Alexis Vega snapped a 19-match scoreless streak in international play with a goal in the 49th minute and defending champion Mexico beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals.
Saudi Arabia’s unemployment drops to record low of 6.3% in Q1 2025
Results driven by surge in women’s workforce participation surpass Vision 2030 goals The unemployment rate among Saudi women declined to 10.5 per cent, down 3.6 percentage points compared to the same …
One of Nigeria’s richest men set to be buried in Saudi Arabia
One of Nigeria’s wealthiest businessmen, Aminu Dantata, is set to be buried in Saudi Arabia later after he died on Saturday in the United Arab Emirates.Business mogul Dantata, 94, an uncle of Africa’s …
14 water supply projects planned in southern Myanmar in fiscal 2025-26
YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar’s Department of Rural Development will implement 14 water supply works across 12 villages in southern Myanmar’s Tanintharyi region in the 2025-26 fiscal year, Ye Khaung, …
India’s IndusInd Bank sends CEO shortlist to central bank for approval, sources say
India’s IndusInd Bank has shortlisted three senior bankers – Rajiv Anand, Rahul Shukla, and Anup Saha – for the position of CEO and submitted their names to the central bank for approval, two sources …
China’s weak factory activity maintains pressure for more stimulus as tariff risks weigh
China’s manufacturing activity shrank for a third straight month in June, though at a slower pace, as increases in new orders, purchasing volumes and supplier delivery times signalled that policy …
South Korea Says Seeking Extension to US 90-Day Tariff Pause
SEJONG, South Korea (Reuters) -South Korea will seek an extension to the 90-day pause in U.S. tariffs that is set to expire next week, as negotiations are likely to continue past the deadline set …
South Korea’s New Government Faces Alarming Social Issue
The tragic deaths of three Busan teens last week brought renewed attention to the country’s rising youth suicide rate.
6 Americans detained in South Korea for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea by sea
Police have detained six Americans in South Korea for allegedly trying to send 1,600 plastic bottles filled with rice, U.S. dollars bills and Bibles toward North Korea by sea.
South Korea pauses CBDC tests as stablecoin fever hits banks
The South Korean government’s crypto promises have reportedly derailed the Bank of Korea’s CBDC, as banks partaking in the trials instead want to pursue stablecoins.