The issue of China-Taiwan loomed over a meeting in Tokyo of leaders of the Quad grouping of the US, Japan, Australia and India, who stressed their determination to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific

Both companies said operations are expected to start in 2025, with an initial annual production capacity of 23 gigawatt hours, and the ability to increase to up to 40 GWh later

The US is looking to deepen its economic partnership with Taiwan, a senior US Security Advisor revealed en route to Japan with President Biden

The LKB & Partners law firm filed a lawsuit against Terraform Labs co-founders Do Kwon and Daniel Shin, the Seoul-based Munwha Ilbo newspaper reported

Japanese firms, private and public, will have to publish the pay levels for female staff as a percentage of pay to men on their websites and disclose legitimate reasons for any disparities

The gain was much stronger than a 0.8% year-on-year rise in March, as the impact of mobile phone fee cuts fades

Sony's game, music and movie units contributed two-thirds of operating income in the year ended March, underscoring the group's transformation from consumer electronics maker into a metaverse-ready entertainment juggernaut

Tepco plans to filter the contaminated water to remove isotopes, leaving only tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen hard to separate from water

Shoring up the prospects of a private demand-led recovery, however, was a gauge of capital expenditure that posted its first monthly gain in three months

Three US agencies said Pyongyang dispatches thousands of information technology workers worldwide, taking advantage of existing demands for specific skills

The results fuelled fears of stagflation - a mix of weak growth and rising inflation - as the world's third-largest economy contracted at an annualised rate of 1.0%

The skyrocketing numbers over the weekend prompted a sympathetic response from South Korea, which offered vaccines, medical equipment and health personnel.