SEOUL — Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor production in China is facing disruption from South Korean truckers blocking exports of a key chip-making material as part of a strike, the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) said on Tuesday. Read More
TOKYO — Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday he was concerned about recent rapid yen weakening as the currency slid to 24-year lows to the dollar. Read More
HONG KONG — Asian shares tumbled on Tuesday after Wall Street officially entered bear market territory and bond yields hit a two-decade high on fears aggressive U.S. interest rate hikes would push the world’s largest economy into recession. Read More
SINGAPORE — Oil prices slipped more than $2 on Monday as a flare-up in COVID-19 cases in Beijing quelled hopes for a rapid pick-up in China’s fuel demand, while worries about global inflation and economic growth further depressed the market. Read More
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian companies from palm oil plantations to semiconductor makers are refusing orders and forgoing billions in sales, hampered by a shortage of more than a million workers that threatens the country’s economic recovery. Read More
SINGAPORE — Chicago soybean futures gained ground on Monday, with the market rising for five out of six sessions and trading close to last week’s all-time high, supported by a U.S. forecast of lower inventories. Read More
SEOUL — South Korea’s exports for the first 10 days of June shrank 12.7% from the same period a year before, customs agency data showed on Monday. Read More
Ukraine remains in control of the Azot chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk where hundreds of civilians are sheltering amid bitter fighting, the region’s governor said on Saturday, after a Russia-backed separatist claimed 300 to 400 Ukrainian fighters were also trapped there. Read More
SANTA FE — The U.S. government will fund New Mexico’s full wildfire response, President Joe Biden said on Saturday, speaking from Santa Fe amid anger from survivors over the blaze that was started by federal officials. Read More