Shares of SK Telecom fell as much as 8.5% on Monday, reaching their lowest level since August 2024, after South Korea’s largest mobile carrier disclosed a major customer data leak caused by a cyberattack.

Japan plans to push back against any U.S. attempt to pull it into an economic bloc aimed at countering China, citing the importance of its trade ties with Beijing.

Levels of the little-known "forever chemical" trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) have risen sharply in European wines over recent decades, raising concerns about environmental contamination.

German healthcare and materials group Merck KGaA announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire U.S. biotech company SpringWorks Therapeutics for an equity value of $3.9 billion.

Global policymakers breathed a collective sigh of relief in Washington this week, reassured that the U.S.-centric economic order was not unraveling despite President Donald Trump’s nationalist approach.

Air pollution, already known to cause cancers and heart and reproductive issues, may also be linked to cognitive deterioration.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index posted a modest gain of 2.69 points or 0.04 percent today, closing at 6,252.19.

California has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, Governor Gavin Newsom announced, warning that President Trump’s tariff policies pose a risk to the state's economic strength.

MP Materials, operator of the Mountain Pass mine in California’s Mojave Desert, is ramping up production of critical rare earth elements and magnets used in autos, electronics, and military hardware as China tightens its exports.

Mark Carney has already made history as the first person to become prime minister of Canada without having previously held political office.

Canada isn’t the only nation voting soon. Australia and Singapore will hold elections on Saturday, May 3, with cost-of-living concerns dominating both contests.

At least nine people were killed and an unknown number injured when a man drove into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, Canada.

A South Korean court has ordered the Japanese government to compensate the son of a former "comfort woman" for abuses suffered during World War II.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky received a far warmer reception than U.S. President Donald Trump at the funeral of Pope Francis, with social media erupting in reactions.

President Donald Trump faced a wave of bad news even as he attended the funeral of Pope Francis.

Union delegates representing Starbucks baristas voted to reject the company's latest contract proposal that guaranteed annual pay raises of at least 2%.

Staff at Google DeepMind in Britain are planning to unionize to challenge the company's sale of artificial intelligence (AI) technology to defense groups linked to the Israeli government.

Stock futures edged lower ahead of a critical week of earnings reports and economic data that will offer fresh insight into the U.S. economy’s response to President Trump’s tariffs.

Pirelli’s board is expected to approve a shareholder agreement that formally establishes that its largest investor, China's state-owned Sinochem, does not exercise control over the tire maker.

Global grain merchant Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) has begun shutting down its domestic trading operations in China and laying off staff in its largest business segment as part of a global cost-cutting initiative.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index ended lower Monday as profit-taking dragged blue-chip stocks down after an early rally, closing at 6,249.50 points, down 19.25 points or 0.31 percent.

The U.S. federal government is freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University.

Taiwan will simulate the potential impact of U.S. tariffs on its semiconductor industry and seek discussions with Washington.

Nvidia has announced it will invest up to $500 billion in AI infrastructure projects in the U.S. over the next four years, as the tech industry pushes to strengthen domestic manufacturing.