Kim Phuc Phan Thi, known as “The Napalm Girl” in the famous 1972 Associated Press Vietnam photograph, will be the featured speaker March 29 at the Ashland Area Vietnam Era Veterans Recognition Dinner.
Indonesia president says new export measure to add $80 bln to FX reserves
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Monday signed a regulation requiring exporters of resources other than oil and gas to hold all proceeds locally for at least a year, which he said would add …
India eyes to boost trade with US; January trade deficit as expected
India said on Monday that bilateral merchandise trade with the United States has increased by about 8% to more than $106 billion in the ten months through January and a proposed trade pact between the …
China’s retaliation to Trump tariffs will reshape coking coal flows, prices
China’s retaliatory tariffs against U.S. energy imports is likely to be most keenly felt in the seaborne market for metallurgical coal.
Cory Dove and Matthew Steward inquest: Childhood friends died when quad bike collided with minibus in Turkey
Two childhood friends on holiday in Turkey died when the quad bike they were riding crashed with a minibus, an inquest has heard. Matthew Steward and Cory Dove, both fathers from Harwich in Essex, …
Vietnam to relax visa rules for Indians
Another Vietnamese official said his country is taking steps to ensure Da Nang, a coastal city known for beaches, museums and rich heritage sites, becomes a preferred destination for Indian travellers …
Vietnam mulls new property tax to curb speculation
HANOI: Taxing personal income from real estate transfers based on ownership duration, as practised in some countries, is necessary to curb speculation, according to economists and industry experts.
Coffee prices slide as Vietnam faces seasonal dryness
Vietnam’s central highlands, a key coffee-growing region, are experiencing seasonally drier weather, according to the global coffee futures market on the London International Financial Futures and …
Bad news for Pakistan as Bangladesh plans to improve ties with…, Muhammad Yunus plans to…
Disillusioned by the tactics of Pakistan, the Yunus government of Bangladesh is now slowly moving towards India.
2 people killed when militants ambush trucks with aid for northwestern Pakistan
Authorities say militants in northwestern Pakistan have killed two people when they ambushed a convoy of trucks carrying food and medicine for thousands of residents trapped by sectarian violence