October 1, 2025

Japan Big Makers’ Confidence Up in September on Tariff Deal

Tokyo: Business confidence among major Japanese manufacturers improved for the second consecutive quarter after a deal to lower US tariffs, but the outlook was clouded by caution over the impact of the levies, the Bank of Japan’s Tankan survey showed …

S. Korea’s Exports Jump 12.7% to All-time High in Three Years

Seoul: South Korea’s exports rose 12.7% from a year earlier in September on the back of strong demand for semiconductors, logging the largest outbound shipments in three years and six months, government data showed Wednesday. Outbound shipments came t…