Asia

Australian State Of Victoria Extends Strict COVID-19 Lock-Downs

SYDNEY, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Officials in the Australian state of Victoria have extended a strict COVID-19 lock-down by two…

Myanmar Reports 45 More COVID-19 Cases, 1,464 In Total

YANGON, Sept 7 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reported 45 more new COVID-19 confirmed cases this morning, according to a release from…

Strong Quake Strikes Off Central Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Sept 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – A revised 6.7-magnitude quake rocked North Sulawesi province in central Indonesia last night, but did…

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Continue To Mount In Asia-Pacific, As India Records Highest Daily Jump

HONG KONG, Sept 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Asia-Pacific countries reported more COVID-19 cases, as India announced record high one-day spike. The…

Pakistan Celebrates 55th Defence Day Amid Tensions With India

ISLAMABAD, Sept 7 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan celebrated the country’s 55th Defence Day yesterday, to pay homage to the soldiers and…

Japan Braces For Typhoon Haishen As 1.8 Million People Ordered To Evacuate

TOKYO, Sept 7 (NNN-NHK) – Typhoon Haishen continued on its path towards southwestern Japan, as 1.8 million people in seven…

Iran Seeks To Finalise Tourism Visa Waiver Deal With Russia

TEHRAN, Sept 6 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Ali Asghar Mounesan, said that, he will…

Myanmar Reports One More COVID-19 Death, Total Cases Rise To 1,319

YANGON, Sept 6 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reported one more COVID-19 death this morning, bringing the death toll in the country…

Top DPRK Leader Urges Party Members To Join Relief Work In Typhoon-Hit Areas

PYONGYANG, Sept 6 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), sent an…

Cambodian PM Says Globalisation, Multilateral Trade Vital For Global Growth, Poverty Reduction

PHNOM PENH, Sept 6 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen said, strengthening globalisation and multilateral trade are…