Asia

Update: Death Toll Of Jade Mine Collapse Reaches 172 In Myanmar’s Northernmost State

YANGON, July 4 (NNN-MNA) – Six more bodies were recovered, bringing the death toll of a jade mine collapse in…

Pakistan Believes In Peaceful Co-Existence With Neighbouring Countries

ISLAMABAD, July 4 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan believes in peaceful co-existence with its neighbouring countries, the country’s Prime Minister Office said…

About 40,000 Litres Of Oil Spill After Power Barge Explosion In Central Philippines

MANILA, July 4 (NNN-PNA) – Approximately 40,000 litres of oil spilled into the waters, off the central Philippines’ Lapuz town…

International Flights To Remain Suspended Until July 31 In India

NEW DELHI, July 4 (NNN-UNI) – Commercial international flights to and from India shall remain suspended until July 31, the…

Japanese Gov’t Sued Again Over Forced Sterilisation

TOKYO, July 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Japanese woman who was forcibly sterilised in 1977, under Japan’s former eugenics law, filed…

CPEC A Guarantee To Pakistan’s Prosperous Future: PM

ISLAMABAD, July 4 (NNN-APP) – China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), is the guarantee to a prosperous future of Pakistan, and all…

Over 10 Million In Beijing Receive COVID-19 Tests

BEIJING, July 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 10.41 million residents in Beijing had received nucleic acid tests, as of Thursday,…

China crackdown sparks Western offers of asylum for Hong Kongers

HONG KONG, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Western nations are moving to offer millions of Hong Kong residents refuge after Beijing passed…

Modi visits Himalayan border where troops clashed with China

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits India’s Himalayan desert region of Ladakh in this still image taken from video NEW DELHI,…

Hong Kong businesses back new security law despite fears

HONG KONG, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China’s new security law has sent fear coursing through many Hong Kong residents, but…