Asia

Malaysia’s Exports To Grow In 1H 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is expected to continue its stellar exports growth in the first half of…

Govts Need To Continue Fiscal Measures To Address Rising Poverty, Says ADB Chief Economist

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Continued government fiscal measures are critical in addressing rising poverty in developing countries in…

Iranian Top Negotiator Says Nuclear Talks On Right Track With Challenges Ahead

TEHRAN, Apr 28 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, said, the process of talks aimed at reviving the…

Military Kills 17 Militants In Eastern Afghanistan: Gov’t

KABUL, Apr 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Seventeen Taliban militants were killed and 12 others wounded, when government forces attacked their positions,…

Japan Approves RCEP, World’s Largest Trade Deal Including China, ASEAN

TOKYO, Apr 28 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s upper house of parliament, today approved the world’s largest free trade deal, which comprises…

US orders big drawdown at Kabul embassy as troops leave

While the official start to the withdrawal of US’s 2,500 to 3,500 troops and NATO’s 7,000 allied forces is May…

Four Patients Died In Hospital Fire In India’s Mumbai

MUMBAI, Apr 28 (NNN-PTI) – At least four patients died, at a private hospital in Mumbra, on the outskirts of…

India’s COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 200,000-Mark

NEW DELHI, Apr 28 (NNN-PTI) – India’s death toll due to COVID-19 surpassed the 200,000-mark, reaching 201,187 today, according to…

6.4-Magnitude Quake Hits Northeast India’s Assam, No Immediate Reports Of Casualties

NEW DELHI, Apr 28 (NNN-PTI) – A 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit India’s northeastern state of Assam, at 07:51 a.m. local time…

Bangladesh Approves Russian COVID-19 Vaccine Sputnik V For Emergency Use

DHAKA, Apr 28 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government approved the import and use of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19.…