SEOUL, South Korea: The blasts detonated far from the bustling megacities of Asia, but the attack this week on two tankers in the strategic Strait f Hormuz hits at the heart of the region’s oil import-dependent economies.
While the violence only directly jolted two countries in the region — one of the targeted ships was operated by a Tokyo-based company, a nearby South Korean-operated vessel helped rescue sailors — it will unnerve major economies throughout Asia.
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