Seoul calls on Washington for auto tariff exclusion
Finance minister meets with US counterpart over trade, FX agendas. South Korea’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki has asked the US government for an…
Philippines will not send overseas workers to Libya
Ban on labor deployment to Libya up as civil war erupts. The government has banned the deployment of Filipino workers to Libya as civil war has erupted again in the north African…
Former Korean Air chairman dies in California
Cho Yang-ho resigned after numerous controversy over his family lowered stock prices. Cho Yang-ho, Hanjin Group and Korean Air chairman, has died from a lung disease in the US,…
Ghosn ousted from last Nissan position
Ghosn is facing charges of misuse of company funds and tax evasion. Nissan Motor Co.’s shareholders approved Monday by majority vote removing former Chairman Carlos Ghosn and…
Prosecutors focus on Ghosn’s ‘Oman route’
Ghosn is on trial for evasion of taxes and using company funds for personal use. Tokyo prosecutors are building their case against former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn…
Haze hits Songkran hotel bookings in Chiang Mai
Smog levels in the northern Thai city are at an all time high. The smog crisis has taken its toll on the North’s tourism, with a significant drop seen in hotel-room bookings…
Japan-U.S. trade talks likely in D.C. in mid-April
The two sides are still at an impasse over what Trump deems an “unfair” trade deficit. The Japanese and U.S. governments are making final arrangements to hold the…
Facebook takes sweeping action against networks in Pakistan, India
Facebook has removed 712 accounts and 390 pages in India and Pakistan because of “inauthentic behaviour” and spamming, it said on Monday. The social media giant — which…
China boosts measures to open economy
Li cites progress on equal treatment for foreign investors and IPR protection. China will further open up to foreign investors and offer them treatment equal to that of domestic…
When it comes to plastic pollution, name the brands, shame the brands
Southeast Asia’s addiction to plastic needs to end and it can’t end without engaging with brands. The standard narrative of the Southeast Asia plastic crisis has a…