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Seoul, April 10 – South Korea's National Assembly is set to handle an additional budget bill on Friday aimed at coping with the economic fallout from the ongoing war in the Middle East.The additional budget, intended to ease the burden of rising oil prices and protect small businesses and...

Kathmandu, April 8 Nepalese President Ram Chandra Paudel will address a joint session of both houses of the Parliament on Friday.The Office of the President has sent a letter to the Parliament Secretariat requesting necessary arrangements for the address.President Paudel has called for a...

New Delhi, April 7 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated To Lam on his election as the President of Vietnam on Tuesday and expressed his readiness to work with him to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two nations.He expressed confidence that the...

Seoul, April 6 – South Korea's Cabinet approved a motion on Monday to amend certain sections of the Constitution, paving the way for the National Assembly to vote on the proposed amendment. If passed by lawmakers, the amendment will be put to a national referendum.The move follows a proposal...

April 5, New Delhi: Cameroon is set to have a vice president for the first time in over four decades, following a major constitutional amendment approved by parliament.In a joint session held on Saturday, the ruling party-dominated National Assembly and Senate passed the bill with a large...

Seoul, April 4, Thousands of people took to the streets in central Seoul on Saturday, commemorating or opposing the removal of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was convicted of insurrection, on the first anniversary of his removal from office.Nearly 1,000 people gathered in...

Kathmandu, March 30 Nepal's President Ramchandra Paudel has called sessions of both houses of parliament on April 2, following a recommendation from the newly formed government led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah.Paudel has called the session of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the...

Phnom Penh, March 30 – The National Assembly of Cambodia passed a draft law on combating online scams on Monday, which would impose sentences of up to 30 years or life imprisonment on those responsible.A total of 112 lawmakers present unanimously approved the draft bill.According to the...

Seoul, March 26 – The ruling Democratic Party (DP) of South Korea and the government have agreed to submit an additional budget bill to the National Assembly next Tuesday, according to the budget minister, in an effort to mitigate the economic impact of a prolonged war in the Middle East on...

Seoul, March 24 – South Korea approved two prosecution reform bills on Tuesday that would dismantle the current prosecution service later this year, separating its exclusive power to both initiate criminal investigations and indict suspects.Upon enactment, it would mark a sweeping overhaul of...

Ljubljana, March 23 – Slovenia's ruling Freedom Movement (FM), led by Prime Minister Robert Golob, secured a narrow victory in the country's parliamentary election, according to preliminary results.With 99 per cent of votes counted on Sunday (local time), the centre-left FM won 28.6 per cent...

Seoul, March 17 – South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun dodged questions on Tuesday about whether the United States had formally requested that South Korea deploy warships to the Middle East, as Seoul faces pressure after US President Donald Trump urged allies to send naval vessels to protect...

Islamabad, March 17 – A car worth Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 90 million has been purchased for Pakistan's Senate Chairman, Yousuf Raza Gilani, from the Senate's budget, even as the majority of the country's population is struggling with rising inflation, local media reported.According to sources...

Phnom Penh, March 13 – The Cambodian government approved a draft law on combating online scams on Friday, which will impose severe penalties on masterminds, a minister said.The approval was made during a weekly Cabinet meeting, said Cambodia's Information Minister Neth Pheaktra."This law is...

Seoul, March 12 – South Korea's National Assembly passed a special bill on Thursday regarding South Korea's USD 350 billion investment pledge to the United States under a trade deal between the two nations, about three months after the ruling party first introduced it.The bill was approved...

Seoul, March 12 – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung instructed his aides on Thursday to quickly prepare an additional budget to help stabilize people's livelihoods and promote economic recovery, as the nation's economy braces for the impact of escalating conflict in the Middle East.Lee made...

Seoul, March 7 – South Korea's Gender Equality Minister Won Min-kyong issued an apology on Saturday to former sex workers whose rights were violated in now-defunct brothels built around American military bases, marking the government's first official apology."As the gender minister dealing...

Islamabad, March 1 The Pakistan Hindu community announced on Sunday that they would celebrate the Holi festival with simplicity due to the regional situation, following President Asif Ali Zardari's appeal after attacks in Iran.Holi, the festival of colors, will be celebrated on March 4.The...

Seoul, February 24 – The South Korean government has revised bills establishing two bodies intended to replace the prosecution, following criticism that they were essentially the same as the current prosecution service. A task force announced this on Tuesday.The so-called "serious crimes...

Seoul, February 24 – Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol appealed his life sentence on Tuesday, arguing that he was wrongly convicted of leading an insurrection as a result of his failed attempt to impose martial law.The appeal was filed by his lawyers five days after a court sentenced...