Cote d'Ivoire unveils 'Vital Plus,' a biological solution to combat cocoa swollen shoot virus threatening the world's top cocoa producer. Developed over two decades by Prof. Mamadou Doumbia at Nangui Abrogoua University in Abidjan.

US and Japan launch coordinated yen intervention, the first since 1998, after the currency plunged to a four-decade low against the dollar

US joins Japan in the first coordinated intervention to strengthen the yen since 1998 after the currency hit a four-decade low against the dollar.

Beijing issues surprise tax on offshore trusts as China's super-rich hunt for cash.

Beijing has issued a surprise tax on offshore trusts, prompting China's wealthiest citizens to hunt for cash as they react to the new levy.

South Korea's current account surplus hit a record $49.73 billion in June, the Bank of Korea said Thursday, driven by an unprecedented semiconductor export boom. Exports soared 84.5% year-over-year to $112.37 billion.

South Korea's current account surplus hit a record $49.73 billion in June, the Bank of Korea said Thursday, driven by an unprecedented semiconductor export boom. Exports soared 84.5% year-over-year. The first-half 2026 cumulative surplus reached $191.01 billion, roughly four times the same period in 2025.

Brazil plans to become a regular borrower in China, a treasury official said, in a potential shift in the country's external debt strategy

Brazil plans to become a regular borrower in China, according to a treasury official.