South Korea

South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament introduced an impeachment motion on Dec. 8 against President Park Geun-hye, setting up a likely vote today on whether to suspend her powers over a huge political scandal.

Turkey's leading arms companies' sales rose by more than 10 percent in 2015, according to market analysis released late on Dec. 5.      

Switzerland has long been at the center of debates concerning black money stashed in its banks by foreign nationals who take advantage of the country’s strong banking secrecy policies.

Three Belgian Malionois joined the Russian armed forces last week. Security forces, both police and army have long been using canines in missions. But what makes these puppies special is the fact that they are cloned! The Belgian Malinois were created from best South Korean sniffer dogs, cloned to maximise unique abilities working for police or security service.

South Korea's scandal-hit President Park Geun-Hye said Nov. 29 she was willing to resign early and would let parliament decide her fate as leader.

"I will leave the issue of my departure, including the [possible] reduction of my term in office, to a decision by the National Assembly," she said in a speech carried live on television.

There have been many articles about "Trexit" in the Turkish media since President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan raised the possibility of a referendum on Ankara's EU membership bid. The term, of course, is derived from "Brexit," and implies that Turks will vote their way out of the EU, just as the British did. 

Turkey expects to take delivery of the first two of a batch of 24 more Lockheed Martin  F-35 aircraft in 2018, Defense Minister Fikri Işık said on Nov. 17. 

South Korean President Park Geun-hye faced mounting calls to step down as a record number of people at a massive rally on Nov. 12 criticized her as unfit to rule over allegations she allowed a friend to meddle in state affairs and wield influence.

A South Korean court said on Nov. 6 it had issued arrest warrants for two former presidential aides under investigation  in an influence peddling scandal that has sent President Park Geun-hye's approval rating to a record low. 

BELGRADE - Serbia has been chosen as the vice-chair of the Executive Council of UNWTO for 2017, and the chair will be Azerbaijan, said a statement of the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunication.