South Korea’s Yoon: Embittered survivor becomes first sitting president arrested

By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -Yoon Suk Yeol became the first incumbent South Korean president to be arrested when he finally backed down on Wednesday in a weeks-long standoff with authorities investigating him over alleged insurrection. A tough political survivor who became increasingly isolated halfway through his five-year term, Yoon, 64, has been dogged by …

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Indonesia books $2.2 billion surplus in December as imports jump

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia reported a $2.24 billion trade surplus in December, below expectation, amid a jump in imports and a smaller-than-expected increase in exports, official data showed on Wednesday. A Reuters poll had expected a surplus of $3.79 billion. November’s surplus was revised down to $4.37 billion. The data comes as Indonesia’s central bank …

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Nippon Steel wants to work with Trump administration on US Steel deal, Mori tells WSJ

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Nippon Steel remains interested in working with the incoming administration of Donald Trump to try to seal a takeover of U.S. Steel, its vice chairman Takahiro Mori said an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal. Last week, Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel filed two lawsuits after U.S. President Joe Biden …

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Foreigners sold South Korean equities last month by most since early 2020

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s capital markets in December experienced the largest foreign outflows since March 2020 as heightened political uncertainty hit investor sentiment, central bank data showed on Wednesday. Foreigners last month extended their South Korean stock market selloff to a fourth straight month by selling a net $2.58 billion. In the bond market, …

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Japan likely to miss primary budget surplus target for FY2025, sources say

By Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is likely to miss achieving its goal of running a primary budget surplus by the next fiscal year, according to three sources with knowledge of fresh fiscal estimates, as the minority government faces increasing pressure for more spending. The new estimate, to be released this week, knocks the …

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South Korea’s Yoon arrested, says anti-graft agency

SEOUL (Reuters) – Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday, an anti-graft agency investigating his Dec. 3 martial law attempt said in a statement. (Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; Editing by Ed Davies g)

Irán nunca conspiró para matar a Donald Trump, dice su presidente

Por Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, 14 ene (Reuters) – Irán nunca conspiró para asesinar al presidente electo Donald Trump, dijo el martes el mandatario Masoud Pezeshkian, negando afirmaciones anteriores del republicano y el gobierno de Estados Unidos. El Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos acusó en noviembre a un hombre iraní en relación con un supuesto complot …

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Google-backed Pixxel successfully launches India’s first private satellite constellation

BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s space tech startup Pixxel launched three of its six hyperspectral imaging satellites aboard a SpaceX rocket from California on Tuesday. The satellites were launched at 1915 GMT, just after midnight in India, from the Vandenberg Space Force Base, a live telecast from SpaceX showed. The launch marks a milestone for the …

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