The private sector in Iran was allowed to export crude oil in a bid to thwart US sanctions, Iran's first Vice President said here on Sunday.


Iran to offer its crude in stock market to thwart sanctions


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The Pakistan government has handed over a list of 471 Indian prisoners in the country to the Indian High Commission here, an official statement said on Sunday.


Pakistan hands over list of Indian prisoners


The two Koreas on Sunday resumed maritime communication, as part of agreements to facilitate the thaw in ties and denuclearization of the peninsula, defence officials said here.


Seoul, Pyongyang resume maritime communication


US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz, has agreed to increase the Arab kingdom's oil production significantly in order to stop the price of crude from rising.


Saudi Arabia agrees to boost oil production: Trump


Jean Pierre Lacroix, the United Nations Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping, on Saturday thanked India for her contribution towards peacekeeping efforts by the UN.


UN thanks India for contribution in peacekeeping


The Odisha government has planned to organise roadshows in Italy, Germany and Saudi Arabia to attract investments ahead of the Make in Odisha Conclave, a minister said on Saturday.


Odisha plans roadshows abroad to attract investments


The US-China Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tech Summit took place on Friday in Silicon Valley, seeking to start an open dialogue between tech leaders of the two countries on the major challenges ahead with the acceleration of AI adoption across various industries.


Silicon Valley hosts US-China AI tech Summit


Iran will overcome the new wave of sanction pressures by the US, a senior Iranian official said on Friday.


Iran vows to overcome US sanction pressures


India will be at the centre of the "sunshine" countries of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) promoted jointly by it and France, Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Friday.


India will be centre of ISA's 'sunshine' countries: Prabhu


Telangana is keen to collaborate with United Arab Emirates (UAE) in blockchain technologies, state IT Minister K. T. Rama Rao said on Friday.


Telangana keen to collaborate with UAE in blockchain


Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan met Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali in Beijing on Friday, calling on the two countries to enhance cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).


Chinese Vice President meets Bangladeshi Foreign Minister


The US Forces Korea (USFK) opened its new headquarters in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, on Friday, in a relocation project likely to broaden its security role long defined by deterrence against North Korea.


US Forces Korea opens new headquarters


The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday proposed to set up a consulate in Hyderabad.


UAE proposes to set up consulate in Hyderabad


Khartoum, June 28 (IANS/AKI) Italy's Embassy in Sudan has purchased a classic three-wheeler 'Ape' scooter-van made by Italian company Piaggio to help under-privileged groups in the capital, Khartoum, it said on Friday.


Sudan's poor to get help from new Italian 'Ape' scooter-van service


Singapore is a "good gateway" for Indian companies to do business with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), Singaporean Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Thursday.


Singapore good gateway for Indian business to Asean: Minister


Finance and monetary policy should be linked to rural development, said a visiting Filipino official on Thursday.


Link finance, monetary policy to rural development: Philippines official


A group of Indian Ambassadors and High Commissioners on Thursday visited a key construction site of the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) here, an official said.


Indian envoys visit Mumbai Metro construction site


China's Commerce Ministry on Thursday criticized US President Donald Trump's latest announcement to restrict Chinese investment in tech companies in the US in order to combat intellectual property theft.


China slams US limits on Chinese investment


A business delegation from Pakistan will leave for India on June 30 to participate in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Development Fund Partnership Conclave, it was announced on Thursday.


Pakistan team to attend SAARC meet in India


The first India-US strategic 2+2 Dialogue scheduled to be held in Washington on July 6 has been postponed, possibly due to the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that might happen around mid-July, requiring the full attention of the American administration.


US-India 2+2 Dialogue postponed as Putin-Trump meet takes centre stage


India is committed to follow the green path but needs technology and finance as it continues to work to meet objectives of the international environmental conventions, an Indian official said here on Thursday.

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