Asia

S. Korea’s Employment Loss Hits Six-Month High In Oct

SEOUL, Nov 11 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s employment loss hit the highest in six months, amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic,…

Iranian FM Visits Pakistan To Discuss Bilateral Cooperation, Regional Issues

ISLAMABAD, Nov 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, arrived in Pakistan last night, on a two-day visit…

Thai PM Instructs Government Units To Buy Electric Vehicles

BANGKOK, Nov 11 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, instructed all government agencies, to purchase electric vehicles, to gradually…

Turkey Reports 2,576 New COVID-19 Patients, 396,831 In Total

ANKARA, Nov 10 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s daily COVID-19 patients increased by 2,576 yesterday, raising the total number in the country…

US imposes sanctions on four Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown

Flags of China, Hong Kong and the U.S. fly next to each other along Fenwick Pier, in Hong Kong WASHINGTON,…

US criticised for police brutality, racism at UN rights review

Demonstrators hold signs depicting George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis police custody GENEVA, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Major powers, including…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Nearly 8.6 Million

NEW DELHI, Nov 10 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 8,591,730 today, as 38,073 new cases were registered across the…

Cambodia To Suffer From Impacts Of Two Tropical Storms In Coming Days

PHNOM PENH, Nov 10 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MWRM), announced today, the country will suffer…

Covid-19: Brazil halts trials of Chinese vaccine

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s health regulator said it had suspended clinical trials of a Chinese-developed Covid-19…

Philippines’ Q3 GDP Shrinks 11.5 Percent As Virus Lockdown Drags On

MANILA, Nov 10 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines economy shrank by 11.5 percent in July to Sept, from the same period…