LaPresse: Paola Severino says “It is possible to prosecute alleged war crimes in Ukraine if proven”

NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LaPresse interviews Professor Paola Severino, former Italian minister of Justice (2011-2013). Severino said Thursday in New York that prosecuting alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Russian troops in Ukraine is possible if evidence is carefully collected, underlining that it is always important to acquire […]

OKX is coming to Hong Kong Fintech Week 2022

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Oct. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OKX, the world-leading cryptocurrency exchange, is coming to the world’s first cross-border FinTech event, Hong Kong Fintech Week. OKX is a Diamond Sponsor for the event. Taking place from October 31 to November 4 at the Wanchai Expo Center, Hong Kong Fintech Week is Asia’s global financial […]

OKX Blockdream Ventures Signs MoU with City of Busan to Build Blockchain Industry

Blockdream Ventures BUSAN, South Korea, Oct. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OKX Blockdream Ventures, the investment arm of the leading global cryptocurrency trading platform OKX, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the City of Busan in South Korea. As part of the agreement, the City of Busan will encourage investors […]

Doosan Bobcat Q3 net profit up 118.6 pct to 118.9 bln won

SEOUL– Doosan Bobcat Inc. on Friday reported its third-quarter net profit of 118.9 billion won (US$83.6 million), up 118.6 percent from a year earlier.   Operating profit for the July-September period was 316.9 billion won, up 144.5 percent from a year ago, the company said in a regulatory filing. Revenue rose 53.8 percent to 2.37 … Read more

Samsung Heavy Industries’ Q3 loss widens on one-off costs

SEOUL– Major South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said Friday that its third-quarter loss widened from a year earlier due to one-off costs and fewer working days.   Samsung Heavy Industries posted a net loss of 201.6 billion won (US$141.8 million) in the July-September period, after being 123.8 billion won in the red a … Read more

Actress Son Ye-jin expecting baby in December

SEOUL– South Korean actress Son Ye-jin is expecting a son in December, her management agency MSteam Entertainment said Friday.   The 40-year-old tied the knot with actor Hyun Bin in March and announced her pregnancy in June.   The celebrity couple had worked together as co-stars of the 2018 film “The Negotiation” and “Crash Landing … Read more

S. Korea installs task force to pursue arms procurement accord with U.S

SEOUL– South Korea launched an interagency task force Friday to prepare for an envisioned arms procurement deal with the United States, Seoul’s defense ministry said.   The launch came after President Yoon Suk-yeol and his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, agreed during their May summit in Seoul to begin discussions on the Reciprocal Defense Procurement Agreement … Read more