Asia

Japan Extends COVID-19 State Of Emergency To June 20

TOKYO, May 29 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government, yesterday, extended the state of emergency over COVID-19, in Tokyo, Osaka and…

Thailand Approves China’s Sinopharm Vaccine For Emergency Use

BANGKOK, May 29 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand announced yesterday that, it has approved China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. Thailand’s…

UN commemorates its fallen peacekeepers

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday laid a wreath…

UN orders probe of ‘systematic’ abuses in Israel, Palestinian areas

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is seen on a screen delivering her speech remotely at the…

Muhyiddin, UN Sec-Gen Held In-Depth Discussions On Myanmar And Palestine Issues – Malaysian PMO

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres, on Thursday…

Malaysia’s Population Stands at 32.75 Million

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), May 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s population is estimated at 32.75 million in the first quarter of 2021, an…

Dutch judges in ’emotional’ visit to MH17 plane wreckage

Members of the court view the reconstruction of the MH17 aircraft shot down in 2014 in Ukraine, at Gilze-Rijen air…

Japan To Vaccinate Olympic Delegation From June 1

TOKYO, May 27 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese delegation for the Tokyo Olympic Games will receive vaccinations from June 1, the…

Mongolia Logs 653 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Surpasses 55,000

ULAN BATOR, May 27 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia reported 653 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the national…

Three, Including District Chief, Wounded In Bomb Blast In E. Afghanistan

JALALABAD, May 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Three people, including a district chief, were wounded, in an improvised bomb explosion in Afghanistan’s…