US designates China ‘a currency manipulator’ as trade war flares
The US Treasury Department labeled China a currency manipulator Monday, August 5, after Beijing pushed down the value of its yuan…
S. Korea-U.S. military exercise begins despite N. Korea warnings
SEOUL, Aug 5 (NNN-KYODO) – South Korea and the United States began a joint military drill Monday despite warnings from…
Iran has seized an Iraqi vessel in the Gulf
TEHRAN, Aug 5 (NNN-IRNA) – An Iranian commander said on Sunday that the tanker seized in the Persian Gulf had…
India Orders Tourists To Leave Kashmir Over ‘Terror Threat’
Students leave the NIT Srinagar campus on Saturday, a day after the government issued a security advisory asking tourists and…
US announces new sanctions against Russia over Skripal affair: State dept
WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A new round of sanctions were imposed on Moscow Saturday by the United States over…
Sudan generals, protest leaders agree on constitutional declaration
KHARTOUM, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s ruling generals and protestleaders reached a “full agreement” on the constitutional declaration, the African…
S. Korean Fm Urges Japan To Recall Decision Of Removing Seoul From Trade “Whitelist”
BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 3 (NNN-TNA) – South Korean Foreign Minister, Kang Kyung-wha, said, South Korea regrets Japan’s removal of South…
Indonesia’s Banten province rocked by strong quake, tremors felt in Jakarta
JAKARTA, Aug 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Banten province in Java was rocked by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake at 7.03 pm…
Update: Japan’s cabinet approves removal of S. Korea from export white list
TOKYO, Aug 2 (NNN-BERNAMA-YONHAP) — Japan’s Cabinet approved a proposal Friday to remove South Korea from a list of trusted trading partners…
Japan set to approve decision to remove S. Korea from whitelist in deepening row
SEOUL, August 2 (NNN-Yonhap) — Japan’s Cabinet is widely expected to approve a proposal to remove South Korea from a…
