The Latest Breaking News from Asia

May 13-19, 2022

Joe Biden's first stop on his inaugural trip to Asia as U.S. president on Friday was a massive Samsung Electronics semiconductor plant, underscoring a message of economic security with an eye on China and the war in Ukraine.

US intelligence estimates Kim Jong-un will display latest arms technology as Biden visits region

Japan's leading brokerage Nomura Holdings Inc (NYSE:NMR), built a team to help firms tap opportunities in the metaverse, Bloomberg reports. Nomura joins rival Wall Street giants in exploring opportunities in the virtual reality market that could reach $600 billion by the end of the decade, Bloomberg wrote. Nomura's plans for the metaverse are…

Former East Timor independence fighter and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta is being sworn in as president of Asia’s youngest country as it marks its 20th anniversary of independence

President Biden is traveling to Japan and South Korea this week — his first trip to Asia since taking office. Like presidents before him, he's seeking to reorient U.S. foreign policy toward Asia.

The Philippine central bank raised its key interest rate for the first time since 2018 to combat Southeast Asia’s second-fastest inflation.

Shares are sharply lower in Asia after a broad retreat on Wall Street

President Joe Biden's six-day trip to South Korea and Japan aims to build rapport with the Asian nations’ leaders

Joe Biden will visit Japan and South Korea on his first Asian trip as U.S. president, carrying a clear message to China, advisers and analysts say - don't try what Russia did in Ukraine anywhere in Asia, and especially not in Taiwan.

A slump in stocks is set to continue in Asia on Thursday after mounting fears of an economic downturn hit US shares and spurred a flight to havens including Treasuries and the dollar.