Asia

COVID-19 Cases In Tokyo Hit Highest Since State Of Emergency Lifted

TOKYO, July 2 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo metropolitan government yesterday confirmed 67 new COVID-19 infections, marking the sixth straight day new…

Turkey Vows To Maintain Peace, Security In Syria

ANKARA, July 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said, Turkey will do its best to maintain peace, security…

Thousands Affected As Heavy Rains Lash Southwest China

KUNMING/CHONGQING, July 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Thousands of people have been affected, as rainstorms continue to ravage southwest China. In Yunnan…

Turkey, Iran, Russia Hold Online Astana Summit Today

ANKARA, July 1 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey announced that, the leaders of Turkey, Russia and Iran will hold an Astana summit…

19 Killed In Explosion At Clinic In Iran’s Capital

TEHRAN, July 1 (NNN-IRNA) – At least 19 people were killed, in an explosion at a clinic, in the northern…

Lightning, Thunderstorm Kill 11 In India’s Bihar

NEW DELHI, July 1 (NNN-PTI) – At least 11 people were killed, due to lightning and thunderstorm, in the eastern…

Number Of Foreign Tourists To Cambodia’s Famed Angkor Down 69 Percent In H1

PHNOM PENH, July 1 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park attracted 387,840 foreign tourists in the first half of…

India’s COVID-19 Death Toll Rises To 17,400 As Total Cases Reach 585,493

NEW DELHI, July 1 (NNN-UNI) – India’s health ministry, today said, 507 new deaths due to COVID-19, besides fresh 18,653…

Sri Lanka’s Bank Of Ceylon Signs Cooperation Treaty With China Development Bank

COLOMBO, July 1 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka’s Bank of Ceylon, on Tuesday, signed a long-term treaty with the China Development…

Three Students Drown In Central Vietnam

HANOI, July 1 (NNN-VNA) – Three school girls drowned while swimming in a river, in Vietnam’s central Ha Tinh province,…