Asia

One Security Member Killed In Blast In Eastern India

NEW DELHI, Mar 23 (NNN-PTI) – One security member was killed and another injured, when unidentified armed rebels called “Naxals,”…

S. Korean Government Declares State Of Disaster Over Massive Wildfires

SEOUL, Mar 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – The South Korean government declared a state of disaster, yesterday, over wildfires that broke out…

Feature: Indonesia Sees Surge In Chinese Tourists, Eyes Two Million Visitors This Year

by Mulyanda Djohan JAKARTA, Mar 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Having recorded a peak number of Chinese tourists before the COVID-19 pandemic,…

Top DPRK Leader Meets Visiting Senior Russian Official

PYONGYANG, Mar 22 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the…

Mongolia To Launch National Programme To Protect Water Resources

ULAN BATOR, Mar 22 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia will implement the “Blue Gold” national programme, to protect water resources, avoid water…

Residents Should Stay Home If Mount Fuji Erupts: Gov’t Panel

TOKYO, Mar 22 (NNN-NHK) – A government-appointed panel in Japan said yesterday that, residents of Tokyo and nearby prefectures, should…

Indonesia’s Mt. Lewotobi Laki-Laki Eruption Triggers Evacuation, Flight Disruptions

JAKARTA, Mar 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – The administration of East Flores regency, in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province, has declared an…

Kyrgyzstan Celebrated Spring Equinox Holiday, Nowruz

BISHKEK, Mar 22 (NNN-KNA) – Kyrgyzstan celebrated the spring equinox holiday, Nowruz, yesterday, Mar 21, which was a public holiday…

DPRK Condemned U.S.-S.Korean Military Exercises As “War Rehearsal”

PYONGYANG, Mar 22 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Thursday, condemned the Freedom Shield military exercises,…

Two Of Six Missing Foreign Hikers In Philippines Found, Search For Four Continues

MANILA, Mar 21 (NNN-PNA) – Rescuers today found two of the six missing foreign nationals, who went missing while hiking…