India’s Hero Motocorp To Raise Two-Wheeler Prices By 40 USD

MUMBAI, Jun 23 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Hero MotoCorp, decided to raise its motorcycle and scooter prices from July 1, to partially offset the impact of the continuous increase in commodity prices, the company said, in its filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange. The world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer will hike price…

Nepal Adds More Destinations To Resumed Int’l Flights

KATHMANDU, Jun 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Nepali government decided to reopen international flights to more foreign destinations and partially resume domestic flights, a senior government official said yesterday. A cabinet meeting decided, on Monday, to allow flights to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Malaysia, South Korea and…

Japan Appoints Takeo Mori As Vice Foreign Minister

TOKYO, Jun 23 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Foreign Ministry official, Takeo Mori, was appointed by the Japanese government as vice foreign minister yesterday, local media reported. Mori, 60, will now be the top bureaucrat at the ministry, taking over from Takeo Akiba. Prior to being handed the senior deputy minister portfolio…

UN Envoy Sees Dire Situation In Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – The UN secretary-general’s special representative for Afghanistan, warned yesterday that, the situation on the ground in the country is dire. “I cannot overstate to the council my concern, regarding the present situation in Afghanistan. All of the major trends — politics, security, the peace…

Malaysia, UK Collaborate In Smart City Development

PUTRAJAYA, June 22 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia and the United Kingdom (UK) have jointly launched a ‘Smart City Handbook : Malaysia’ to promote collaboration and partnership in smart city development between both countries. The handbook outlines the smart city landscape across Malaysia and provides examples of interesting UK smart city projects…

Russia and Myanmar military leader commit to boosting ties at Moscow meeting

Russia’s Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev (left) and Myanmar’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing during their meeting in Moscow MOSCOW, June 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, and Myanmar’s military leader committed to further strengthening security and other ties between the two countries at a Moscow…

ASEAN-BAC Urges Govt To Ratify RCEP, CPTPP By Year-End

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (NNN-Bernama) — The ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) has urged the government to ratify both the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) by year-end. The council’s Malaysia chairman Dr Mohd Munir Abdul Majid said Malaysia has lost…

BNM’s International Reserves Rise To US$111.0 Bln As At June 15

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (NNN-Bernama) — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves stood at US$111.0 billion as at June 15, 2021, up from US$110.9 billion as at May 31. In a statement Tuesday, the central bank said the reserves position is sufficient to finance 8.2 months of retained imports and…

Mongolia Logs 2,231 New COVID-19 Cases

ULAN BATOR, Jun 22 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia reported 2,231 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, in the last 24 hours, raising the national caseload to 98,050, the health ministry said today. Fourteen more fatalities were reported in the past day, bringing the nationwide death toll to 477, the ministry said in…

Restrictions Upgraded As Fiji Records More COVID-19 Cases, Deaths

SUVA, Jun 22 (NNN-PIN) – Fiji upgraded restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19, as the country continued to witness growing COVID-19 cases and deaths. Fiji recorded 126 new COVID-19 cases today, taking the total tally to 2,090, and recovered patients reached 532, while the death toll stood at seven,…
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