Asia

Emerald Fair Held In Afghanistan’s Panjshir

BAZARAK, Afghanistan, Jul 11 (NNN-ANA) – A fair of emerald and its products, opened in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province yesterday, with…

Vietnam Records Fastest Growing Number Of Millionaires: Report

HANOI, Jul 11 (NNN-VNA) – The number of millionaires in Vietnam virtually doubled between 2013 and 2023, at the fastest…

Police Officer, Five Criminal Suspects Killed In Southern Philippine Clash

MANILA, Jul 11 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine police clashed with suspected criminals in Cotabato province, in the southern Philippines yesterday, with…

Okinawa Assembly Protests Alleged Sexual Assaults By U.S. Troops

TOKYO, Jul 11 (NNN-NHK) – The assembly of Japan’s southernmost prefecture, Okinawa, yesterday, unanimously passed a resolution and a statement,…

Cambodia’s Angkor Botanical Garden Wins Travellers’ Choice Awards 2024

PHNOM PENH, Jul 11 (NNN-AKP) – The Angkor Botanical Garden, in north-west Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park, has won TripAdvisor…

India’s Aviation Regulator Issues New Safety Standards For Ground Handlers

NEW DELHI, Jul 11 (NNN-PTI) – With a consistent expansion witnessed in India’s civil aviation industry, the country’s aviation regulator…

One Dead, Two Toddlers Missing In Southern Philippine Flash Flood

MANILA, Jul 11 (NNN-PNA) – A 14-year-old boy has died and two toddlers, aged 2 and 3, have been reported…

5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Struck Off Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jul 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the western province of Bengkulu in Indonesia, last night, but…

Fire Under Control, Water Contaminated After Large Chemical Explosion Shocks Melbourne Factory

SYDNEY, Jul 11 (NNN-AAP) – Authorities provided an update yesterday, about a major blast and subsequent fire, at a factory…

Four-Metre Long Crocodile That Killed Australian Child Shot Dead

CANBERRA, Jul 10 (NNN-AAP) – Authorities have shot dead a crocodile that killed a child, in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT).…