(Photo=Pixabay) Attacks on some of the Middle East’s most important oil transportation routes are creating a new problem for Asian refiners. The Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted, a key Saudi pipeline has been hit, and the Red Sea has become increasingly unreliable, leaving major oil buyers with fewer ways to move crude out of the region. The consequences could increasingly

Airliner approaches the national flag. Tourism related 3D South Korea is opening more international air routes to competition as travel demand between South Korea and China recovers, a move that could increase capacity, reshape pricing and give airlines greater access to some of Northeast Asia’s busiest markets. For U.S. airlines, global carriers and investors tracking Asian aviation, the expansion could

Photo=Motionelements South Korean stocks fell September 15 as a renewed surge in the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield above 5% raised the prospect of tighter financial conditions for global investors and added pressure to already-stretched equity valuations. The move came as investors were also reassessing the pace of artificial-intelligence investment, putting semiconductor and other technology shares under renewed scrutiny. The Kospi

Photo=Korean Aie South Korea’s airline industry is moving toward greater consolidation, with the integration of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines set to reshape competition, loyalty programs and the value of billions of miles held by travelers. For U.S. airlines, global carriers and investors watching Asian aviation, the deal offers a window into how consolidation can alter route networks, alliance relationships

(Photo=MotionElements) South Korea is preparing to tax cryptocurrency profits beginning next year, ending years of delays as the government argues that gains from digital assets should no longer sit outside the country’s income tax system. The decision would bring one of the world’s most active retail crypto markets more firmly into the tax net just as U.S. lawmakers are considering