Vietnam will impose anti-dumping tariffs on steel from China, following South Korea and other nations in fighting back against surging supplies from the world’s biggest producer.

South Korea has banned new downloads of China's DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, according to the country's personal data protection watchdog. The government agency said the AI model will become available again to South Korean users when "improvements and remedies" are made to ensure it complies with the country's personal data protection laws.

Asian equities and currencies were mixed overnight as South Korea and Mainland China outperformed while Indonesia underperformed with President Trump’s tariff threat weighing on sentiment.

Chinese and Taiwanese companies will invest nearly US$300 billion overseas, while those from South Korea will funnel US$200 billion Major companies from China, Taiwan and South Korea would be responsible for nearly half a trillion dollars in outbound investments over the next five years,

Zhu Yi of China performs during the women's short program at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at the Mokdong ice rink in Seoul, South Korea, . 21,

Suppliers from France, South Korea and Turkey are also competing for a share of defence budgets in the region.

South Korea has suspended new downloads of China's DeepSeek AI app over privacy concerns, joining Italy, Taiwan, and Australia in increasing global scrutiny of the platform.

South Korea's suspended president defends himself at impeachment hearing. Taiwan blames China for disconnected undersea cable. Deadly bus crash in Thailand. Hong Kong plans deep cuts to civil service jobs.

The two companies' relationship around roxadustat stretches back over a decade. A year ago, AstraZeneca returned rights to the HIF-PH inhibitor in the U.S. and certain other countries but retained an interest in China and South Korea,

South Korea’s foreign ministry said it is working closely with China to prevent “certain claims” from harming ties.