Asia

US envoy to visit South Korea to discuss stalled North Korea nuclear talks

Flags of North Korea, rear, and South Korea, front, flutter in the wind at border area near Taesungdong freedom village,…

US: China military exercises will ‘further destabilize’ South China Sea

WASHINGTON, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US said it was “concerned” about Chinese military exercises around a disputed archipelago in…

Covid-19: Kim Jong-Un hails North Korea’s ‘shining success’ against pandemic

PYONGYANG, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) –North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has praised what he described as his country’s “shining success” in…

New Zealand mosque shooter to be sentenced in August

WELLINGTON, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslim worshippers in last year’s New Zealand mosque…

China security law: Prominent democracy activist Nathan Law flees Hong Kong

HONG KONG,  July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) —One of Hong Kong’s most prominent young democracy activists has fled the territory after China imposed…

At least 162 dead in Myanmar jade mine collapse caused by landslide: A ‘preventable tragedy’

In this photo released from Myanmar Fire Service Department, rescuers carry a recovered body of a victim. YANGON, July 3…

Iran reports accident at ‘inactive’ nuclear site, no casualties

TEHRAN, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iran’s nuclear body said an accident had taken place on Thursday at a construction site…

Update: Death toll from Myanmar jade mine landslide rises to 113

Rescuers attempting to locate survivors after a landslide at a jade mine in Hpakant, Kachin state YANGON, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

At least 50 dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide

Jade miners take photos at the mud pond where more than 50 people were killed in collapse, in Hpakant, Kachin, …

At Least 50 Killed, Many Feared Missing In Jade Mine Landslide In Myanmar

YANGON, July 2 (NNN-MNA) – Bodies of at least 50 jade scavengers have been recovered, while many others are still…