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S.Korea-US currency swap deal expires on Dec 31

The BOK said that the expiration of the currency swap deal will not have much impact on Seoul’s foreign currency market given the improved liquidity and other financial conditions…reports Asian Lite News

December 16, 2021

-Top News·USA

Putin to attend Beijing Winter Olympics

Russian President’s remarks came as a growing number of countries have joined a diplomatic boycott of the games….reports Asian Lite News Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to attend the 2022 Winter

December 16, 2021

-Top News·China·Sport

UK inflation hits decade high

The largest contributions to the inflation rate came from transport, principally from motor fuels and second-hand cars, and housing and household services…reports Asian Lite News The UK’s Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12-month

December 16, 2021

-Top News·Economy·UK News

Afghan central bank struggling to stabilise broken economy

The country’s central bank has said that it has held several meetings with foreign exchange dealers, representatives of commercial banks and the business sector …writes Hamza Ameer Afghanistan’s economy has been on

December 16, 2021

-Top News·Afghanistan·Asia News

Cornered Taliban Seek World’s Mercy; Seek Aid

“Sanctions against Afghanistan would not have any benefit,” Muttaqi said, adding that an unstable Afghanistan is not in the interest of any country…writes Hamza Ameer A top Taliban leader has called for

December 16, 2021

-Top News·Afghanistan·Asia News

‘Gwadar protests watershed event for Pakistan’

Shehbaz Sharif further urged the incumbent government to listen to “the people’s voice” and “address their problems immediately”…reports Asian Lite News The Opposition leader in Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, said on Wednesday the

December 16, 2021

-Top News·Pakistan

Another headwind hits China housing market

It comes a day after shares in one of China’s largest developers, Shimao Group, fell 20 per cent on concerns that it was offloading assets to manage its spiralling debts….reports Asian Lite

December 16, 2021

-Top News·China

Floyd’s murderer pleads guilty

Chauvin was convicted in April of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for the killing of Floyd…reports Asian Lite News Derek Chauvin, former police officer in US city of Minneapolis,

December 16, 2021

-Top News·USA

EU gearing up against environmental crime

Under the proposal, new environmental criminal offences include illegal timber trade, ship recycling and abstraction of water. Existing definitions of environmental criminal offences are also clarified….reports Asian Lite News The European Commission

December 16, 2021

-Top News·EU News·Europe

Kovind meets Hasina

Foreign Minister Dr Momen said such a high-level visit between Bangladesh and India in 2021 will be mentioned in gold letters as a milestone chapter in the existing relations between the two

December 15, 2021

-Top News·Asia News·Bangladesh