The government is betting on the further acceleration of the economy following faster-than-expected growth in the first quarter, but whether it will turn out as planned is questionable due to multiple downside risks, according to analysts, Monday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called on neighborhood police chiefs to firmly defend the country s unity, state media reported Monday, in an apparent effort to tighten the country s grip on social discipline.
Jose Raul Mulino, the stand-in for former President Ricardo Martinelli in Panama s presidential election, was set to become the new leader of the Central American nation as authorities unofficially calling the race Sunday night with 88 percent of the vote counted.
The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) plans to propose legislation providing cash handouts of 250,000 won ($183) to the entire population as its first bill of the new National Assembly set to open later this month, its new floor leader said Monday.