U.S. crude oil breaks $86 as tensions mount between Israel and Iran
Crude oil futures rose Thursday, recouping losses from earlier in the session as tensions in the Middle East continue to mount.
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South Korea’s president meets leader of doctors’ strike as he seeks to end their walkouts
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met the leader of a strike by thousands of junior doctors on Thursday and said that the government is open to talks about its contentious push to sharply increase medical school admissions.
Indonesia president-elect Prabowo meets Anwar after Xi, Kishida
KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA -- Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's president-elect and defense minister, met Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday in Putrajaya, his first stop in Southeast Asia since winning the presidential election in February.
Donald Trump won’t rock US-Japan alliance, to keep firm focus on China if he returns to power: ex-aide
“I predict a lot of continuity, and the same things that motivated him when he was elected the first time, I think, continue to motivate him,” Alexander Gray, who was deputy assistant to the former president, said.
As Doctors’ Walkout Drags On, Some South Koreans Are Losing Patience
Six weeks after thousands of residents and interns at South Korean hospitals walked off the job, frustration is rising.
South Korea's SK Hynix to build $3.9bn AI chip plant in U.S.
SEOUL -- SK Hynix will spend $3.9 billion to build an advanced chip packaging fabrication plant in the U.S. state of Indiana, as the administration of President Joe Biden aims to revive the domestic semiconductor manufacturing sector.
Indonesia’s Prabowo scores ‘major diplomatic coup’ with China, Japan visits in signal of future policy direction
Kishida said the visit showed that Prabowo attached “great importance to Japan”, which is a “long-standing” friend of Indonesia.
U.S., Japan to update command structure for smoother teamwork
TOKYO -- Japan and the U.S. are revising the command-and-control framework governing their defense forces to better coordinate in regional operations.