Samsung and SK Hynix shed more than 12 per cent each, triggering an automatic 20-minute bourse-wide trading halt in the afternoon.  

Although Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has yet to name the coalition’s chief minister candidate, Maszlee - who is among the candidates with the biggest profile owing to his previous stint as a Cabinet minister - has emerged as one of the frontrunner...

The Chinese toy company is seeking to build long-term global franchises around its characters and reduce reliance on its breakout star.

Johor received RM16 billion in federal allocations from 2023 to 2025, more than the RM14 billion it contributed to federal revenue, says Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama's conversation with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday helped the yen recover from a low of 161.93 per dollar, just short of the 161.96 level last seen in December 1996.

From real estate to technology, India’s affluent families are channelling more of their fortunes into startups through family offices as founders increasingly seek investors with a longer-term outlook.

In March, three elephants - Dara, Amoi and Kelat - were relocated from Taiping Zoo in Perak to Tennoji Zoo in Osaka under a 25-year conservation and research agreement between the two institutions.

Chinese state media outlets praised Ma’s “composed performance” officiating a match between Curacao and Ecuador - calling it a “historic moment for Chinese football”.

An economist says there are signs of the "lipstick effect", whereby consumers continue spending on small luxuries while forgoing bigger-ticket purchases like homes in challenging economic times.

Park Sung-jae had held a meeting of justice ministry officials in the early hours of the martial law and checked on prison capacity should the authorities arrest anti-government figures, prosecutors say.

Many Indians see yoga as a way of life rather than a consumer activity, posing a challenge for companies seeking to build brands around the wellness phenomenon.

Two suspects have been taken into custody, one of whom is a student at San Jose National High School, where the shooting happened, said the police.

The new export controls come "in response to the US government's egregious act of adding to its so-called 'Chinese military enterprise list'", said China's commerce ministry.