Vietnam will impose anti-dumping tariffs on steel from China, following South Korea and other nations in fighting back against surging supplies from the world’s biggest producer.

South Korea has banned new downloads of China's DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, according to the country's personal data protection watchdog. The government agency said the AI model will become available again to South Korean users when "improvements and remedies" are made to ensure it complies with the country's personal data protection laws.

Asian equities and currencies were mixed overnight as South Korea and Mainland China outperformed while Indonesia underperformed with President Trump’s tariff threat weighing on sentiment.

Chinese and Taiwanese companies will invest nearly US$300 billion overseas, while those from South Korea will funnel US$200 billion Major companies from China, Taiwan and South Korea would be responsible for nearly half a trillion dollars in outbound investments over the next five years,

Zhu Yi of China performs during the women's short program at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at the Mokdong ice rink in Seoul, South Korea, . 21,

U.S. stocks rallied on Friday to close out their dreary February on a brighter note. The S&P 500 jumped 1.6% to trim its loss for the month, enough to make it the worst only since December instead of since April.

Suppliers from France, South Korea and Turkey are also competing for a share of defence budgets in the region.

South Korea has accused Chinese AI startup DeepSeek of sharing user data with the owner of TikTok in China. "We confirmed DeepSeek communicating with ByteDance," the South Korean data protection regulator told Yonhap News Agency.

South Korea's suspended president defends himself at impeachment hearing. Taiwan blames China for disconnected undersea cable. Deadly bus crash in Thailand. Hong Kong plans deep cuts to civil service jobs.

The two companies' relationship around roxadustat stretches back over a decade. A year ago, AstraZeneca returned rights to the HIF-PH inhibitor in the U.S. and certain other countries but retained an interest in China and South Korea,

Chinese fishing vessels navigate past a beacon in the Zhubi Reef off Spratly Islands in South China Sea, July 18, 2012. (Wang Cunfu/AP) SEOUL, South Korea — A fleet of Chinese fishing vessels used North Korean crews between 2019 and 2024 in violation of U.