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Biden to block US-Japan steel deal: US media
Biden to block US-Japan steel deal: US media

US President Joe Biden has decided to block the proposed $14.9 billion purchase of US Steel by Japan's Nippon Steel and will announce the move as soon as Friday, according to US media.

China says 'determined' to open up to world in 2025
China says 'determined' to open up to world in 2025

China is "determined" to continue opening up its economy to the world in 2025, a top economic planning official said Friday, as Beijing steels itself for potential trade turmoil when US President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

South Korea begins lifting Jeju Air wreckage after fatal crash
South Korea begins lifting Jeju Air wreckage after fatal crash

South Korean investigators on Friday began lifting the wreckage of the Jeju Air plane that crashed five days ago, killing 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on its soil, AFP reporters saw. Using a large yellow crane, investigators began lifting sections of the plane's burned-out wreckage, AFP reporters near the crash site saw, including what appeared to be an engine.