Asia

RCEP Countries Plan To Hold Meeting In Oct, Aimed At Deal-Signing Within This Year

HANOI, Aug 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – Member countries of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), are expected to hold a meeting…

Eight Killed As Heavy Rains Trigger Flood-Like Situation In India’s Madhya Pradesh

NEW DELHI, Aug 31 (NNN-PTI) – At least eight people were killed after heavy rains triggered flood-like situation in India’s…

Airstrikes Smash Taliban Explosive Cache, Court House In N. Afghanistan

SARI PUL, Afghanistan, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A Taliban cache and a courthouse were destroyed by airstrikes, in Afghanistan’s northern…

Pakistan To Establish Three “Marble Cities” To Attract Investors

ISLAMABAD, Aug 31 (NNN-APP) – Minister for Industries of Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, Muhammad Khan Toor Utmankhail, said, the provincial…

Malaysia sees a modest countdown to National Day

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (NNN-BERNAMA) — This year’s National Day countdown was held in a completely different way under the new normal due…

Covid-19: Global cases cross 25 million as India sets grim record

PARIS, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global coronavirus infections soared past 25 million on Sunday, as countries around the world further…

Over 200 Dead From COVID-19 In Nepal As Fatality Doubles In Two Weeks

KATHMANDU, Aug 30 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepal recorded over 200 deaths from COVID-19, as the fatality from the pandemic doubled in…

Effective Measures Diminish Migration Of Desert Locusts In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 30 (NNN-APP) — The migration of desert locusts to summer breeding areas of Pakistan subsided, due to the…

India Not To Participate In Next Month’s Military Exercises In Russia

NEW DELHI, Aug 30 (NNN-PTI) – India late yesterday, announced that, its defence forces will not participate in this year’s…

COVID-19 Cases Increase To 749 In Myanmar, 16 New Infections

YANGON, Aug 30 (NNN-MNA) – The total number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar increased to 749 as of this morning,…