William Pesek

In the space of six hours, President Yoon Suk Yeol set his economy back ten years and raised the odds the next decade will be a lost one for South Korea.

In the space of six hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, South Korea's president shook the global community of democracies by suspending ordinary law.

As Donald Trump gears up for another stint in the White House, the US President-elect is clearly concerned about what the BRICS nations may have in store

Donald Trump Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is on a tear meeting world leaders.

President Xi Jinping says he has “full confidence in achieving this year’s economic growth target” and in China “continuing to play its role as the

By William Pesek William Pesek The last 13 days in Korea have the globe puzzled about what's really afoot in Asia's fourth-largest economy.

Pedestrians walk along a bridge pass buildings in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg C

The only thing falling faster than the yen: odds that the Bank of Japan will hike interest rates this week.

As Asia braces for the great “Trump trade” adventure of 2025, the lessons from 2024 are fast piling up. The biggest lesson is how terribly the

Demonstrators react after lawmakers passed a motion to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during a protest outside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024.