Kaesong, which is a bellwether of North-South ties, was closed in May — a casualty of increasing tensions between the two Koreas after the North threatened Seoul with nuclear war. Waiting for workers to leave Kaesong. North Korea pulls workers … It …

Those who disagree that war in Syria is our responsibility, and contend that war should require a threat to national security, or at least be waged against an enemy that poses a credible threat to vital national interests, are often derided by the same …

Readers, when travelers return from an international vacation, many are shocked to find that banks change only foreign paper currency back into U.S. money, so they are left with pockets full of coins that can't be spent. UNICEF'S Change for Good …

Readers, when travelers return from an international vacation, many are shocked to find that banks change only foreign paper currency back into U.S. money, so they are left with pockets full of coins that can't be spent. UNICEF'S Change for Good …

The city was bombed during the war in 1991 and is a UNESCO world heritage site. Up north is the Istrian peninsula, famous for its wine and goat … Croatia will not be using the euro currency immediately. WILL THERE BE A DOWNSIDE? As an EU country, …

Ecuador uses the dollar as its currency, having “dollarized” its economy in 2000 and dropped the national currency, the sucre, after a banking crisis and a period of high inflation in the 1990s. While Quito has beautifully preserved colonial churches …

In a letter to British MP Mary Macleod, who has led an effort to put woman on the notes, Mr. Carney said he understood the concerns and added that the currency “should celebrate the diversity of great British historical figures.” He promised an …

Mr. Basci has repeatedly said he stands ready to shore up the lira and for now, economists say the bank has enough firepower to support the currency after almost two years rebuilding its war chest. “While there is a limit, at this juncture we think …

“In other words, the Canadian dollar has so much 'bad news' priced in that commodity prices would have to plunge an additional 25 per cent from here just to realign the currency with the underlying fundamentals,” Mr. Rosenberg said in a research note …