An aerial view of Singapore’s skyline. Tong Thi Viet Phuong | Moment | Getty Images Spot gold prices rose to a fresh record Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve overnight kept its benchmark rate steady at a target range of 3.5% to 3.75%. The bullion rose more than 3% to breach the $5,500 per ounce…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Pentagon said in an unclassified national defense strategy document titled “Restoring peace through strength for a new golden age of America” on Friday, that it plans to shift more of the responsibility of deterring North Korea to South Korea. The U.S. would take a “more limited”…
INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA – MAY 22: Shoppers look at goods at a Wal-Mart store May 22, 2006 in Incheon, South Korea. Chung Sung-jun | Getty Images News | Getty Images South Korea’s economic growth slowed in the final quarter of last year as a sharp slump in construction investment, coupled with a pullback in exports,…
19 November 2025, China, Shanghai: Boats sail past downtown Shanghai on the Huangpu River. The tallest building on the skyline is the Shanghai Tower (rear). Bernd von Jutrczenka | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Defense stocks across Asia climbed Friday as investors continued to monitor ongoing geopolitical tensions, following the U.S. operation that captured Venezuelan…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw test-flights of hypersonic missiles and called for a stronger nuclear war deterrent, state media said Monday, as Pyongyang ramps up weapons displays ahead of a major political conference. North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency said Sunday’s drill involving a…
A trader wears “2026” glasses on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images May this year prove as lucrative as 2025, when the S&P 500 rallied 16.39% mostly on the back of enthusiasm over artificial intelligence, though…
 What should one expect from the February summit happening in New Delhi? The event will mark the first AI Impact Summit to be held in the Global South. When members met for the first time at Bletchley Park in 2023, the primary concern was safety and security, the risks posed by frontier…
North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Sunday, according to South Korean officials. The launches took place just hours before South Korea’s president left for China for talks expected to cover North Korea’s nuclear program. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement it detected several ballistic missile launches from…
SEOUL/BEIJING, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on ‌a ​state visit starting on Sunday, signalling Beijing’s intent to strengthen ‌ties with Seoul amidst strained relations with Japan over Taiwan. The visit marks the second meeting between Xi and Lee in just ​two months, an unusually…
Lujiazui Business Districk in Pudong, Shanghai, China. Liqun Liu | Construction Photography | Hulton Archive | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were poised for modest gains on the holiday-shortened and final trading day of the year. Markets in Hong Kong and Australia will close early for the holidays, while Japan and South Korea are shut for…