"Our maximum economic pressure campaign remains but remember, President Trump has said that he wants a peaceful resolution with Iran," said Morgan Ortagus, spokeswoman of the U.S. State Department. ( read original story ...)
A breakthrough could be near in the Greece-Turkey dispute, thanks to some strategic diplomatic pressure
The rising tensions mobilized the U.S. and Germany, which have watched Turkey’s drive for regional hegemony with growing anxiety. ( read original story ...)
Turkey Unlikely to Take Rate Path Touted by Goldman and JPMorgan
Turkey’s central bank is unlikely to tinker with its monetary policy framework, sidestepping an option that some of Wall Street’s biggest lenders said could form its response to the sliding lira. ( read original story ...)
Life Still Precarious For Pangolins Despite Vietnam’s Illegal Trade Crackdown
Life remains precarious for the world's most trafficked mammal despite the country's renewed vow to crack down on the illegal wildlife trade that many blame for the coronavirus pandemic. Arrests, ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam seizes 324,000 condoms about to be recycled
HANOI: The authorities have busted a business that was recycling used condoms and packaging them as new ones. This came during a raid on an apartment in Binh Duong Province last Saturday, where ... ( read original story ...)
First regular commercial international flight to arrive in Vietnam on September 25
The first regular international commercial flight to Vietnam on a Vietnamese airline after the second Covid-19 outbreak will occur on September 25. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Airlines resumes international flying with Seoul-Hanoi
Hanoi, with the first flight scheduled to depart 25 September. "This is the first official scheduled international commercial flight to Vietnam since the Covid-19 situation restabilised in Vietnam," ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and South Korea need to repair ties, cooperate on North Korea – PM
Japan and South Korea must cooperate to counter any threat from North Korea, Japan's new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, told South Korea's president on Thursday, calling for the uneasy neighbours to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM tells South Korea it’s time to fix strained ties
Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday held his first telephone call with his South Korean counterpart since taking office, telling President Moon Jae-in that the neighbors should work ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga Tells South Korea’s Moon Both Nations Need to Repair Damaged Relations
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 re ... ( read original story ...)