Asia

NW China County Exports Local Tea To Uzbekistan Via China-Europe Freight Train

XI’AN, Aug 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Xixiang County in north-west China’s Shaanxi Province, saw the departure of its first China-Europe freight…

EU chiefs to visit Afghan evacuation centre in Spain

MADRID, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU’s two top officials will visit a reception centre in Spain on Saturday for…

Covid-19: North America surges as pandemic eases elsewhere

 PARIS, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Covid-19 pandemic continued to surge in North America this week even as it eased…

Bahrain To Assist In Evacuating Afghans To Other Countries

MANAMA, Aug 21 (NNN-BNA) – Bahrain will assist in transferring the Afghans fleeing their country to other nations, the Foreign…

Almost 2,000 Foreigners, Refugees From Afghanistan Evacuated Through Uzbekistan

TASHKENT, Aug 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbekistan has been cooperating with a number of countries, to evacuate their citizens from Afghanistan,…

Suicide Attack Kills Two Children, Injures Three In Pakistan’s Gwadar

ISLAMABAD, Aug 21 (NNN-APP) – Two children were killed and three others, including a Chinese national, were injured in a…

Imposing External Values On Afghanistan “Irresponsible”: Putin

MOSCOW, Aug 21 (NNN-TASS) – The imposition of external values on Afghanistan is an irresponsible policy, Russian President, Vladimir Putin,…

Ismail Sabri Is Malaysia’s New Prime Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (NNN-Bernama) — Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been appointed as Malaysia’s 9th Prime Minister. Ismail Sabri succeeds…

APEC Trade Committee Calls On Members To Cooperate, Support Upcoming WTO MC12

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (NNN-Bernama) — The APEC Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI) chair calls on member economies to…

BNM’s International Reserves Rise To US$111.3 Bln As At Aug 13, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (NNN-Bernama) — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves rose to US$111.3 billion as at Aug 13,…