SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / MENA Newswire / – Samsung Electronics led global semiconductor companies in combined investment in 2025, spending nearly 90 trillion won, or US$59.2 billion, on capital expenditure and research and development. The total placed the South Korean chipmaker first among the top…

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / MENA Newswire / — South Korea’s cosmetics exports reached US$5.6 billion in the first five months of 2026, government data showed, rising from US$4.6 billion a year earlier. The increase put Korean cosmetics at the top of the country’s…

CAIRO / MENA Newswire / — Egypt’s economy grew 5.2% in the first nine months of fiscal year 2025/2026, covering July 2025 through March 2026. The Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation reported the rate in its latest update on Egypt GDP growth.…

Dollar heads for a weekly gain as the yen nears 160 per dollar, with Japan intervention data and rate gaps in global market focus.

Tokyo stocks ended mixed as the Nikkei hit a record close on tech gains while the Topix fell, showing narrow market leadership.

AI chip demand helped Singapore beat its Q1 GDP estimate, with exports and manufacturing gains led by electronics and semiconductors.

GME recorded its strongest trading week in two decades, with Oman crude futures exceeding 69,052 contracts traded.

Dubai Customs’ Green Corridor kept diverted cargo moving through Hatta as April declarations neared 100,000 and trade value topped AED8 billion.