Turkey’s central bank raised its interest rates—a surprising step amid recurrent calls by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to keep them low—in an attempt to counter the country’s economic problems. ( read original story ...)
Police raid in Vietnam finds more than 300,000 used condoms being packed for resale
The factory's owner, a 34-year-old woman, reportedly confessed they bought the used condoms from someone else. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam: Police seize more than 320,000 recycled condoms
The condoms were reportedly washed, reshaped with wooden dildos and then. The arrested woman said she was paid $0.17 (£0.13) per kilogram for the recycled condoms, according to Vietnam's state ... ( read original story ...)
Police in Vietnam raid warehouse recycling used condoms
More than 300,000 used condoms that had been washed and were being packaged for sale to the public as "new" were discovered by Vietnamese police during a raid on Tuesday, according to local reports. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam police seize 345,000 used condoms that were sold as new
Police in Vietnam have confiscated an estimated 345,000 used condoms which had been cleaned and resold as new, state media reported. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam police bust ring selling ‘recycled condoms’
Police in Vietnam have confiscated an estimated 345,000 used condoms which had been cleaned and resold as new, state media reported. ( read original story ...)
300,000 used condoms recycled at Vietnam factory with plans to resell, cops say
A factory in Vietnam was busted last week for planning to recycle and resell more than 300,000 used condoms, officials say. Authorities in the country’s Binh Duong province seized about 324,000 used ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines eyes share in UN Recovery Fund
Malacañang reiterated the Philippines’ intent to possibly get a share from the United Nations Response and Recovery Fund after President Duterte lauded the UN body’s efforts to help developing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new PM calls for better ties with South Korea, cooperation on North Korea
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday he told his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in that the two countries needed to repair their damaged relations, calling South Korea an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges South Korea to stop seizure of Nippon Steel assets
Japan's chief cabinet secretary warned against the liquidation of assets belonging to Japan's Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp. in South Korea. ( read original story ...)