SEOUL, March 15 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday oversaw the test-launch of 12 600mm-calibre multiple rocket launchers, state media KCNA said, after the United States and South ...
World Bank Sanctions Turkish Firm Over Corruption in Iraq
By John Lee. The World Bank has imposed a sanction of debarment with conditional release on the Turkish company Aktif Elektroteknik San ve Tic A.S. following findings of corrupt and fraudulent ...
New Book Highlights 40 Years of Vietnam’s Economic Revival
A new book on Vietnam, 40 Years of Innovators , has been published by Alpha Books, a Hanoi-based publisher. The book features the founding stories of 25 remarkable individuals who have made a ...
‘Peak war panic’ will likely hit financial markets in 1-3 weeks, strategist predicts, as Trump says he doesn’t want to make a deal with Iran yet
"The end is not in sight. The Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed, and markets are starting to price in a prolonged, uncertain endgame." ...
Japan, S. Korea finance chiefs express ‘serious concern’ on yen, won falls
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The finance ministers of Japan and South Korea expressed "serious concern" about the sharp fall of their respective currencies to the U.S. dollar amid Middle East tensions, vowing to ...
‘Peak war panic’ will likely hit financial markets in 1-3 weeks, strategist predicts, as Trump says he doesn’t want to make a deal with Iran yet
"The end is not in sight. The Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed, and markets are starting to price in a prolonged, uncertain endgame." ...
Venezuela defeats Japan 8-5, knocks out defending WBC champion: Live updates and reaction
Wilyer Abreu's no-doubt three-run home run in the sixth proved the difference as Venezuela upset Shohei Ohtani and Japan ...
2026 World Baseball Classic: Venezuela stuns defending champion Japan, advances to semifinals vs. Italy
Japan's World Baseball Classic title defense is over. Saturday night at loanDepot Park in Miami, Venezuela rallied from behind to eliminate Japan ( VEN 8, JPN 5) and advance to the semifinals.
Venezuela ousts Shohei Ohtani and defending champion Japan to advance to WBC semifinals against unbeaten Italy
Venezuela beat Shohei Ohtani and defending champion Japan 8-5 in the World Baseball Classic on Saturday night to advance to the semifinals against unbeaten Italy.
Japan Says Dispatching Ships to Middle East Faces High Hurdles
Any decision to dispatch Japanese military vessels to the Middle East to escort ships would face “high hurdles,” a senior official said, after President Donald Trump expressed hopes that Tokyo would ...