Major bank employee and officer unions in India have announced a nationwide strike on January 27 to press for the introduction of a five-day work week in the banking sector. ...
Lee Jae-yong, chairman of Samsung Electronics Co, has urged the company's executives not to become complacent despite a sharp rebound in earnings, stressing that the company faces a "last chance" to restore its competitiveness, industry sources said on Sunday. ...
More than half of economic experts expect South Korea's economic growth to remain in the 1 per cent range for the time being, a local survey showed on Sunday. ...
Foreign ownership of South Korean stocks as a share of total market capitalisation reached its highest level in five years and nine months in January, driven by net purchases in the shipbuilding, defence and nuclear power industries, the main bourse operator said on Sunday. ...
A lawsuit against Meta in the US has alleged that its privacy claims are false and Meta and WhatsApp “store, analyse, and can access virtually all of WhatsApp users’ ‘private’ communications” -- a claim that has been dismissed by the company as a "frivolous work of fiction". ...
Passenger traffic at Incheon International Airport exceeded 74 million in 2025, driven by increased flights to and from Japan and China, the airport's operator said on Sunday. ...
As the government prepares to present the Union Budget 2026-27, data from 2010-2022 shows that markets often trade lower ahead of the event due to fear of policy surprises, though post-budget rebounds are common — with an average 1.36 per cent gain in the following week, according to market watchers. ...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been a catalytic, kind, wise and eternal enabler, making UPI a public good by making it less expensive for users and accessible -- thereby earning trust of the common man, according to NR Narayana Murthy, Founder of Infosys. ...
The launch of a new skills accelerator in India strengthens a global network of 45 national accelerators that have collectively supported 14.8 million people, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has said. ...
At least 27.08 lakh candidates have been trained under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 4.0 across 38 sectors, covering 36 states and 732 districts (as on December 7, 2025), according to the government. ...
