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BI extends QRIS' reach to Japan to facilitate seamless transaction

Jakarta, Aug. 25 -- Bank Indonesia (BI) on Monday launched cross-border QR code payments with Japan, allowing Indonesians and Japanese tourists to make cashless transactions via mobile phones. "Start... Read More


Ukraine marks independence day with drone strikes on Russia

Published on, Aug. 25 -- August 25, 2025 2:19 AM Ukraine launched a wave of drone strikes on Russia on Sunday, triggering a fire at a nuclear power plant as it celebrated Ukrainian Independence Day a... Read More


Across conflicts, aid workers are targeted more than ever: UN

Published on, Aug. 25 -- August 25, 2025 2:18 AM From Gaza to Sudan, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to protect civilian populations, with health workers, hospitals, health centres an... Read More


Meeting South Korea, Trump could eye new chance with North

Published on, Aug. 25 -- August 25, 2025 2:16 AM Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has boasted of ending either six or seven wars - a matter of much dispute - and has been pu... Read More


Musk's megarocket faces crucial new test after failures

Published on, Aug. 25 -- August 25, 2025 2:15 AM Elon Musk's SpaceX is gearing up for the next test of its Starship megarocket on Sunday, after a string of recent failures that has prompted some obse... Read More


N Korea test-fires two 'new' air defence missiles: KCNA

Published on, Aug. 25 -- August 25, 2025 2:12 AM North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test-firing of two "new" air defence missiles, state media said Sunday, after Pyongyang accused Seoul... Read More


IIOJK schools takeover sparks alarm

Published on, Aug. 25 -- August 25, 2025 2:08 AM Mehbooba Mufti Sunday said that the authorities' move to take over the Falah-e-Aam Trust schools in IIOJK is an assault on the region's education syst... Read More


Country stable enough; ready for elections: Prof Yunus

Cox's Bazar, Aug. 25 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday said the country has reached a 'stable enough' position and is ready to have the national election in the first half of February nex... Read More


CII Unveils Reform Roadmap For India's Economic Transformation & Competitiveness

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has released a policy blueprint outlining a series of reforms aimed at accelerating India's economic growth and achieving the governmen... Read More


Vietnam's first AIPA Roadshow promotes youth exchange

Hanoi, Aug. 25 -- The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)'s roadshow in Vietnam not only provides young Vietnamese with opportunities to directly exchange and learn from international peers but ... Read More