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Nearly half of foreign workers in S. Korea work in mining, manufacturing
Seoul, March 18: Almost half of migrant workers in South Korea were employed in the mining and manufacturing industries last year, data showed on Tuesday.
SCO Chief pushes for national currency trade, no common payment system yet
New Delhi, Feburary 6: Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev on Thursday ruled out immediate plans for a common payment system within the bloc but stressed efforts to boost national currency transactions in trade.
UAE-Kuwait trade relations exemplify Arab integration: Kuwait's Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Dubai, February 3: Zyad Abdullah Alnajem, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the State of Kuwait, stressed that the future of economic relations between Kuwait and the UAE holds promising prospects that ensure prosperity and growth in the Gulf region, underpinned by strong trade and investment ties.
India and Bangladesh need revitalised regional co-operation
New Delhi, Jan 11: The future of regional cooperation in South Asia is currently at a pivotal juncture, shaped by its historical context. While initiatives such as the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) have largely failed to achieve the anticipated pan-regional free trade, another important forum, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), risks facing a similar fate unless significant intervention occurs from its largest member states, namely India and Bangladesh.