Asia

Japan’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Hit New Record As Tokyoites Urged To Stay Home

TOKYO, July 23 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo Governor, Yuriko Koike, urged residents of the capital, to refrain from going out unnecessarily,…

Zambia asks China for debt relief

Zambian President Edgar Lungu (L) and President Xi Jinping LUSAKA, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zambian President Edgar Lungu has asked…

Cambodia Launches New Information Sharing System To Protect Vulnerable Citizens From Floods, Natural Disaster

PHNOM PENH, July 23 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), in cooperation with the United Nations World…

Two Candidates Shortlisted For Top Post At Bank Of Thailand

BANGKOK, July 23 (NNN-TNA) – Two candidates have been shortlisted to become the next Bank of Thailand (BoT) governor, said…

Singapore Reports 310 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, July 23 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 310 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total…

Afghan girl kills two Taliban militants in fightback

The photo of the girl has gone viral in recent days  KABUL, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) —A teenage Afghan girl has been…

Moscow sees ‘chance’ to save Iran nuclear deal

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif greet each other with an elbow bump MOSCOW,…

Chinese cybercriminals targeted COVID research, hacked hundreds of companies: US

WASHINGTON, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two Chinese nationals have been indicted for seeking to steal COVID-19 vaccine research and hacking…

Afghanistan: Taliban truck bomb kills eight soldiers

KABUL, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed truck near an Afghan military convoy, killing eight soldiers,…

Covid-19: Chinese vaccine starts final tests in Brazil

BRASILIA, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Chinese-made vaccine against the new coronavirus entered the final stage of testing Tuesday in…