It says all 37 are construction workers. Theyre accused of visabusing tr visiting passes and working without proper papers. Tuesday pyongyang banned malaysians from entering the country. Malaysia responded in kind. Theyve also booted out each others diplomatic representatives. However, malaysias Prime Minister says he has no plan to sever diplomatic ties with north korea. He says a communication channel is necessary to determine what the north is demanding. We are of very few countries who have been very fair to north korea, really quite friendly to them. So we didnt pick a quarrel with north korea. It was never our intention. Kim jongnam was attacked at Kuala Lumpur International airport last month and died. Malaysia is demanding pyongyang hand over four north korean suspects. It also wants to question three north korean nationals, including an Embassy Staff member. Pyongyang hasnt been cooperative, calling the investigation unfair. A man claiming to be kims son has spoken out online
Change is now international law. More than 190 countries and territories have agreed to follow the framework. And in a land known for its endearing mascots, we visit a company that creates designs with just the right amount of cute. South koreas president says shell cooperate with investigators on a Corruption Scandal involving her friend. Park geunhye once again apologized. Translator i am again deeply story from the bottom of my heart for causing so much disappointment and concern. I will sincerely comply with the prosecutors investigation if it is needed. I will even agree to submit to a special investigation. This would be the first time that a sitting south korean president is subject to such an investigation. Prosecutors arrested choi soonsil on sunday. Shes been a friend of parks for more than 40 years. Choi is suspected of conspireing with former president ial aide an chongbum. Choi is also suspected of trying to defraud the organizations out of about 600,000. On friday there w
Rise. This prompted many investors to sell the u. S. Currency, and that has impacted global markets. Now were going to get all the current levels from our very own ramin mellegard. Good morning. Tell us what youre seeing. Good morning, to you. Evident in the currency markets from what weve seen investors really piling into what they consider safer assets. Lets go over the levels right now as well. The dollar fell below 108. Now trading at 108. 50 to. 55. It was trading at 111 in early february. You can see the huge difference there. Lets check out u. S. Shares played out as well. The Dow Jones Industrial average ended at 17,541. Almost 1 , tech heavy nasdaq, down just over 1. 5 . As weve been covering the soaring yen, causing a major head wind for japanese exporters and a bit of a headache at the bank of japan as well. Policymakers there looking at the dollar yen levels, thats going against directly against a lot of their policies. Now, lets have a look at the opening levels for the ni
Are cautious about another rate rise. This prompted many investors to sell the u. S. Currency, and that has impacted global markets. Now were going to get all the current levels from our very own ramin mellegard. Good morning. Tell us what youre seeing. Good morning, to you. Evident in the currency markets from what weve seen investors really piling into what they consider safer assets. Lets go over the levels right now as well. The dollar fell below 108. Now trading at 108. 50 to. 55. It was trading at 111 in early february. You can see the huge difference there. Lets check out u. S. Shares played out as well. The Dow Jones Industrial average ended at 17,541. Almost 1 , tech heavy nasdaq, down just over 1. 5 . As weve been covering the soaring yen, causing a major head wind for japanese exporters and a bit of a headache at the bank of japan as well. Policymakers there looking at the dollar yen levels, thats going against directly against a lot of their policies. Now, lets have a look
The ambassador was set to give a speech on the unification of the Korean Peninsula. Doctors say lippert suffered nonlife threatening injuries including a 3centimeterdeep gash on his cheek. They say he received 80 stitches. Witnesses say the attacker was at sitting at a table near the ambassador. He reportedly shouted at lippert. They say people attending the event took the man down but Police Officers didnt immediately respond to the incident. Authorities say he had received a suspended prison term in 2010 for throwing pieces of concrete at the japanese ambassador. They say he was angry about japans claims over islands between the two nations. The news made headlines around the globe. Joining us in the studio is our senior commentator kengo okamoto. Hes been covering the Korean Peninsula for years. Most people view south korea as a relative safe place. Can you tell us more about the security situation for ambassadors in the country . Yes. Ambassadors are usual lyly ambassadors are not