Cho Min-kyong boasts an engineering degree from one of South Korea's top universities, a school design award and a near-perfect score in her English proficiency test.

The South Korean government said Friday it will maintain the current import ban on fishery products from Japan's Fukushima Prefecture and surrounding areas after winning a World Trade Organization appeal overnight.

The International Monetary Fund forecast Tuesday that Japan's economy will grow 1.0 percent in 2019, down 0.1 percentage point from its estimate in January, due partly to sluggish exports amid a slowdown in the global economy.

China's exports and imports plummeted much more than expected in February, official data showed Friday, adding to worries about slowing growth in the world's number two economy as it fights a trade war with the U.S.

TOKYO -- Japanese companies will be required to list lease contracts as assets on their balance sheets under planned accounting rule changes, a move that would erode their return on assets but increase the transparency of corporate finances.