Asia

Mother-In-Law Of S. Korea’s Conservative Presidential Frontrunner Sentenced To Three Years In Jail

SEOUL, Jul 3 (NNN-YONHAP) – The mother-in-law of South Korea’s conservative presidential frontrunner, was sentenced to three years in jail…

Cambodia Sees Rubber Export Up Seven Percent, Rice Down 29 Percent In H1: Minister

PHNOM PENH, Jul 3 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia exported 132,174 tonnes of dry rubber in the first half of this year,…

Australian COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout A “Phenomenal Failure”: Former PM

CANBERRA, July 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Former Australian Prime Minister (PM), Malcolm Turnbull, described the country’s vaccine rollout as a “failure…

Thailand’s Fresh Durian Exports Surge 95.3 Percent In May

BANGKOK, Jul 3 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand exported a record 934.9 million U.S. dollars’ worth of fresh durian in May, surging…

Suspected Terrorist Arrested In Indonesia’s North Sumatra

JAKARTA, Jul 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian National Police, said yesterday that, its counterterrorism squad has arrested a suspected terrorist,…

Indonesia Records Daily Spike Of 25,830 COVID-19 Cases

JAKARTA, Jul 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia recorded 25,830 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, a fresh record of…

Covid-19: WHO sounds alarm on Euro 2020 as Asian cases soar

        COPENHAGEN, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) called for better monitoring of Euro 2020 football…

Covid-19: WHO recommends Covid tests in schools

   COPENHAGEN, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said that Covid-19 tests should be carried out in schools…

All US and NATO troops leave Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan: US defence official

 WASHINGTON, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All US and NATO troops have left Bagram Air Base, a US defence official said,…

Three Children Killed In Blast In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jul 3 (NNN-APP) – A toy bomb blast in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, left three children dead…