SEOUL (Oct 18): Samsung Electronics will use TSMC's three-nanometre process to produce base dies for Nvidia's next-generation custom high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, the Seoul Economic Daily reported on Sunday.

The move would mark the first time Samsung has worked with the Taiw...

Samsung to use TSMC technology for Nvidia's next-generation memory chips — report

SEOUL (Oct 13): Eight people were wounded in a stabbing at a supermarket in the South Korean city of Incheon on Tuesday, with one person suffering cardiac arrest, police said.

Eight people hurt in supermarket stabbing in South Korea's Incheon, police say

SEOUL (Oct 13): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a defence industry museum displaying an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the United States, state media KCNA showed on Tuesday.

North Korea's Kim showcases missile capable of reaching US as Trump signals possible meeting

SEOUL (Oct 8): The suspect behind recent cyberattacks targeting South Korea's financial sector may be a 26-year-old based in China's Guangdong province who used a Chinese-developed AI agent toolcalled ARTEX and Anthropic's ClaudeCode, US cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said.

CrowdStrike says China-based suspect used AI tools in South Korean bank hacks

SEOUL (Oct 7): South Korea's government on Wednesday unveiled a 1,000 trillion won (US$747 billion) energy transition and decarbonisation strategy through 2035, aiming to expand renewable power, transform heavy industry and create new drivers of growth.

South Korea unveils US$747 bil energy transition plan through 2035

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered a thorough investigation and response measures over recent personal data leak incidents at banks, finance companies and public agencies, Seoul's presidential office said on Sunday.

South Korean president orders probe into data leaks across financial industry

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Friday threatened unspecified measures against Ukraine unless Kyiv acknowledged a confidentiality agreement that Seoul says covered the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers and issued an apology.

South Korea's Lee threatens action against Ukraine over transfer of North Koreans

SEOUL (Sept 23): South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald Trump welcomed "significant progress" in discussions on strategic investment projects during a 30-minute meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Seoul's presidential office said on Wednesday.

South Korea says Trump welcomes progress in US strategic investment projects

SEOUL (Sept 13): South Korea will hold further talks with the US early this week to finalise details of Seoul's proposed US$350 billion investment commitment to the US, South Korean Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said on Sunday.

South Korea aims to finalise details of US investment plan this week, minister says

SEOUL/BEIJING (Sept 13): South Korea's expanded espionage law takes effect on Sunday, broadening espionage offences beyond acts involving North Korea to include all foreign countries as Seoul seeks to protect key technologies amid intensifying competition in semiconductors and other strategic industries.

South Korea's expanded espionage law takes effect amid push to protect chip technology

Volatility has become a defining feature of global trade, and Malaysian businesses have had to adapt at pace. Over the last five years, they have navigated global events that have had major impacts on how and where trade flows, including COVID-19, the Red Sea disruption, the Russia–Ukraine war, shifting tariff regimes and renewed conflict in the Middle East. Yet trade remains resilient and has kept growing, and expectations have risen with it.

TradeCash is now live in Malaysia – keep your working capital in step with trade

Oil steadied after jumping on Friday, as flareups in fighting in the Middle East and Ukraine dimmed the prospect of a return to normal crude flows.

Brent crude holds near US$110 on Mideast and Ukraine conflicts

US stock futures rose and oil edged lower as traders prepared for a packed week of corporate earnings and Chinese economic data against a backdrop of heightened geopolitical risks.

US stock futures rise ahead of busy earnings week

Microsoft has pulled out of a data centre deal with British cloud provider Nscale, Britain's Telegraph newspaper reported on Sunday.

Microsoft pulls out of UK data centre deal with Nscale — report

Educational institutions under the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Pahang, and Penang will reopen and resume normal operations on Monday.

Schools in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Pahang, Penang to reopen Monday

IPOH (Oct 18): DAP elected representatives who fail to meet their key performance indicators (KPIs) risk not being renominated in future elections, party secretary general Anthony Loke said.

He said Perak DAP, under the leadership of its chairman Nga Kor Ming, had set strict performance...

DAP reps who fail to hit KPIs risk being dropped, says Loke

The Sabah Cabinet has approved 24-hour operations for the Sepanggar Bay Container Port (SBCP) to address logistics congestion, but implementation depends on the industry ecosystem's overall readiness, as well as the readiness of related government departments and agencies.

Sepanggar Bay Container Port gets nod from Sabah Cabinet for 24-hour operations 

The Malaysian Prisons Department is now in the final phase of drafting regulations and conditions for the implementation of home detention following the conditional pardon decision that allows former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his prison sentence through this method.

Prisons Dept finalising house arrest rules, says home minister

Malaysia’s diversified economy, resilient export markets and stronger fiscal buffers will help cushion external shocks and support its growth outlook for 2027, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.

Amir Hamzah sees Malaysia’s diversified economy, fiscal buffers cushioning external shocks in 2027

Microsoft has pulled out of a data centre deal with British cloud provider Nscale, Britain's Telegraph newspaper reported on Sunday.

SEOUL (Oct 18): Samsung Electronics will use TSMC's three-nanometre process to produce base dies for Nvidia's next-generation custom high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, the Seoul Economic Daily reported on Sunday.

The move would mark the first time Samsung has worked with the Taiw...

US stock futures rose and oil edged lower as traders prepared for a packed week of corporate earnings and Chinese economic data against a backdrop of heightened geopolitical risks.

Oil steadied after jumping on Friday, as flareups in fighting in the Middle East and Ukraine dimmed the prospect of a return to normal crude flows.&nbsp;

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