2022: The MILESTONE YEAR

Jetex Annual Review Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The business aviation industry is currently going through the biggest transition in history, accelerated by the digitalisation, accessibility, and the exceptional travel conveniences that it offers against the backdrop of a gradual recovery from the health crisis. In many ways, it reflects […]

Abel Noser Finishes Year with an Impressive List of Achievements

Highlights Include New Product Launches, Numerous Industry Partnerships, and a Ramping Up of Trade Surveillance Services New York, NY, Dec. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Abel Noser Holdings, the market leader in institutional trade analytics and agency-only trading solutions, has many notable achievements to look back on this year as 2022 comes to a close. […]

Ex-spy chief, ex-defense minister indicted in fisheries official’s death

SEOUL– Prosecutors on Thursday indicted former National Intelligence Service Director Park Jie-won and former Defense Minister Suh Wook without detention on charges connected to the 2020 death of a fisheries official at the hands of North Korea.   The top officials under the previous Moon Jae-in administration have been accused of involvement in the Moon … Read more

Military denies N. Korean drones’ alleged entry into no-fly zone near presidential office in Seoul

SEOUL– The South Korean military on Thursday denied an opposition lawmaker’s claim that a North Korean drone might have entered a no-fly zone set for security around the office of President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul during its infiltration earlier this week.   Rep. Kim Byung-joo of the main opposition Democratic Party raised the possibility … Read more

Prosecutors ask opposition leader Lee to appear for questioning next month

SEONGNAM, South Korea– Prosecutors have asked opposition leader Lee Jae-myung to appear for questioning next month over allegations of third-party bribery after he rejected an earlier summons, officials said Thursday.   Lee, the chair of the Democratic Party (DP), has been under a probe on suspicions that the city government of Seongnam, south of Seoul, … Read more

Trade terms worsen in Nov. on oil price hike, weak chip prices

SEOUL– South Korea’s terms of trade worsened in November mainly because net exports prices fell at the fastest pace in 2 1/2 years amid high oil prices and weak chip prices, central bank data showed Thursday.   The nation’s net terms-of-trade index for goods came to 84.04 last month, down 4.9 percent from a year … Read more

PPP slams opposition over rejection of DP lawmaker’s arrest

SEOUL– The ruling People Power Party (PPP) lashed out Thursday at the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) for voting against the arrest of one of its lawmakers charged with bribery allegations, claiming that the rejection was a “rehearsal” for shielding party leader, Lee Jae-myung, who is under another bribery probe.   The PPP made the … Read more

KOSPI tumbles 25 pct in 2022 amid policy tightening, recession worries

SEOUL– South Korean stocks ended the year 2022 sharply down, marking the first annual loss in four years on global monetary tightening and economic recession woes.   On Thursday, the last trading session of this year, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 2,236.40 points, down 1.93 percent from a day earlier. … Read more