The US firm’s acquisition heats up the buy now, pay later race in a country where more than two-thirds of all transactions are still paid for in cash

Fumio Kishida is one of four LDP figures seen as potential candidates to succeed Yoshihide Suga, along with Sanae Takaichi, Taro Kono and Shigeru Ishiba

South Korea passed a law that allows mobile phone users to pay software developers directly for their apps, undercutting a...

The Bank of Korea became the first major Asian central bank to shift away from pandemic-era monetary settings amid fears that Asia's fourth largest economy is overheating

A South Korean parliamentary panel votes to recommend amending a law to stop Google and Apple from charging high commissions on app store purchases

Investment banks’ earnings from listings are likely to soar further with the IPO of LG Energy Solutions, which is expected to be a record-breaking event

Consortium includes PE firms Affinity Equity Partners and Permira and will buy up shares in Delivery Hero Korea, after promising to invest an additional $170 million

Taiwanese tech giant enjoys a growth surge but wary about Covid impact on its supply chain; still, its bosses expect a boost in the third quarter from making iPhone 13 models for Apple

South Korea’s Hanwha bought an 8.8% stake in OneWeb, the UK-backed satellite internet pioneer rescued from bankruptcy last year, for...

Government source denies reports it’s to track decarbonisation efforts and economic growth together as it eyes tough 2030 emissions target

• Q1 earnings news doesn’t show impact of China crackdown on Didi, other firms • Japanese group’s large deals approach...

• IPO hit by China’s regulatory crackdown on gaming • Krafton, backed by Tencent Holdings, has games popular in China...