Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, Jan. 23

PYONGYANG -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea declared Tuesday that Feb. 8 will be marked as the founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army.

The decision was announced by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea on Monday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. (DPRK-KPA)

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Congress on Monday approved a stopgap spending bill to end a three-day government shutdown, sending it to President Donald Trump for his signature.

By a vote of 266-150, the House of Representatives approved the bill to reopen the federal government and extend funding through Feb. 8, hours after the Senate cleared the legislation. (US-Gov't Shutdown)

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WASHINGTON -- The United States is "very alert" to the ongoing situation about Turkey's offensive against U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in northern Syria, said U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis on Monday.

"We are very alert to it. Our top levels are engaged, not just in Defense Department," Mattis told reporters while travelling to Asia, according to a statement from Pentagon. (US-Turkey-Syria )

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SEOUL -- South Korea's trade minister said Tuesday that the country planned to file a petition with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the United States for its "unfair" safeguard measures on South Korea-made washing machines and solar cells.

Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong told an emergency meeting that South Korea will file a WTO petition against unfair measures, citing the U.S. government's safeguard on imported washers and solar cells. (S. Korea-US-Anti Dumping)

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JAKARTA -- An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Jakarta on Tuesday, but it was not potential for tsunami, said Dedi Sugianto, an official of the meteorology and geophysics agency.

Previously, the quake was measured at 6.4 on the Richter scale, but it was revised downward to 6.1, the official said. (Indonesia-Quake) Enditem