Merck announcement follows world's largest contract chip maker TSMC saying it will build a new chip factory in Kaohsiung

World's biggest carmaker said on Tuesday it would invest 4 trillion yen ($35 billion) to build 30 battery electric vehicles by 2030 as it looks to tap the growing market of zero emission vehicles

South Korea is planning to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

Big firms expect conditions to worsen ahead as high fuel prices and a weak yen push up import costs

Rising cost pressures, coupled with a weak yen, adds to pain for the world's third-largest economy as it emerges from the pandemic

Japanese conglomerate has proposed an extraordinary general meeting in the January-March quarter to gauge shareholder support

Production has been disrupted by a supply chain issue in Japan, and there is concern over a lack of labour in Vietnam due to the Covid-19 pandemic

The insurer's announcement came on top of a series of scandals involving the company since last year

Supply chain issues in Japan on top of labour shortages in Vietnam because of the Covid pandemic were blamed by the auto giant

Infections in South Korea have skyrocketed after the government began to ease curbs under a so-called "living with Covid-19" scheme last month

Battery maker wants funds to expand and meet booming demand for EV batteries. Its IPO early next year could be South Korea's largest listing

South Korean giant names new co-CEOs in biggest reshuffle since 2017 to simplify structure, focus on growing logic chip business