Local Creative Industry Bags RM42 Mln In Sales, Commercial Opportunities At Kidscreen Summit

PUTRAJAYA, June 11 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has helped eight animation companies and one game company generate about RM42 million in commercial opportunities and sales at the recent Virtual Kidscreen Summit 2021. The agency led the nine creative companies through top decision and deal-makers to network…

36-Year-Old Politician Elected As Youngest-Ever Chief Of S. Korea’s Main Conservative Party

SEOUL, Jun 11 (NNN-YONHAP) – A 36-year-old politician was elected today, as the youngest-ever chief of South Korea’s main conservative party. Lee Jun-seok won 43.8 percent of the ballots, cast online and by telephone, in the major conservative People Power Party convention. The voting continued from Monday to Thursday among…

India’s Agriculture Exports Rise To 41.25 Billion USD In FY 2020-21

NEW DELHI, Jun 11 (NNN-PTI) – India’s agriculture exports, during the financial year 2020-21 (Apr 2020-Mar 2021) crossed the 40- billion U.S. dollar-mark, reaching 41.25 billion U.S. dollars, indicating an increase of 17.34 percent over the previous year. Briefing the media virtually, Commerce Secretary, Anup Wadhawan, stated that, agriculture exports…

Indian PM Modi To Attend G7 Summit Virtually

NEW DELHI, Jun 11 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will attend the G7 (Group of Seven) Summit virtually, tomorrow, Jun 12-13, announced the Ministry of External Affairs spokesman, Arindam Bagchi. The G7 summit is going to be held in Britain. “In accordance with the G7 Summit invitation, from…

Malaysia’s IPI Soars 50.1 Pct In April 2021 On Strong Manufacturing Sector Performance

KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) surged 50.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in April 2021, propelled by the strong performance of the manufacturing sector, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). Chief statistician Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the growth was driven by the increment…

High Vaccination Rate Shows Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Going Well – Msia PM Muhyiddin

KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (NNN-Bernama) — The high number of vaccine doses administered daily is proof that the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme launched on Feb 24 is proceeding smoothly, said Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. “Alhamdulillah vaccination has picked up pace … yesterday more than 156,000 people (received their jabs) and…

Singapore Reports 13 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Jun 11 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health reported 13 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total tally to 62,236. Four new cases are reported from the community, with two of them linked to previous cases. One has already been placed on quarantine, and one was detected through surveillance.…

Bangladesh Names SM Shafiuddin Ahmed As New Head Of Armed Forces

DHAKA, Jun 11 (NNN-BSS) – Lieutenant General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, will replace outgoing Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army, General Aziz Ahmed. Lieutenant Colonel Abdullah Ibne Jayed, director of the Bangladeshi Defence Ministry’s Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) department, confirmed yestersday that, Ahmed will take charge of Bangladesh’s Army,…

Matrade, Amazon Team Up To Help Local SMEs Expand Globally

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) is collaborating with e-commerce giant Amazon Global Selling to jointly promote Malaysian-made products to a global audience. In a statement Thursday, MATRADE chief executive officer Mohd Mustafa Abdul Aziz said an area of focus is the joint promotion…

National Shooting Association Of Msia Get Wildcard Slot For Tokyo Olympics

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia have been confirmed a wildcard slot for shooting at next month’s Tokyo Olympics, with experienced shooter Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi the most likely to be picked. National Shooting Association of Malaysia (NSAM) executive secretary Hayati Shamsuri said the governing body received the confirmation…
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