COVID-19: Malaysia Records Highest Ever Daily Figure At 1,755 Cases

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia yesterday recorded the highest ever number of COVID-19 cases at 1,755, bringing the cumulative number of positive cases to 38,189. Health director-general, Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said, this brought the total number of active cases to 11,530. “Of the total new cases recorded, 1,752 are local…

Japanese Gov’t To Cut Employee Bonuses For First Time In 10 Years

TOKYO, Nov 7 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government decided to reduce bonuses for its employees in fiscal 2020, the first time in 10 years, to narrow the gap with that of companies stricken by COVID-19. The legislation to implement the decision will be submitted to the current extraordinary parliamentary session…

Visitors From China Enter Singapore After Easing Of Travel Restrictions

SINGAPORE, Nov 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – The first batch of Chinese visitors arrived in Singapore last night, after Singapore granted short-term visitors from the Chinese mainland entry starting from Nov 6. They flew to Singapore from Shanghai by taking a five-hour flight. They arrived at Terminal One of Changi Airport at…

Number Of COVID-19 Infections Rises To 59,277 In Myanmar

YANGON, Nov 7 (NNN-MNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 59,277 in Myanmar, yesterday, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports. A total of 1,342 new cases were reported, with 24 new deaths in the past 24 hours, the release said. The death…

China Donates More Medical Supplies To Myanmar To Help Fight COVID-19

YANGON, Nov 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – China yesterday donated more medical supplies to Myanmar to help fight COVID-19. The Chinese Embassy in Myanmar handed over a total of 240,000 sets of personal protective equipment (PPE), to Myanmar’s Ministry of Health and Sports, at the headquarters of the Department of Medical Research…

Thailand Eyes Travel Bubble With China As Gift To Tourism Related Businesses

BANGKOK, Nov 7 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports said, it is eyeing for a travel bubble with China, as a New Year’s gift to the tourism industry, badly crippled by the COVID-19 pandemic. The ministry said, it is planning to welcome Chinese tourists as the first group…

Kazakh Beef Producer Says CIIE Very Promising

NUR-SULTAN, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – “We have been in constant contact with representatives at the third China International Import Expo (CIIE) and about 15-20 companies have shown interest in our products,” said Yernur Aydarkin, executive director of Kusto Agro Kazakhstan, one of the largest producers of premium marbled beef in…

Myanmar Receives About 75,000 Overseas Advance Votes, Three Million Local Advance Votes For General Elections

YANGON, Nov 7 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar received about 75,000 advance votes by its citizens living abroad, while the number of local advance votes reached about three million so far, for the upcoming general elections to be held on Nov 8 (tomorrow), an official from the Union Election Commission said, Friday.…

Xiaomi Tops As India Smartphone Market Sees Growth In July-Sept

NEW DELHI, Nov 7 (NNN-UNI) – India’s smartphone market witnessed growth during the July-Sept quarter, as it saw nearly 54.3 million shipments during this period, showed data, released by the International Data Corporation (IDC). India’s smartphone market saw a 17 percent growth, compared to the same period in 2019, after…

Iran Reports 8,864 Daily COVID-19 Cases, 663,800 In Total

TEHRAN, Nov 7 (NNN-ISNA) – Iran’s health ministry reported 8,864 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, raising the total nationwide number to 663,800. The pandemic has so far claimed 37,409 lives in Iran, up by 424 in the past 24 hours, said Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health…