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Operations under way to rescue 4 Koreans trapped in ship off U.S. east coast
Seoul: Operations are under way to rescue four South Koreans believed to be trapped inside a ship that accidentally tilted sideways off the east coast of the United States, Seoul’s foreign ministry has said. The four South Koreans are presumed to be caught in the engine room of the Golden…
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Business
Korea’s growth potential set to decline due to aging population
Seoul: South Korea’s growth potential is expected to fall at a faster rate than earlier anticipated largely due to the aging of the population that will also lead to a cut in the number of eligible workers, a central bank report said Monday. The country’s growth potential for the 2016-2020…
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East Asia
Tajikistan’s second unit of mega hydroelectric power project to be launched on Monday
Dushanbe: The second unit of Rogun Dam, a mega hydroelectric power plant project in Tajikistan’s southern city of Rogun, will be launched on Monday in a ceremony to be attended by President Emomali Rahmon. The $3.9 billion-worth project aims to double Tajikistan’s energy production to eliminate domestic electrical shortages…
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West Asia
Shia mourning for Imam Hussain in all over Iran as a traditional and religious theme
By: Pooneh Nedai Publisher, Shokran & Amrood Tehran: These days big mourning ceremonies for Imam Hussein are being held all over Iran. The anniversary of the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), at the Battle of Karbala, is publicly commemorated by Shias through emotional marches, rallies…
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East Asia
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. What is next?
By Pooneh Nedai Publisher, Shokran & Amrood Tehran: US president Donald Trump exited Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action last year. Iran, England, Germany, China and Russia objected this one-sided action mostly in their statements and gradually broke the commitment of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Russia and China apparently stood…
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Politics
North Korean hosts ‘undeclared’ base for missiles 165 kilometers northeast of Seoul
A new study spotlighting an “undeclared” North Korean missile base that hosts medium-range weapons was released Friday. The Kumchon-ni (금천리) missile operating base is located within North Korea’s tactical missile belt, in Anbyon-gun (안변군, Anbyon County), Kangwon-do (강원도, Kangwon Province), 75 kilometers north of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), 165…
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Culture
Malaysia moves towards greater control over vaping, electronic cigarettes
Kuching: Malaysia is working on introducing a new bill on the use of tobacco, vape, electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) and shisha that will be debated at to the parliament by March 2020 Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the ministry is now in final phase of study to formulate the bill,…
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Business
South Korea has no plan to give up developing-nation status: agriculture minister
Sejong: South Korea’s new agriculture minister has ruled out the possibility of abandoning the country’s special and differential treatment under the World Trade Organization regime, despite growing U.S. pressure to reform the global trade body. In a recent brief comment to Yonhap News Agency, Kim Hyeon-soo said that South Korea…
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East Asia
South Korea recovering from damage caused by Typhoon Lingling
Seoul: South Korea is working to recover Sunday from the damage caused by Typhoon Lingling, which hit the Korean Peninsula with heavy rains and strong winds the previous day. According to an anti-disaster government agency, Lingling, this year’s 13th typhoon, made landfall here Saturday, killing three people and injuring 23…
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East Asia
3 South Koreans dead amid hundreds of accidents due to Typhoon Lingling
Seoul: At least three South Koreans were reported killed Saturday as Typhoon Lingling made landfall here, bringing heavy rains and strong winds that caused hundreds of minor accidents throughout the nation. A woman in her 70s died after she was knocked over by strong winds gusting at 39 meters per…
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