Asia

Wuhan under quarantine following coronavirus outbreak

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan  23 (NNN-BERNAMA) — China has imposed a quarantine on Wuhan in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak there, the Health…

5.2 -Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southern Iran

TEHRAN, Iran, Jan 23 (NNN-IRNA) – A 5.2-magnitude earthquake, hit Sargaz region, in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan on Wednesday,…

Tokyo To Lay On Extra Train Services During Olympics

TOKYO, Jan 23 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo train operators will lay on special late-night train services, during the Olympic Games between…

Chinese Embassy Urges U.S. Official To Stop Smearing China-Pakistan Cooperation

ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (NNN-APP) – The United States should stop spreading fabricated cliches repeatedly, about China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the…

Dr Mahathir receives courtesy call from Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad received a courtesy call from Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh…

Sri Lanka Earns Record 5.3 Billion USD From Apparel Exports In 2019

COLOMBO, Jan 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka earned a record 5.3 billion U.S. dollars from its apparel exports in 2019,…

Uzbekistan’s Parliament Approves Incumbent Prime Minister To Lead Gov’t

TASHKENT, Jan 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – The legislative chamber and the senate of Uzbekistan’s newly-formed parliament, approved Abdulla Aripov, as the…

Omani FM Visits Iran Amid Escalating Regional Tensions

TEHRAN, Jan 22 (NNN-ONA) – Oman Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, arrived in Iran’s capital Tehran on…

Iran Seeks U.S., French Help To Decode Crashed Ukrainian Plane’s Black Box

TEHRAN, Jan 22 (NNN-PRESS TV) – Iran asked the French and U.S. accident investigation agencies, the BEA and NTSB respectively,…

FFP not guilty of conspiracy to overthrow monarchy – Thai’s Constitutional Court

BANGKOK, Jan 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court today ruled that the key figures of opposition Future Forward Party (FFP)…