Asia

Singapore’s Tax Revenue Up 17 Percent In FY 2023/24

SINGAPORE, Sept 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore collected 80.3 billion Singapore dollars (61.6 billion U.S. dollars) in tax revenue, for the…

Indonesia Targets Two Million Tonnes Of Rice Reserves By Dec Amid Production Concerns

JAKARTA, Sept 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia aims to have rice reserves of two million tonnes by the end of Dec,…

Egypt’s 1st Int’l Airshow Kicked Off With China’s Homegrown Plane On Solo Display

CAIRO, Sept 4 (NNN-MENA) – The first edition of the Egypt International Airshow, kicked off yesterday, at a northern airport…

Pres Putin says expects China’s Xi at BRICS summit in Russia

MOSCOW, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was expecting Chinese leader Xi Jinping to attend a…

Bangladesh Capital Reels Under Water-logging Amid Heavy Morning Rain

DHAKA, Sept 4 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, experienced heavy rainfall yesterday, resulting in extensive water-logging in parts of the…

Sri Lankan Gov’t Cancels Crop Loans

COLOMBO, Sept 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan government, announced an immediate cancellation of all crop loans taken by farmers,…

Mongooses Eradicated On Japan’s World Heritage Island: Gov’t

TOKYO, Sept 4 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Environment Ministry, yesterday, declared that non-native mongooses have been eradicated from Amami-Oshima Island, a…

Kenya, China cement cordial diplomatic relations

BEIJING (China), Sept 4 (NNN-KBC) — President William Ruto emphasized the strong diplomatic relations between Kenya and China, describing the…

Pres Ramaphosa calls for more Chinese investments in South Africa

BEIJING (China), Sept 4 (NNN-SANEWS) –– President Cyril Ramaphosa has appealed to the business sector in China to invest in…

Laos, Cambodia To Strengthen Anti-Corruption Cooperation

VIENTIANE, Sept 4 (NNN-KPL) – Officials from the State Inspection Authority of Laos, and Cambodia’s Anti-Corruption Unit, gathered in the…