Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong sent to prison after a South Korean court found him guilty in a 2016 corruption scandal. Lee to spend two and a half years in jail for bribing then-President Park Geun-hye ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean court gives Samsung scion prison term over bribery
Lee Jae-yong was sent back to prison on Monday after a South Korean court handed him a two and a half-year sentence for his involvement in a 2016 corruption scandal. ( read original story ...)
Iran’s banks cautious as Biden replaces Trump
Donald Trump reversed a deal that would have brought Iran back into the international fold. Now Joe Biden intends to reverse Trump’s reversal. Does that mean good times ahead for Iran’s banks? ( read original story ...)
Global investments can be included in Turkey-UK free trade deal
Ankara stepped up to carry the free trade agreement (FTA) signed with the United Kingdom further ahead. Accordingly, Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said Monday that they ... ( read original story ...)
How Japan can build a sustainable future post-COVID-19
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Makiko Eda, Chief Representative Officer, World Economic ... ( read original story ...)
Entries of short-term business travelers from 11 designated countries and regions into Japan are suspended
The Japanese government has decided to suspend business and residence tracks between Japan and 11 designated countries and regions until February 7 2021 to prevent a new variant of COVID-19 from ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia: How Is the Island Country Doing?
As Switzerland is about to take a referendum on the Economic Partnership Agreement between the EFTA States and Indonesia, we will have a closer look at the diverse archipelago nation with Shinta ... ( read original story ...)
MACAU: ACCOMMODATION PRICES FELL BY HALF AND NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS CANCELLED AGAIN
The city registered the highest number of visitors on New Year’s Eve. Local authorities registered 30.747 visitors on 31 December 2020, up from 28.247 on 20 November during the Macao Grand Prix, and ... ( read original story ...)
Special Air Macau flight from Tokyo on Jan 21 to bring 115 residents stranded abroad
Some 115 Macau residents in 13 different countries are preparing to return to the city on January 21 via a special Amsterdam-Tokyo-Macau link, hea ... ( read original story ...)
He Climbed 800 Feet in a Wheelchair. Hong Kong Watched in Awe.
Lai Chi-wai fell short of his goal of ascending a skyscraper by rope. It hardly made his feat any less impressive. ( read original story ...)