Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on his country's neighbours to cooperate in achieving common interests, following U.S President Donald Trump's defeat in the presidential election. ( read original story ...)
Iran Is Laughing at Trump and Placing Hope in Biden
As U.S. President Donald Trump urged his followers to disrupt the counting of ballots, he provoked laughter from the leaders of countries to which the United States had long preached democracy. Iran’s ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Albayrak says resigning; presidential sources cannot confirm
Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said on Sunday he was stepping down for health reasons, according to an unconfirmed statement on his Instagram account, but two sources at the Turkish ... ( read original story ...)
Shock change in Turkey’s economic leadership raises stakes for lira
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s son-in-law has resigned as Turkey’s finance minister as part of a surprise weekend shake-up in the country’s economic management after a period of intense pressure on ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam War Marine awarded Medal of Honor finally buried at Arlington
A 90-year-old Florida woman was on hand last week as her son -- killed in Vietnam and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor -- was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. ( read original story ...)
Hungarian artist with a great passion for Vietnam’s trees
Maria, who is living in Vietnam, has always looked on trees with a great passion. Hungarian painter Ory Anna-Maria. Ory Anna-Maria’s 10 paintings, which were showcased at an exhibition in Hanoi in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s first woman Ambassador in Hanoi highlights Covid-19 success and business opportunities in Vietnam
SINGAPORE - It is Vietnam's turn to chair the 10-member Association for Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) this year. While all eyes are on the Asean Summit to be held in Hanoi from November 11 to 15, ... ( read original story ...)
Ulysses not yet affecting Philippines; landfall in Bicol possible on Wednesday
Tropical Depression Ulysses is not yet affecting any portion of the Philippines as of late Sunday night but is likely to make landfall in the Bicol region on Wednesday, PAGASA said. In its 11 p.m. ( read original story ...)
Philippines to vote for China’s ICJ nominee
The Philippines is voting for China’s candidate to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. declared yesterday. Locsin tweeted his instruction to the ... ( read original story ...)
Alec Baldwin’s Offensive Joke Got Him Banned From the Philippines
Alec Baldwin has done it all — fought paparazzi, yelled at staff, called his daughter a pig, and so on — and this one joke got him banned from a country. ( read original story ...)