Curaçao, St. Maarten to launch joint currency this year

A new joint currency will be launched this year for the Dutch Caribbean constituent countries of Curaçao and St. Maarten more than a decade after they became autonomous within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, according to a recent bank report. NETHERLANDS STRESSES

Russia conducts joint naval drill with military-governed Burma

The military-run Southeast Asian nation of Burma is holding its first joint naval exercise with Russia, state media reported Tuesday, with the countries carrying out maneuvers in the Andaman Sea. Reports in the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper said that