The authorities in South Korea were expecting tens of thousands of protesters to descend on central Seoul on Friday as the nation’s Constitutional Court decides the fate of President Yoon Suk Yeol. At least 14,000 police had been deployed to the area around the court, closing subway stations and locking down an area near a…
US President Donald Trump has launched a global trade war, erecting a protectionist barrier around the world’s largest economy, roiling markets and heightening fears of inflation and recession. It is unprecedented since the second world war. China, facing import tariffs of a further 34 per cent, has condemned them and vowed a resolute response. Asia…
SEOUL (AP) — A young actor’s suicide in South Korea. Allegations of an underage relationship. They are part of a growing drama in the Asian entertainment world that raises questions about society’s treatment of celebrities in crisis, with harsh media and online commentary amplifying their lowest moments. This week, South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun publicly…
More than 90 per cent of student suicides in Hong Kong over the past five years involved youngsters aged 12 and above, according to education authorities, with many cases resulting from negative interpersonal relationships, learning issues and poor mental health. The Education Bureau said on Wednesday that 131 suicides among primary and secondary students were…
Hong Kong stocks fell on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump’s expected tariff announcement in Washington cast a shadow of uncertainty over global trade. The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.8 per cent to 23,020.80 as of 9.40am local time. The Hang Seng Tech Index gained 0.6 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index…
Hundreds of fans of the late actor and singer Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing have gathered at the hotel in Hong Kong where the Cantopop star fell to his death 22 years ago to commemorate his passing. By Tuesday afternoon, the pavement outside the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Central was lined with flower stands and bouquets of…
Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea, who was impeached in December over his failed attempt to impose martial law, will learn on Friday whether he will be formally removed from office or returned to power, the nation’s top court said on Tuesday. Suspense was building in South Korea as the country waited for…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China, Japan and South Korea agreed to jointly respond to U.S. tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said on Monday. The comments came after the three countries held their first economic dialogue in five years on Sunday, seeking to facilitate regional trade as the Asian export powers…
Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Ahn Young-joon | AP South Korea on Monday lifted the longest short-selling ban in the country’s history, after tightening measures to crackdown on illegal transactions. The short-selling ban was put into…
SEOUL China, South Korea and Japan agreed Sunday to strengthen free trade in the face of a raft of new tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. The agreement came at a meeting of top trade officials — the first at that level in five years — days ahead of the start of tariffs on…