economy

Tokyo stocks close up as yen edges lower

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks gained Tuesday as a strong US jobs report continued to support the global market…

Discovered oil reserves in Alegria, Cebu to help PHL economy, says President Duterte

(Eagle News) -- The discovery of oil reserves in Alegria, Cebu can help boost the Philippine economy. This is according…

Japan economy shrinks after two years of growth

    TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's economy shrank for the first time in two years in the first quarter of…

US vows to make North Korea rich if it gives up nukes

  by Francesco Fontemaggi / Dave Clark © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States promised Friday that…

Most Asian markets end healthy week on a positive note

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets built on the past week's gains Friday following another rally in New York…

Worked to the bone: South Korea’s elderly

by Jung Hawon Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- In theory Park Jae-yeol should have retired 11 years…

PHL economic growth surges, fuelling rate hike talk

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- The Philippine economy was one of Asia's best performers in the first quarter of 2018, data…

HSBC reports $4.76 bn pre-tax profit in first quarter

HONG KONG, China (AFP ) -- Hong Kong banking giant HSBC said Friday that pre-tax profit dipped four percent to…

North-linked firms soar on Seoul market after summit

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Shares in South Korean builders, railway component makers and other firms with links to the…

Kim heralds more N. Korea economic reforms: analysts

by Sebastien Berger © Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's promise to build "socialist…

US-China trade tension dominates IMF gathering

    by Heather Scott © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Trade tensions between the United States and China,…

New Zealand halts new offshore oil and gas exploration

  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand is halting all new offshore oil and gas exploration as part of its…

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