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N. Korean economic zone to welcome Japanese investment

SHENYANG, China - Yang Bin, the newly appointed governor of the Sinuiju Special Administrative Region recently set up along North Korea's border with China, speaks at a press conference in Shenyeng on Sept. 27. Yang, a Dutch citizen who is one of China's richest tycoons, said the zone would welcome Japanese investment in high-tech industries.

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N. Korean economic zone to welcome Japanese investment

SHENYANG, China - Yang Bin, the newly appointed governor of the Sinuiju Special Administrative Region recently set up along North Korea's border with China, speaks at a press conference in Shenyeng on Sept. 27. Yang, a Dutch citizen who is one of China's richest tycoons, said the zone would welcome Japanese investment in high-tech industries. (Kyodo)

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Milos Zeman, Alena Vitaskova

Czech President Milos Zeman, left, bestowed the Medal of Merit on Alena Vitaskova at the ceremony of awarding state orders and medals the 41 personalities on the occasion of the national holiday of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment at Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday, October 28, 2018. President Zeman decorated fighters against economic assholes Alena Vitaskova, the former head of the Energy Regulation Office (ERU), Slovak businessman Pavol Krupa and former journalist Jana Lorencova. Zeman said the fight against economic assholes was an apt term with which to describe the trio. He said Vitaskova was fighting against solar tycoons, Krupa against businessman Zdenek Bakala and Lorencova against people associated with the light fuel oil scandal. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Milos Zeman, Jana Lorencova

Czech President Milos Zeman, left, bestowed the Medal of Merit on Jana Lorencova at the ceremony of awarding state orders and medals the 41 personalities on the occasion of the national holiday of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment at Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday, October 28, 2018. President Zeman decorated fighters against economic assholes Alena Vitaskova, the former head of the Energy Regulation Office (ERU), Slovak businessman Pavol Krupa and former journalist Jana Lorencova. Zeman said the fight against economic assholes was an apt term with which to describe the trio. He said Vitaskova was fighting against solar tycoons, Krupa against businessman Zdenek Bakala and Lorencova against people associated with the light fuel oil scandal. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Milos Zeman, Alena Vitaskova

Czech President Milos Zeman, left, bestowed the Medal of Merit on Alena Vitaskova at the ceremony of awarding state orders and medals the 41 personalities on the occasion of the national holiday of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment at Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday, October 28, 2018. President Zeman decorated fighters against economic assholes Alena Vitaskova, the former head of the Energy Regulation Office (ERU), Slovak businessman Pavol Krupa and former journalist Jana Lorencova. Zeman said the fight against economic assholes was an apt term with which to describe the trio. He said Vitaskova was fighting against solar tycoons, Krupa against businessman Zdenek Bakala and Lorencova against people associated with the light fuel oil scandal. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Milos Zeman, Pavol Krupa

Czech President Milos Zeman, left, bestowed the Medal of Merit on Slovak financier and entrepreneur Pavol Krupa, centre, at the ceremony of awarding state orders and medals the 41 personalities on the occasion of the national holiday of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment at Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday, October 28, 2018. On the right side stands Head of the Zeman's Presidential Office Protocol section Vladimir Krulis. President Zeman decorated fighters against economic assholes Alena Vitaskova, the former head of the Energy Regulation Office (ERU), businessman Pavol Krupa and former journalist Jana Lorencova. Zeman said the fight against economic assholes was an apt term with which to describe the trio. He said Vitaskova was fighting against solar tycoons, Krupa against businessman Zdenek Bakala and Lorencova against people associated with the light fuel oil scandal. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Milos Zeman, Pavol Krupa

Czech President Milos Zeman, left, bestowed the Medal of Merit on Slovak financier and entrepreneur Pavol Krupa, centre, at the ceremony of awarding state orders and medals the 41 personalities on the occasion of the national holiday of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment at Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday, October 28, 2018. On the right side stands Head of the Zeman's Presidential Office Protocol section Vladimir Krulis. President Zeman decorated fighters against economic assholes Alena Vitaskova, the former head of the Energy Regulation Office (ERU), businessman Pavol Krupa and former journalist Jana Lorencova. Zeman said the fight against economic assholes was an apt term with which to describe the trio. He said Vitaskova was fighting against solar tycoons, Krupa against businessman Zdenek Bakala and Lorencova against people associated with the light fuel oil scandal. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Milos Zeman, Jana Lorencova

Czech President Milos Zeman, left, bestowed the Medal of Merit on Jana Lorencova at the ceremony of awarding state orders and medals the 41 personalities on the occasion of the national holiday of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment at Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday, October 28, 2018. President Zeman decorated fighters against economic assholes Alena Vitaskova, the former head of the Energy Regulation Office (ERU), Slovak businessman Pavol Krupa and former journalist Jana Lorencova. Zeman said the fight against economic assholes was an apt term with which to describe the trio. He said Vitaskova was fighting against solar tycoons, Krupa against businessman Zdenek Bakala and Lorencova against people associated with the light fuel oil scandal. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Milos Zeman, Jana Lorencova

Czech President Milos Zeman, left, bestowed the Medal of Merit on Jana Lorencova at the ceremony of awarding state orders and medals the 41 personalities on the occasion of the national holiday of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment at Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday, October 28, 2018. President Zeman decorated fighters against economic assholes Alena Vitaskova, the former head of the Energy Regulation Office (ERU), Slovak businessman Pavol Krupa and former journalist Jana Lorencova. Zeman said the fight against economic assholes was an apt term with which to describe the trio. He said Vitaskova was fighting against solar tycoons, Krupa against businessman Zdenek Bakala and Lorencova against people associated with the light fuel oil scandal. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Milos Zeman, Alena Vitaskova

Czech President Milos Zeman, left, bestowed the Medal of Merit on Alena Vitaskova at the ceremony of awarding state orders and medals the 41 personalities on the occasion of the national holiday of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment at Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday, October 28, 2018. President Zeman decorated fighters against economic assholes Alena Vitaskova, the former head of the Energy Regulation Office (ERU), Slovak businessman Pavol Krupa and former journalist Jana Lorencova. Zeman said the fight against economic assholes was an apt term with which to describe the trio. He said Vitaskova was fighting against solar tycoons, Krupa against businessman Zdenek Bakala and Lorencova against people associated with the light fuel oil scandal. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Milos Zeman

Czech President Milos Zeman, left, bestowed the Medal of Merit on Alena Vitaskova at the ceremony of awarding state orders and medals the 41 personalities on the occasion of the national holiday of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment at Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday, October 28, 2018. President Zeman decorated fighters against economic assholes Alena Vitaskova, the former head of the Energy Regulation Office (ERU), Slovak businessman Pavol Krupa and former journalist Jana Lorencova. Zeman said the fight against economic assholes was an apt term with which to describe the trio. He said Vitaskova was fighting against solar tycoons, Krupa against businessman Zdenek Bakala and Lorencova against people associated with the light fuel oil scandal. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Milos Zeman, Pavol Krupa

Czech President Milos Zeman, left, bestowed the Medal of Merit on Slovak financier and entrepreneur Pavol Krupa at the ceremony of awarding state orders and medals the 41 personalities on the occasion of the national holiday of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's establishment at Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday, October 28, 2018. President Zeman decorated fighters against economic assholes Alena Vitaskova, the former head of the Energy Regulation Office (ERU), businessman Pavol Krupa and former journalist Jana Lorencova. Zeman said the fight against economic assholes was an apt term with which to describe the trio. He said Vitaskova was fighting against solar tycoons, Krupa against businessman Zdenek Bakala and Lorencova against people associated with the light fuel oil scandal. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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S. Korean tycoons face parliamentary questioning over scandal

South Korean tycoons from the country's top conglomerates take an oath during a parliamentary hearing into an ongoing influence-peddling scandal linked to embattled President Park Geun Hye's longtime confidante, at the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec. 6, 2016. The appearance of the nation's leading business chiefs before the two-day parliamentary hearing was the first such event in 28 years. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean tycoons face parliamentary questioning over scandal

Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong Bin (R) attends a parliamentary hearing in Seoul on Dec. 6, 2016, into an influence-peddling scandal implicating embattled President Park Geun Hye's longtime confidante Choi Soon Sil. The scandal, over which Choi has been indicted and the president named by prosecutors as an accomplice, has rocked the country for over a month. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean tycoons face parliamentary questioning over scandal

Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman Lee Jae Yong attends a parliamentary hearing in Seoul on Dec. 6, 2016, into an influence-peddling scandal implicating embattled President Park Geun Hye's longtime confidante Choi Soon Sil. The scandal, over which Choi has been indicted and the president named by prosecutors as an accomplice, has rocked the country for over a month. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo