Asia

Mongolia Allows Only Private Organisations To Celebrate New Year

ULAN BATOR, Nov 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Mongolian government decided to allow all organisations except government agencies, to celebrate the…

Sri Lanka Begins Administering Booster Vaccines On People Over 60

COLOMBO, Nov 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s health authorities began administering third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on people aged…

S.Korea’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Hit Record High

SEOUL, Nov 18 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a record high, as the country launched…

Japan’s Economy May Miss Growth Forecast For 2021

TOKYO, Nov 18 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s real gross domestic product (GDP) fell at an annualised rate of three percent in…

Winter Is Coming – Frozen Assets Leave Penniless Afghan Traders Out In The Cold

AQINA, Afghanistan, Nov 18 (NNN-BIA) – Aqina is a border crossing with rail service connecting Afghanistan to Turkmenistan and onward…

Gathering Caps Removed In Australia’s Victoria Despite Increasing Cases

SYDNEY, Nov 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Australian Victoria state will relax more restrictions, as the state is expected to hit…

Afghanistan Signs Agreements With Aid Groups To Assist Displaced Families

KABUL, Nov 18 (NNN-ANA) – The Ministry of Refugee Affairs of the Taliban caretaker government in Afghanistan, signed agreements with…

US says it is not engaged in formal arms control talks with China

Chinese and US flags WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and China will aim to have “conversations” on…

India’s Madhya Pradesh Becomes First State To Lift All COVID-19 Restrictions

NEW DELHI, Nov 18 (NNN-PTI) – India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh, yesterday, became the first state in the country…

Vietnam Welcomes First Batch Of Int’l Tourists In 20 Months

HANOI, Nov 18 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s central Quang Nam province, yesterday, welcomed 29 foreign tourists, the first quarantine-free international travellers…