The two Koreas fired warning shots at each near a nautical border after Seoul said a merchant vessel from its neighbor crossed the line, adding to a recent series of provocations along one of the world’s most militarized boundaries. South Korea’s military said it fired warning shots after the North Korean vessel violated the western sea border at 3:42 a.m. ...

Credit Suisse Group AG agreed to pay $234 million to settle a French criminal probe into allegations the bank helped clients stash undeclared funds. The deal brings to an end the investigation into suspicions of laundering of tax fraud proceeds, top financial prosecutor Jean-Francois Bohnert said in court on Monday. Under the terms of the agreement, the Swiss bank makes ...

South Korea is redoubling efforts to shore up the local credit market as yields surge to decade highs and default risks spread, extending efforts to support markets after the country already stepped in earlier this year to slow a tumbling won. Authorities will swiftly resume buying corporate debt via a 1.6 trillion won ($1.1 billion) bond stabilisation fund established at ...