A South Korean court on Tuesday acquitted HSBC on charges of violating the country's short-selling rules, a court official said. The Hong Kong unit of the bank was charged with illegal short-selling worth nearly 16 billion won ($11.

The South Korean legal system discharged HSBC Holdings Plc of all the charges that it made in relation to illegal short selling.

HSBC, the Hong Kong-based banking unit, was cleared of charges related to violation of short-selling rules in South Korea, as per a court official on Tuesday.

North Korean soldiers are "sitting ducks," says a British YouTuber who travelled to the frontlines in the Ukraine.

Russian soldiers wounded in the war in Ukraine are being rehabilitated in North Korean sanatoriums and specialized clinics, said the Russian ambassador to North Korea, Alexandr Matsegora. “A clear example of the fraternal relationship between Russians and North Koreans is the rehabilitation of hundreds of fighters wounded in the special military operation in Korean sanatoriums and medical centers,