Doctoregg | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher Monday, as investors parsed Japan’s fourth-quarter economic growth data, while awaiting a slew of central bank decisions from the region this week. Japan’s Nikkei 225 traded around the flatline to close at 39,174.25. while the Topix added 0.28% to close at 2,766.9. South Korea’s…
People walk inside the Korea Exchange (KRX) building, as stock markets in Asia as a whole have been affected by the intensifying political turmoil over president Yoon Suk Yeol’s role in martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 9, 2024. Daniel Ceng | Anadolu | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly climbed Thursday, after U.S….
Jeju Air plane crash: South Korea has vowed thorough investigations to find what caused a plane crash that killed 179 people, saying that it would also inspect all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country’s airlines. Investigators, including officials from South Korea’s Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB), US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)…
Last Updated:December 19, 2024, 12:30 IST Western officials estimate that North Korea has sent at least 10,000 soldiers to help Moscow as both countries boosted their military ties in the face of US-imposed sanctions. Zelenskyy claimed Russia was burning the faces of fallen North Korean soldiers to prevent their identities. (Photo: X) South Korean lawmaker…
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday said he would lift martial law just hours after he imposed it, in a brief and confusing episode in which he blasted the opposition as “anti-state forces” threatening the country’s democracy. What happened next? Following the lawmakers’ vote, Yoon backed down. His cabinet additionally approved the motion…
South Korea crisis live: Yoon had declared martial law to thwart “anti-state forces” among his opponents. People gather by the gate of the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. South Korea crisis LIVE: The South Korean Cabinet of minister on early Wednesday…
