A man watches a television screen showing US President Donald Trump (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: APCanberra/Hong Kong: The escalating war of words between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent Asian markets tumbling as the region braced for more provocations from his regime next week. Japan, meanwhile, moved missile interceptors into place after North Korea threatened to fire rockets at Guam, the Nikkei newspaper reported. The saber-rattling has shaken global markets, with equities in Australia and South Korea declining on Friday after the S&P 500 Index halted an unprecedented stretch of calm. It also said that China would intervene if the US and South Korea sought to attack North Korea and topple his regime.

Source: Mint August 11, 2017 09:56 UTC