SOUTH KOREA

Most Asian markets rose Thursday as encouraging data from the U.S. softened concerns about the debt crisis looming over the euro zone.

Both North and South Korean meteorological officials are reporting that a current drought affecting the Peninsula is the worst it has experienced in over 100 years.

Most Asian markets rose Wednesday but investors remained watchful about the the debt crisis looming over the euro zone.

South Korea announced it will halt imports of Iranian crude oil as the European Union's ban on insuring oil shipments from Iran comes into effect toward the end of the month.

The president even told his senior aides that he had ?the least power to prevent? the potential collapse of Pakistan.

South Korea's consumer confidence fell in June as compared to May, weighed down by the faltering global economy and the intensifying debt crisis in the euro zone.

Most Asian markets fell Tuesday as investor sentiments continued to be dragged down by concerns over the debt crisis looming over the euro zone.

Samsung Electronics (Seoul: 005930), the No. 1 smartphone maker, predicted sales next month of the new Galaxy S III model will top 11 million, including 10 million outside South Korea.

Samsung Galaxy S3 is hardly two months old and is yet to be released in the U.S. completely, with carriers further delaying the shipping dates due to high demands. But it seems that all these backlogs have hardly affected the early success story of the flagship smartphone as the device's sales figure so far is expected to touch 10 million units by the end of July.

Most Asian markets fell Monday as investor sentiment continued to be dragged down by concerns over the looming debt crisis in the euro zone.

Most Asian markets fell this week as investors were worried after the U.S. Federal Reserve refused to announce a further round of quantitative easing and the HSBC Flash Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) indicated that China's manufacturing activity was faltering.

As the much-anticipated Galaxy S3 phone is being rolled out, signs of Samsung's largest-ever marketing campaign are starting to appear in New York -- interactive signs.

Most Asian markets fell Friday due to investor concerns following indications of a faltering U.S. economy and the downgrading of global banks by Moody's Investor Service.

Asia's top buyers of Iranian crude oil have found ways to continue the imports, bypassing the U.S. and European Union sanctions on trade with Tehran, to avoid depending entirely on the Saudi Arabian oil amid unsteady supplies from Libya and Iraq.

The millionaires in Asia outnumber their counterparts in North America for the first time while the overall financial wealth of high net worth individuals (HNWI) declined across all regions except the Middle East, according to a new study.

Most Asian markets fell Thursday as investors felt let down by the U.S. Federal Reserve, which did not announce a further round of quantitative easing.

Hundreds of thousands of South Korean cab drivers began their first nationwide strike Wednesday, demanding higher fares and cheaper fuel, prompting the authorities to run additional bus and subway services.

Asian markets rose Wednesday amid speculation that the U.S. Fed will announce monetary easing measures to rejuvenate the economy.

Brazil, India, China and the other countries that paid into the latest European bailout fund aren't doing it for charity. Here's what they stand to gain from saving their former colonial masters.

Asians have replaced Hispanics as the largest demographic group emigrating to the United States, reversing a longtime trend.

Asian markets fell Tuesday as investor concerns on the euro zone debt crisis were revived amid fading optimism after the Greek elections and increasing borrowing costs of Spain.