South Korea's interbank foreign exchange trading volume grew in the third quarter due to a substantial rise in foreign exchange (FX) swap transactions, central bank data showed Friday.The daily average transaction of foreign currencies and derivatives in the domestic interbank market increased 2.25

Archaeologists have successfully restored the centuries-old West Mebon Temple within Cambodia's UNESCO-listed Angkor Archaeological Park, according to an APSARA National Authority (ANA) news release on Friday.Situated on an island in the middle of the West Baray -- the Angkor area's largest

Extreme global warmth drove both mass extinctions and explosions in plant diversity during two periods over the past 140 million years, offering new insights into how flowering plants became dominant on Earth, a new study has found.

Yin Yuzhen, a pioneer in Chinese sand control, was recognized as one of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural Development at a ceremony on Thursday in Rome, Italy. Her longtime friend and retired US teacher, Ronald Sakolsky, joined her on stage and was visibly moved as he applauded her achievement. Decades ago, Sakolsky raised $5,000 to help fund Yin's early tree-planting efforts in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Speaking warmly of her lifelong dedication to turning barren sand into green forests, Sakolsky urged people everywhere to take action and protect the environment. (Source: Inner Mongolia Radio and Television Station; Video edited by Li Yuanxin and interns Sun Meiyin and Zhou Huiru)

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned Thursday night that external forces are attempting to "divide and own" Canada, calling on voters in Alberta to choose to stay in Canada in an upcoming referendum.Carney made the remarks while addressing thousands of attendees at a "Forever Canadian" rally

Genta Koja, governor of Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa, said Friday he accepts the deployment of U.S. military MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the prefecture, local media reported.Kyodo News said the move marks a reversal of the prefecture

Indonesia's benchmark stock index tumbled over 11 percent on Friday and the rupiah weakened sharply after global index provider MSCI announced a proposal to reclassify the market from "emerging" to "standalone" status.The Jakarta Composite Index plunged 8 percent at Friday's opening, triggering a

South Korea's special counsel on Friday sought a 30-year prison sentence on appeal for former President Yoon Suk-yeol on charges of general treason linked to a covert drone operation over Pyongyang.The team of Cho Eun-suk, an independent counsel who led investigations into Yoon's insurrection and

U.S. retail sales rose 0.8 percent in September to 745 billion U.S. dollars, largely driven by higher gasoline prices that boosted consumer spending at gas stations, according to data released Thursday by the Commerce Department.Excluding sales at gas stations, retail sales increased just 0.2

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 jolted 76 km northeast of Ozernovskiy, Russia at 0335 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Russian health authorities have launched an epidemiological investigation and implemented comprehensive anti-epidemic measures following a suspected monkeypox outbreak in the Moscow Region, officials announced on October 15.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday called for the full opening of access routes into Gaza to prevent a worsening humanitarian disaster and urged Israel to halt and reverse settlement activities in the West Bank.

Deepening China-Türkiye strategic cooperation will not only benefit the people of both nations but also boost the global economic recovery, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday while meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on the sidelines of the 7th Summit of the Conference

South Korea's export volume kept double-digit growth in September amid an explosive global demand for semiconductors and computer storage devices, central bank data showed Friday.The export volume index surged 32.1 percent in September from a year earlier, after soaring 25.9 percent in August,