Australia Trade Balance Swings to Surprise Deficit as Imports Outpace Exports in May 
SK Holdings, KKR Launch $1.3B Renewable Energy Venture in South Korea 
NATO Albania Summit Faces Uncertainty as Trump, Defense Spending Concerns Loom 
South32 Sells Major Aluminium Assets to Alcoa in Deal Worth Up to $5.6 Billion 
South Korea Alleges Google Abused Android App Store Dominance, Eyes Major Fine 
Trump Administration to Launch Voluntary AI Standards for Frontier Models 
Asian Stocks Mixed as South Korea Slides on Profit-Taking, Japan and China Gain on Strong Factory Data 
EU Chip Industry Faces Growing Risks From China Export Controls and U.S. Technology Dependence: Report 
Chip Stocks Rally as Samsung and SK Hynix’s $1.3 Trillion Investment Plan Boosts AI Optimism 
U.S. Stocks End Q2 Higher as Strong Jobs Data and AI Rally Lift Wall Street 
Asian Currencies Slip as Dollar Holds Firm, Yen Near Four-Decade Low Ahead of Fed, Jobs Data 
UN Chief Urges Nations to Close $100 Million UNRWA Funding Gap 
Asian Currencies Stay Under Pressure as Dollar Holds Near 13-Month High Ahead of U.S. Jobs Report 
South Korean Stocks Tumble as AI Chip Selloff Hits Asian Markets 
South Korea Warns Won Is Undervalued, Boosts FX Coordination With Japan 
US Egg Producers Settle Price Manipulation Probe, Agree to Pay $3.3 Million and Donate 53 Million Eggs 
Apple Eyes Chinese Memory Chips as AI Shortage Pressures iPhone Supply Chain 
Toyota Motor Corp’s global production for November rose 1.5 percent from a year earlier to a record high of 833,104 vehicles for that month marking an increase for the fourth straight month as the supply issue had eased.
With North American production rising by 5.9 percent, the automaker's output in other countries increased by 3.8 percent to 566,930, a record number for November. However, a lack of parts caused an 11.1 percent decrease in production in China.
Meanwhile, Toyota's domestic output shrank by 3.3 percent to 266,174 units because persistent semiconductor shortages dampened the production of new units, compared with a 2.0 percent increase to 726,648 of the eight automakers.
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak in China and other factors, the combined global production of eight major Japanese automakers—including Toyota—fell by 4.3 percent to 2.1 million cars.
Global sales of the eight Japanese automakers dropped 3.6 percent to 1.89 million units last month from a year earlier.
