China defends North Korea efforts in response to Trump tweet

 China defended its response to North Korea after U.S. President Donald Trump commented on Twitter that China's pressure on North Korea has not worked.

Maduro raises Venezuela's minimum wage for third time this year

In response to protests and economic crisis, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro raised the nation's minimum wage by another 60 percent on Sunday.

Israel to construct joint industrial zone with Jordan

Israel said Sunday it has issued a tender for the construction of a new bridge over the Jordan River, connecting Israel and Jordan, as part of a project to establish a joint industrial zone.

Swiss spurn world’s highest minimum wage (S$30). - Hourly median wage is about 33 Swiss francs (S$37) an hour.

Initial results suggest that the Swiss have rejected a referendum proposal to create the world’s highest minimum wage, an idea that government and business leaders criticised as likely to drive Switzerland’s high costs even higher.

Swiss TV reported today (May 18) that 77 per cent were rejecting the proposal to create a minimum wage of 22 Swiss francs (S$30) per hour, based on unofficial vote tallies. Official results were expected later today.