Plans to develop the illegal E1 settlement, which would jeopardise a future Palestinian state, widely condemned.
Vietnam‘s first crypto exchange set to launch under Dunamu, MB Bank collaboration
Dunamu, which operates South Korea’s crypto exchange platform, Upbit, hopes to export Korea’s exchange model and technology into Vietnam. MB Bank was founded in 1994 as a Ministry of National Defense ...
Lanka to borrow US$500 mn in yuan to cover CEP1 cost
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has sought Cabinet approval to borrow the equivalent of US$500 million in renminbi (RMB) from the EXIM Bank of China and to separately disburse US$438 million of Sri ...
PEZA to exempt admin, finance workers from WFH cap
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority is looking to exclude administrative and finance functions from the 50-percent work from home limit in ecozones, a move that will give registered business ...
North Korea Says South Korea’s Peace Overtures a ‘Pipedream’
The North Korean leader's powerful sister said on Thursday that the country has never taken down propaganda loudspeakers and will not do so, calling South Korea's belief that Pyongyang was responding to its peace overtures a "pipedream.
Finance secretary: Govt plans to bring all public servants under Universal Pension Scheme
The government has set a target to bring all public servants under the Universal Pension Scheme (UPS) introduced in 2023, Finance Secretary Khairuzzaman Majumder said on Wednesday. “Ultimately our ...
Russian Duma speaker Volodin meets North Korea’s Kim in Pyongyang
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an official visit to Pyongyang, the Russian parliament said on Thursday. Volodin, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin,
Nepal makes 97 mountains free to climb, raises fee for Mount Everest
Nepal will make climbing permits free for 97 of its Himalayan mountains to create more tourism in some of its remote provinces.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri To Visit Nepal Ahead Of Prime Minister Oli’s Planned India Trip
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will embark on a two-day visit to Nepal beginning Sunday, August 17, as part of preparations for Nepalese Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli’s proposed trip to India next ...
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri To Visit Nepal On August 17–18 Ahead Of PM Oli’s Planned India Trip
Nepal is important for India in the context of its overall strategic interests in the region and the leaders of the two countries have often noted the age-old ...