The Iraqi Minister of Finance, Taif Sami, reaffirmed on Monday the government's commitment to pushing for more financial policy reforms.
Iraq’s Central Bank sells over $1 billion in one week
Over the last week, the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) sold more than $1 billion worth of US currency.= in its daily auctions.
Turkey Detains Six Suspected of Spying on Uyghurs for China
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have detained six people suspected of spying on Uyghurs in Turkey for China's intelligence service, and another suspect was being sought by police, state-run ...
South Korea’s Ruling and Opposition Parties Make Crypto-Related Poll Promises Ahead of Elections
South Korea’s ruling People Power Party has made several promises around the crypto sector, including one to look into allowing spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The opposing Democratic Party ...
A traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall exhibit is coming to Lake Pleasant. Here’s when
The Wall That Heals honors more than 3 million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the nearly 20-year-long Vietnam War.
Vietnam to collect biometric information (and DNA) for new ID cards
As per a request from Vietnam's Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, the country's government will begin collecting biometric data from citizens—including iris scans, voice recordings, and DNA samples—for ...
South China Sea: PLA sends forces to monitor US-Philippines air patrols over disputed waters
Beijing accuses Manila of ‘roping in non-regional countries’ to stir trouble in the region as allies hold second drill this month.
US, Philippines Hold Air Patrol, Drawing China Rebuke
The US and the Philippines conducted a joint air patrol over areas facing the disputed South China Sea in another display of a stronger defense alliance, drawing China’s rebuke as maritime tensions ...
Ironclad historical evidence reveals Philippines’ claim over Huangyan Dao a groundless farce
China has indisputable sovereignty over Huangyan Dao and the waters adjacent to it. The Philippines disregards historical fact, distorts international law, and violates the consensus reached and ...
JAZA upbeat on Philippines growth prospects
Ayala Corp. chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala is upbeat on the Philippine economy’s growth this year. Zobel said expectations within the Ayala group, the Philippines’ oldest conglomerate, is that ...