Thai court dismisses media shares case against popular progressive politician - but party’s future still in doubt
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Taiwan's political disrupter could be kingmaker in a split parliament. Here's why it matters
TAIPEI — "One day, we'll get our victory," Ko Wen-je, the vanquished presidential candidate for the Taiwan People's Party, said at his concession speech two weeks ago.
South Korea’s Yoon faces pressure to apologise over wife’s Dior bag scandal as polls loom
The episode came to light after a video emerged online showing Kim Keon-hee receiving a US$2,200 Dior handbag by a US pastor, who said he had secretly filmed the incident to prove that she was corrupt.
Will Bank of Japan raise rates in first half of 2024?
Japanese government bonds experienced a drop on Tuesday, driven by what many analysts are interpreting as hawkish comments from Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda.
How Houthis threaten US control over global shipping
On December 30, the Singapore-flagged Maersk Hangzhou, owned by Danish company Maersk Line, came under missile and subsequent boat attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. The US Navy responded by using helicopters to destroy three of the four ships used in the assault.
