Asia

India May Be Entering Endemic Stage Of COVID-19: WHO Chief Scientist

NEW DELHI, Aug 26 (NNN-PTI) – COVID-19 in India may be entering some kind of stage of endemicity, with a…

Iran Reports 39,983 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally Nears 4.8 Million

TEHRAN, Aug 26 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s health ministry, yesterday, reported 39,983 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to…

Three Security Forces Members Killed In Bank Robbery In Myanmar’s Western State

YANGON, Aug 26 (NNN-MNA) – Three members of the security forces were shot dead, by some armed men, at a…

Nepal’s Largest Party Splits With Faction Registering New Party

KATHMANDU, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist), the largest political party in Nepal, was…

UN Officials, Envoys Highlight Humanitarian Needs In Syria

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN officials and representatives of member countries, noted that, escalating conflict and a deepening…

Japanese Gov’t Declares Expansion Of COVID-19 Emergency State To Eight More Prefectures

TOKYO, Aug 26 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government declared yesterday, to expand the COVID-19 state of emergency to Hokkaido, Miyagi,…

Thailand Hopes To Produce Home-Grown COVID-19 Vaccine By Year End

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, Aug 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Thailand’s home-grown messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine called ChulaCov19 is…

Malaysia’s National Heart Institute Performs Asia’s First Innovative Heart Valve Treatment

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s National Heart Institute (IJN) became the first hospital in Asia to succeed in…

Malaysia’s Stock Exchange Remains At Two-Month High

By Nurul Jannah Kamaruddin KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s stock exchange, Bursa Malaysia, held on at a two-month…

As thousands flee Afghanistan, some refugees in Pakistan want to go back saying “peace has return”

As thousands flee Afghanistan to escape Taliban rule, some refugees are trying to get back into their homeland. CHAMAN (Pakistan),…