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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi returned to Pakistan a day after visiting Oman. Iran's state-run IRNA news agency and other outlets reported on April 26 that Araghchi flew back to Islamabad immediately after meeting Sultan Haitham bin Tariq A

Iranian media reported on April 26 that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi headed to Pakistan after visiting Oman. Oh Jung-min, Hankyung.com reporter blooming@hankyung.com

Retail investors appear to be taking profits after net selling 14.7 trillion won this month South Korea’s benchmark Kospi has rebounded this month, briefly topping 6,500 intraday, but retail investors have become net sellers on a record scale. Accord

Electro-Mechanics, SDI and Heavy Industries lead gains Samsung group enters the 1,800 trillion won ($1.24 trillion) market-cap era From AI and batteries to biotech Five affiliates now belong to the 50 trillion won ($34.4 billion) club Samsung Electro

Iranian President Speaks With Pakistan’s Prime Minister by Phone ‘Contradictory’ US Actions Deepen Iranian Distrust Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a phone call that Tehran would not negotiate under

Annual dinner dates to the 1920s, with every president attending at least once Obama once left Trump visibly uncomfortable with a biting routine Trump attended the event as president for the first time this year The White House Correspondents’ Associ

WM Lounge Hold 5%-10% in gold and 15%-20% in dollar assets They can serve as buffers against inflation and currency risk REITs and dividend-stock ETFs are also worth considering For South Korea, which relies heavily on energy imports, high oil prices

Tucker Carlson Criticizes Trump in Wall Street Journal Interview “I Feel Betrayed” as War Fallout Spreads The war with Iran is splitting MAGA, President Donald Trump’s core political base. Tucker Carlson, one of the most prominent voices on the Ameri

Musk narrows lawsuit against Sam Altman two days before trial Only two of 26 claims remain: unjust enrichment and charitable-trust violations Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive officer, has withdrawn most of his claims against OpenAI Chief Executive

Gasoline and diesel prices in South Korea have both climbed above 2,000 won a liter nationwide, extending a run of elevated fuel costs. With only a few regions still below that threshold, the country has effectively entered the 2,000-won era for fuel

The US and China are escalating tensions again ahead of a leaders’ summit next month. Washington has moved to sanction a major Chinese refiner over Iranian oil imports, while Beijing has effectively told domestic companies in advanced-technology indu

A shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner venue is being investigated as a suspected assassination attempt targeting President Donald Trump. As of April 25, Trump had faced three direct threats: the 2024 shooting at a campaign rally in Pen

SK Hynix wins IEEE Corporate Innovation Award Full HBM lineup in mass production cited for advancing the AI ecosystem SK Hynix has won the Corporate Innovation Award at the 2026 IEEE Awards, a technology awards program with a history of more than 100

Trump said the suspect acted alone and is likely unrelated to Iran. Oh Jung-min, Hankyung.com reporter blooming@hankyung.com

A second round of U.S.-Iran talks expected this weekend has collapsed. President Donald Trump said April 25 that he remains open to talks with Iran at any time after the latest breakdown. The failure of a second attempt underscores how wide the gap b

Prospects for progress in talks with the U.S. to end the war have dimmed after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, effectively seized control of the country’s core decision-making apparatus, an analysis found. The Institute for the Stu

[Noh Jung-dong’s Accidental Investor] 2x single-stock ETFs may debut as early as May 22 Only Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix meet the criteria Leverage magnifies gains — and losses Sideways markets can still erode returns South Korea may launch exch

South Korea’s potential growth rate is projected to fall to the mid-1% range next year, hitting a record low. The forecast suggests that while the economy may post a short-term recovery led by semiconductors, its structural growth base is weakening.

NH Investment & Securities Sees Kospi at 5,800-6,700 This Week South Korean brokerages expect the Kospi to search for direction this week, from April 27 to April 30, as valuation pressure intersects with hopes for corporate earnings. NH Investment &

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who is leading negotiations with the US on ending the war, is set to return to Pakistan after visiting Oman and rejoin the negotiating team. Weekend talks have effectively fallen through, but the possibility o

President Donald Trump’s remarks and social-media posts have emerged as a key driver of volatility in U.S. stocks, an analysis found. Bloomberg reported on April 25, citing Fundstrat Research, that since Trump took office, the S&P 500’s five biggest

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi visited Pakistan and conveyed Tehran’s position on a ceasefire, Iranian media reported on April 25. Araghchi arrived in Islamabad late the previous night without prior notice and met on April 25 with Pakistan A

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on April 24 that it seized a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz because it had detected signs of cooperation with the US military. The IRGC Navy said it had monitored the Epaminondas for the past six

US energy exports climbed to a record after the Strait of Hormuz was closed during the war between Israel and Iran. Buyers in Asia and Europe turned to American supplies after Middle Eastern energy shipments were disrupted. Still, energy experts say

Elon Musk borrowed billions of won in his personal capacity from SpaceX, the aerospace company he runs, and also used the company’s funds to support affiliated businesses facing financial strain, the New York Times reported. The newspaper said on Apr

An Indonesian official has withdrawn remarks that stirred controversy by suggesting the Malacca Strait, one of the world’s busiest maritime routes, might need measures similar to Iran’s tolls on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Purbaya Yudhi Sa

Al Jazeera says direct talks remain possible, though the chances are slim Iran and US could stay in separate rooms as Pakistan shuttles between them The US and Iran may make contact in Pakistan as soon as this weekend. Tehran has denied plans for dir