Asian equities fell sharply on Wednesday, August 19, after a 5% drop in a U.S. semiconductor gauge.
Announced on August 18, 2026, NXP’s MCX A5 family combines a 240 MHz Arm Cortex M33 MCU with 10BASE T1S Ethernet, topology discovery and post quantum security to connect industrial devices that still rely on...
China’s EV exports surged in the first half of 2026 as domestic car sales fell 20% year on year; by July, NEVs made up a record 60.4% of new car sales, showing both China’s manufacturing scale and the pressu...
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are reportedly asking Japan to expand each country's overseas crude holdings from about 8 million barrels to as much as 80 million, with similar talks involving South Korea.
A tanker was seen at CPC’s SPM 2 in mid August 2026, nearly nine months after a November 2025 drone strike disabled the buoy.
On Aug. 18, Asian currencies were mixed: the South Korean won rose 0.3%, the Malaysian ringgit gained 0.2%, and the Taiwan dollar reached a near two month high, while several Southeast Asian currencies slipped.
France will expel two Iranian diplomats in the coming days as retaliation for the July 19 detention and alleged physical abuse of two French embassy staff in Tehran.
Trump’s 2026 decision to reduce major U.S.–South Korea military exercises appears aimed at reopening space for talks with Kim Jong Un while pressuring Seoul over its stalled $350 billion U.S.
In Q2 2026, EU bankruptcies rose 5.7% quarter on quarter while new business registrations fell 0.5%; the contrast suggests a tougher environment for business survival, although the figures alone do not prove...
Russia summoned Ambassador Akira Muto on August 18, 2026, after Japan condemned Vladimir Putin’s August 13 visit to Iturup, known as Etorofu in Japan.
Eurostat’s Q2 2026 figures show a worsening business survival picture: EU bankruptcies rose 5.7% quarter on quarter while new registrations fell 0.5%, even as aggregate output grew modestly.
Gulf to China VLCC earnings reached about $510,000 a day on August 18, a two month high, as renewed attacks discouraged shipowners from using the Strait of Hormuz.