Asia

US election: China declines to acknowledge Biden victory, says result yet to be determined

US President-elect Joe Biden BEIJING, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China declined to congratulate Joe Biden as the winner of the…

More Than 8,600 Thai Applicants Vying For Upcoming Local Elections

BANGKOK, Nov 10 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Election Commission (EC), disclosed, it had already received 8,600 applications from aspiring Thais to…

S. Korea Reports 100 More COVID-19 Cases, 27,653 In Total

SEOUL, Nov 10 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 100 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, compared to 24 hours…

Hokkaido Sees Daily COVID-19 Cases Spike To 200-Mark For First Time

TOKYO, Nov 10 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido reported 200 new daily COVID-19 infections, marking the highest level…

Support Rate For Japanese PM Suga’s Cabinet Almost Flat At 56 Percent

TOKYO, Nov 10 (NNN-NHK) – The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga’s Cabinet, was almost flat at 56…

Cambodia Marked 67th Anniversary Of Independence Day

PHNOM PENH, Nov 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Cambodia yesterday commemorated the 67th anniversary of the declaration of Independence from French colonial…

Seven Killed, Five Injured In Truck-Car Crash In India’s Madhya Pradesh

NEW DELHI, Nov 9 (NNN-UNI) – At least seven people from a family were killed and five others injured last…

Iran Urges U.S. To Cease Economic Pressures

TEHRAN, Nov 9 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry, yesterday called for cessation of the U.S. economic pressures against the…

Covid-19: Global cases surpass 50 mln — Johns Hopkins University

People wearing face masks sit on a bench in Brussels, Belgium NEW YORK, Nov 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — Global COVID-19 cases…

Iran Sees Highest Daily Death Toll From COVID-19 As Iraq’s Tally Of Infections Nears 500,000

The latest figure took the overall death toll in Iran to 38,291, said Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian…