Business and Finance
South Korea's Kospi rises 3.3% and Nikkei gains 0.9% on Wednesday; Hong Kong and Shanghai fall
Asian share markets closed mixed, with technology shares lifting Seoul and Tokyo while markets in Greater China ended lower.
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World News
Kim Yo Jong says North Korea's 'new firepower units' are in position on border and loudspeakers will switch on this month
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister said new firepower units had taken up firing positions along the border with South Korea and that propaganda loudspeakers would operate along its full length in October. South Korea's top military officer has ordered troops to respond 'decisively' to any provocation.
Business and Finance
South Korea's Kospi opens 3.2% lower after Friday's US tech sell-off
Seoul's benchmark index fell 179.64 points at the opening bell on Monday, following declines in US technology and chip stocks on Friday, Yonhap News Agency reported.
World News
North Korea says it tested AI-guided 'super-speed' torpedo, capping a week of weapons launches
State media said the Zam-2.0 test was a 'great success'. Earlier in the week Pyongyang fired ballistic missiles and launched cruise missiles from a submarine.
