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🌲 Bangladesh, India and Nepal have given nod to operating procedures for movement of passenger vehicles in the sub-region under Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) motor vehicles agreement. For seamless flow of passenger and cargo traffic in the region, BBIN motor vehicles agreement (MVA) was signed by the transport ministers of the BBIN countries in Thimphu, Bhutan in June 2015.

🌲 North Korea crisis: South Korea says it will continue high-level talks with North Korea with 'clear eyes' amid global warnings that Pyongyang might be playing for time to continue its nuclear-arms programme.

🌲 The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) held its annual press conference yesterday. In it, the bureau announced that international visitor arrivals grew by 6.2 percent year-on-year, attaining a new record high. This demographic accounted for nearly 10 percent of total visitor arrivals in 2017.

🌲 Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp (NYSE: MCB) allegedly ceasing international cryptocurrency transfers. The bank is well known for being called the 'Bitcoin Bank' and responded today to 'erroneous statements' made by the media.

🌲 Sri Lanka and India signed four agreements for collaboration in the Information and communication technology (ICT) sector, setting up of an e-office system and connecting of National Knowledge Network (NKN) for collaboration among universities and academics. With the move, Sri Lanka has become the first country to be connected to India's NKN through a Gigabyte optical fibre network.

🌲 Wal-Mart Stores Chief Operating Officer Judith McKenna was named president and chief executive of its international unit. The role is seen by many as a stepping stone to the top job at the world's largest retailer.

🌲 Market regulator SEBI has approved the appointment of Vijay Kumar as Managing Director and CEO of the country's largest agri-commodity bourse NCDEX.

🌲 Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldinho has formally confirmed his retirement from football, more than two years since his last appearance as a professional, reports in Brazil. The 37-year-old former Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona star, a key member of the Brazil side which won the World Cup in 2002, last played in 2015 during a brief stint with Fluminense.

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