Asia

China Donates Fodder To Mongolian Region Hit By Blizzards, Sandstorms

HOHHOT, Apr 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Trucks loaded with fodder, donated by China as disaster relief to southern Mongolia’s Omnogovi Province,…

Asian Economy To Grow 6.5 Percent In 2021: Report

BOAO, Hainan, Apr 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – The growth rate of the Asian economy in 2021 is expected to reach at…

Philippines Logs 10,098 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Tops 936,000

MANILA, Apr 19 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH), reported yesterday, 10,098 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total…

Fiji Locks Down Greater Nadi, Lautoka Area After Woman Tests Positive For COVID-19

SUVA, Apr 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – The South Pacific island nation of Fiji, this morning, locked down its greater Nadi and…

Local Daesh Leader Killed By Gov’t Forces In Eastern Afghanistan

KABUL, Apr 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – A local Daesh leader was killed by Afghan Special Forces, in the country’s eastern Nangarhar…

5.8-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Apr 18 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.8, struck off Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture today, according to…

Thailand Reports Record Of 1,767 New COVID-19 Cases, Two More Deaths

BANGKOK, Apr 18 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand today reported a new daily record of 1,767 COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths,…

Three Policemen Killed In Insider Attack In Afghanistan

QALA-E-NAW, Apr 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Three police constables were killed, when one of their colleagues turned his gun against them,…

New Zealand Reports Four Imported COVID-19 Cases

WELLINGTON, Apr 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported four new cases and one historical case of COVID-19 at the border…

50th Anniversary Of Ping-Pong Diplomacy Marked In Japan

NAGOYA, Apr 18 (NNN-NHK) – An international symposium has been held, in the Japanese city of Nagoya, to commemorate the…