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SoftBank’s PayPay Debuts on Nasdaq with 13.5% Surge, Valuation Hits $12.1 Billion
Kim SangJin 03/16/2026 06:39 AM
Photo courtesy of Yonhap News[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] Japanese fintech giant targets global expansion in U.S. and Korea markets follo ...

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TSMC Dominates Global Foundry Market With Nearly 70% Share as Samsung Falls Further Behind
Kim Jisun 03/13/2026 06:11 AM
TSMC headquarters. (Photo = TSMC)[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] Taiwan’s TSMC strengthened its dominance in the global semiconductor found ...

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Iran Continues Shipping Oil to China Through Hormuz Strait Despite De Facto Blockade
Paul Lee 03/12/2026 06:37 AM
Photo courtesy of Yonhap News [Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] Despite the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has continued to s ...

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China’s Trade Surges as Exports and Imports Beat Forecasts
Paul Lee 03/11/2026 08:46 AM
Photo courtesy of Yonhap News[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] China reported stronger-than-expected trade performance at the start of the yea ...

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Asian Stocks Slide as Oil Prices Surge Toward $120 a Barrel
Paul Lee 03/10/2026 08:17 AM
Photo courtesy of Yonhap News [Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] Asian stock markets fell sharply Monday as global oil prices surged past $110 ...

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Indonesia to Ban Social Media Accounts for Users Under 16, Following Australia
Kim Jisun 03/09/2026 06:29 AM
OpenAI’s ChatGPT. (Photo: OpenAI)[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] Indonesia will introduce a ban on social media accounts for users under th ...

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Luckin Coffee Acquires Blue Bottle Coffee From Nestlé for Under $400 Million
Kim Jisun 03/05/2026 06:23 AM
Photo courtesy of Yonhap News [Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] China’s Luckin Coffee has acquired Blue Bottle Coffee, the specialty coffee b ...

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Global Investors Reassess Energy, Trade and Fiscal Risks as Japan Moves First in U.S. Investment
Paul Lee 02/19/2026 08:30 AM
Photo courtesy of Yonhap News [Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] Global investors are recalibrating portfolio strategies as shifts in energy in ...

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China’s Gold Industry Pushes for Output Expansion Amid De-Dollarization Trend
Paul Lee 02/09/2026 02:03 AM
Photo courtesy of Yonhap News[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] Growing interest in gold amid U.S.-China tensions and a global de-dollarization ...

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Xi Jinping Aide Tang Yijun Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Bribery
Paul Lee 02/03/2026 06:53 AM
Xi Jinping, President of China (Photo: Yonhap News)[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] A close aide to Chinese President Xi Jinping has been sen ...

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Police Launch Probe Into AliExpress Korea Seller Account Hack
Paul Lee 01/27/2026 01:28 AM
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] South Korean police have launched a preliminary investigation into the hacking of seller accounts operated b ...

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China Pushes Back Against EU Move to Exclude Huawei and ZTE From Mobile Networks
Kim Jisun 01/23/2026 06:47 AM
Photo courtesy of Yonhap News[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] China has strongly objected to the European Union’s move to exclude Chinese te ...

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Sony Plans TV Joint Venture with TCL, Ceding Control of Home Entertainment Business
Paul Lee 01/22/2026 06:00 AM
Photo courtesy of Yonhap News[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] Japan’s Sony Group is reportedly planning to spin off its TV business (Home Ent ...

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Tokyo Metropolitan Police Investigate Russian National for Alleged Industrial Espionage
Paul Lee 01/21/2026 06:34 AM
Photo: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Headquarters (Source: Yonhap News) [Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] Japanese authorities have opened a case ...

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AliExpress Seller Accounts Hacked, ₩8.6 Billion in Settlement Payments Delayed and Fully Compensated
Kim Jisun 01/20/2026 06:35 AM
Photo courtesy of Yonhap News[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] It was belatedly revealed that the settlement accounts of South Korean sellers ...

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China’s Power Consumption Surpasses 10 Trillion kWh for First Time, Driven by AI and Advanced Industries
Paul Lee 01/19/2026 06:51 AM
Photo courtesy of Yonhap News[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] China’s electricity consumption exceeded 10 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh) last ...

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Estimates Suggest at Least 12,000 Killed in Iran Crackdown on Economic Protests
Paul Lee 01/14/2026 07:23 AM
Coffins of protesters killed in demonstrations are carried through Tehran on Feb. 11 (local time). Reuters/Yonhap News [Alpha Biz= ...

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World’s Largest Battery Maker CATL Halts Production at Major Lithium Mine in Jiangxi, Potentially Impacting Global Supply
Kim Jisun 08/12/2025 03:47 AM
Photo courtesy of CATL[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] SEOUL, August 11 — Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL), the world’s la ...

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Japan’s Private Universities Cut Enrollment for First Time in 22 Years Amid Falling Birth Rate
Paul Lee 08/11/2025 03:05 AM
Photo courtesy of Yonhap News [Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] TOKYO, August 9 — The number of available seats at Japan’s private universitie ...

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Toyota Reports 10.9% Decline in Q2 Operating Profit Amid U.S. Tariff Pressure
Kim Jisun 08/08/2025 03:39 AM
Photo courtesy of Yonhap News[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] Toyota Motor Corporation announced on August 7 that its operating profit for t ...