In Turkey’s version of mini-soccer, amateur teams typically made up of friends or co-workers get together for friendly but intense 7-a-side games on artificial turf.
UK embarks on post-Brexit trade talks with Turkey
Talks offer ‘huge opportunities’ but come at a delicate time after Ankara held up Sweden’s accession to Nato ...
Turkey Discussed Buyback of Near-Term Dollar Bonds, Sources Say
(Bloomberg) -- Turkey’s Treasury has discussed with bankers a potential buyback of short-term dollar bonds to switch them out with debt at longer maturities, according to four people familiar with the ...
Vietnam urges respect of international law as China draws Gulf of Tonkin baseline
Vietnam's foreign ministry on Thursday said international law and the rights and interests of other countries must be respected, responding to a question about China's demarcation earlier this month ...
On This Day, March 14: North Vietnam releases POW John McCain
Navy pilot John McCain -- the future U.S. senator from Arizona -- and 107 other American prisoners of war were released by North Vietnam.
Hundreds rescued from love scam centre in the Philippines
Hundreds of people have been rescued from a scam centre in the Philippines that made them pose as lovers online. Police said they raided the centre on Thursday and rescued 383 Filipinos, 202 Chinese ...
A factory in Japan is ramping up measures to avoid animals sneaking in after a cat fell in a toxic vat and went on the loose
Residents of Fukuyama were warned not to approach the cat after it fell into a vat of toxic chemicals in a factory and went on the loose in the city.
Tanzim seizes spotlight as latest star of Bangladesh’s pace revolution
Bangladesh's fast bowling once again stepped up in a match-winning effort, with Tanzim Hasan Sakib becoming the latest source of their joy. The 21-year old snatched the momentum from a dominant Sri ...
HSBC is ‘very positive’ about the future of China’s economy, CFO says
HSBC is "very positive" about the mid- to long-term outlook for the Chinese economy despite the current headwinds, the British bank's chief financial officer told CNBC on Thursday.
China Responds to India Tensions With New Military Drills Near Border
China has carried out a live-fire test at the contested border with India in a show of force as tensions between the two Asian giants fester. "The female missile platoon fired live ammunition at a new ...