MPs in the country voted to block the move after mass protests and outcry. We get the latest from our Korea Service. The boss of Japanese bank Nomura has taken a short-term pay cut after a former employee was charged with robbery of bank clients, attempted murder and arson. And it's been 30 years since Playstation first hit the shelves in Japan for the first time. We hear more from tech writer Bree Fowler
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Hi there, welcome to Business matters.
My name's Ed Butler.
And on our program today, the latest drama from South Korea.
After the president there declares martial law and then under pressure abandons the plan.
Dear citizens, just a short while ago the national assembly demanded the lifting of martial law and I have ordered the martial law command forces to be withdrawn.
Also in the show, a leading bank chief volunteers a pay cut.
Yes, volunteers a pay cut following the criminal conviction of an employee of his.
Is there a lesson there for other leading bankers, I wonder?
And Sony celebrates the 30th birthday of the PlayStation console.
We hear just how much the industry has changed over that time.
Now gaming is, it's theatrical.
You have actors, you have people that are digitally rendered, but they look very, very real and speak and it's an immersive experience.
Well, I'll be joined throughout the program immersively by two guests on opposite sides of the world.
From Shangh.
Hi.
In China we have the independent economist, not digitally rendered, Andy Hsieh.