North Korea

(Sept 15): North Korea fired its second missile over Japan in as many months, a fresh provocation that comes shortly after the United Nations approved harsher sanctions against Kim Jong Un’s regime.

SINGAPORE (Sept 13): Geopolitics is now the leading concern among global institutional investors, overshadowing fears of rising interest rates and an economic slowdown.

(Sept 12): The United Nations Security Council approved new sanctions aimed at punishing North Korea for its latest missile and nuclear tests after the US dropped key demands in order to win support from Russia and China.

(Sept 11): In the wake of destruction wrought by Hurricane Harvey in Texas, the US is set for another storm. Hurricane Irma, which is said to be one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes ever, is expected to hit Florida this weekend. At the same time,

NEW YORK/SEOUL (Sept 7): The US is circulating a draft resolution at the United Nations that would bar crude oil exports to North Korea, ban the nation’s exports of textiles and prohibit employment of its guest workers by other countries, according to a

(Aug 25): President Donald Trump’s administration is looking for ways to pressure North Korea to stop developing a nuclear-weapons programme, and some American analysts warn that the search may end on the doorsteps of China’s biggest oil companies and

SINGAPORE (Aug 23): Two Singapore-based firms are among more than a dozen individuals and companies that have been added to the US Treasury’s roster of blacklisted North Korea-related entities.

(Aug 22): A recent survey commissioned by the New York Times found that people who could find North Korea on a map were more likely to favour talks over military action. A glance at North Asia’s geography explains why.

(Aug 21): Annual military drills between the US and South Korea this week could reignite tensions after Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump traded barbs. For foreign firms that count on South Korea for significant revenue, any escalation that curbs com

SINGAPORE (Aug 18): The threat that North Korea poses to the rest of the world seems likely to colour market sentiment for some time.