Pope names new archbishop for Seoul

SEOUL– Pope Francis appointed Bishop Peter Chung Soon-taek as new Catholic archbishop for Seoul and apostolic administrator of Pyongyang on Thursday.The Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul said the decision was reached at noon Thursday in Rome, or 7 p.m. Th…

Iran prepares to boost maritime transit

The infrastructures are ready for commodity transit from Iran’s southern ports to the north and through Caspian Sea, the CEO of Khazar Sea Shipping Lines Company told Trend in an interview.Davod Tafti has noted the readiness of the maritime cargo trans…