Reopening Kaesong park likely to act as 'driver of dialogue': think tank

Jun 25, 2019

Seoul (South Korea) June 25: Reopening a now-shuttered inter-Korean industrial complex in North Korea could encourage cross-border economic cooperation and also act as a "driver of dialogue" on the Korean Peninsula, a global think tank...

Myanmar electricity rates to soar next month

Jun 25, 2019

Naypyitaw (Myanmar) June 25: Electricity rates will increase substantially from July for both residents and businesses in the first changes in tariffs for five years, the government has announced.

No summit between S. Korea, Japan at G-20: Cheong Wa Dae

Jun 25, 2019

Seoul (South Korea) June 25: South Korean President Moon Jae-in won't meet bilaterally with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Group of 20 summit this week, a Cheong Wa Dae official said Tuesday amid...

Single women still face social discrimination

Jun 25, 2019

Kathmandu (Nepal) June 25: Mala Devi Jaiswal, 42, a resident of Rautahat, could not take part in her daughter's marriage ceremony rituals. She was told her participation would be 'inauspicious' because she happened to be...

Noise pollution alarming in Kathmandu

Jun 25, 2019

Kathmandu (Nepal) June 25: Kathmanduties might not take noise pollution as an issue of concern amidst more alarming pollutions such as air and water, but noise pollution is growing at an alarming rate with the...

'Govt invoking reasonable restriction provision to curtail press freedom'

Jun 25, 2019

Kathmandu (Nepal) June 25: Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission Anup Raj Sharma said that journalists should not face criminal case for doing their jobs.