ‘military giant’
The Japanese defence white paper was approved this week. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Japan calls axis of China, Russia, North Korea the 'gravest threat' to global order since WWII
Russia operations and North Korean threats pose the greatest challenge to global order since World War II, in its annual ...
Japan and South Korea can show governments how to compete with China and US
Governments that want to compete with China or the US cannot continue on their existing path. They need to do something ...
South Korea summons Japan's defence attaché in protest over island claims
South Korea's defence ministry summoned Japan's defence attache on Tuesday to protest over an annual white paper published by ...
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Asia week ahead: Key data on South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, while China holds lending rate steady
On Wednesday, Taiwan releases industrial production data. IP has seen strong growth in the past few months, rising more than 20% YoY in April and May amid strong contributions from the tech sector. We ...
K-pop band 1VERSE debuts with 2 North Korean defector members
With two out of five of its members North Korean defectors, the K-pop group 1VERSE is breaking new ground as it debuts its ...
South Korea, Japan, US conduct air drill as defence chiefs meet
South Korea, Japan and the United States conducted a joint air drill on Friday involving a U.S. B-52 strategic bomber and ...
Why South Korea and Japan Are Both in Trump's Crosshairs
Japan and South Korea have until Aug. 1 to agree new trade terms with the U.S., or face 25% “reciprocal” tariffs. The two ...