Calling Seoul’s withdrawal from the jointly run plant a “dangerous declaration of war”, North Korea has ordered a military takeover of an industrial complex that was the last significant symbol of cooperation with South Korea.   Pyongyang said was it pulling its workers from the Kaesong...

In the current year, consumers in China and India will increase demand for jewelry, coins and golden bars. The central banks of these countries are going to increase their purchases. Investment interest in gold is also growing. World Gold Council released its new report, from which it follows that...

European countries are increasingly promoting abandonment of traditional fuels and switch to alternative energy sources. This is primarily obliged to factors such as the desire reduce harmful gas emissions into the atmosphere. The tendency to increase the renewable energy’s share in Europe...

Security agencies might use a new generation of smart household devices to increase their surveillance capabilities. This was acknowledged for the first time by the US intelligence chief.   The so-called internet of things promises consumers increased convenience due to increasing numbers...

Referring to the recent launch of a rocket by North Korea sources in the US said that the recently launched satellite has achieved stable orbit but is not believed to have transmitted data back to Earth.   The launch by Pyongyang has so far failed to convince experts that North Korea has...

In what is the first case of Zika virus detection in the  country, China confirmed the contamination of a man who had recently travelled to South America.   This was reported by the official Xinhua news agency.   Citing China's National Health and Family Planning Commission...

A hacker group known as DotGovs on Twitter declassified contact details of 20 thousand employees of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Previously, the hackers also posted in open access personal data of nearly 10 thousand employees of the US Department of Homeland Security. According to...

In a major offensive backed by Russia and Iran, the Syrian army advanced toward the Turkish border on Monday. This the rebels say has seriously jeopardized the future of their nearly five-year-old insurrection against President Bashar al-Assad.   As Russian jets intensified what rebels call...

A move that could further strain U.S.-China ties and also hurt relations between Beijing and Seoul, a buildup of U.S. missile defense systems in Asia could begin after North Korea's latest rocket launch, U.S. officials and missile defense experts said.   The United States and its allies see...