Bloomberg South Korea’s exports are set for another monthly gain in March, adding to signs the global economic recovery is taking hold as vaccinations pick up. Exports rise 12.5% in the first 20 days of the month from a year earlier, the customs office reported on Monday, with chips and cars leading the gains. Average daily shipments increased 16.1% during ...

Bloomberg Gold price’s slump to near a nine-month low is drawing jewelry shoppers in Asia to hunt for bargains. After a year of demand being in the doldrums, retailers are buying more of the precious metal to cater to people like Seema B, a 35-year-old housewife who ventured to Mumbai’s Zaveri Bazaar to get new bangles after months of putting ...

Bloomberg More than 20 Western diplomats staged a public show of unity outside a Canadian’s high-profile spying trial, highlighting their shared concern about the risk of arbitrary detention in the country. Representatives from the US, the UK, the European Union and numerous European countries were turned away en masse while attempting to attend the trial of Michael Kovrig. The International ...