Asia

South Africa’s Gupta brothers sanctioned by US over ‘corruption’

 WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The US Treasury has imposed sanctions against the Gupta family and an associate over alleged corruption in…

Iran Signs Marine Cooperation Agreement With Caspian Sea Littoral States

TEHRAN, Oct 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and Caspian Sea littoral states, signed a marine cooperation agreement in security, training, technical…

Xi Arrives In India For Informal Meeting With Modi

CHENNAI, India, Oct 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – At the invitation of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, Chinese President, Xi Jinping, arrived…

Malaysia’s oil firm wins 3 exploration blocks in Brazil

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Malaysia’s state-owned oil firm Petronas said Friday that it has successfully won three exploration…

Maldives To Provide Psychiatric Facilities To Address Mental Illnesses

MALE, Oct 11 (NNN-PSM) – Maldives Health Ministry announced, it would soon provide psychiatric facilities across the island country, to…

Day 1 of US-China trade talks end with hopes for limited deal

WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Top US and Chinese negotiators wrapped up a first day of trade talks in more than…

Drone Attack Kills Six Daesh Insurgents In E. Afghanistan

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A total of six insurgents, affiliated with the Daesh group, were killed, as an…

Malaysia’s Natural Rubber Production Falls 4.1 Pct In Aug

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Malaysia’s natural rubber production dropped 4.1 percent to 57,599 tonnes in Aug, from 60,088…

World Bank Forecasts 7.2 Pct GDP Growth For Bangladesh In 2019-20 Fiscal

DHAKA, Oct 11 (NNN-BSS) – The World Bank predicted 7.2 percent economic growth for Bangladesh, for the current fiscal year…

Sri Lanka To Print 66-cm-long Ballot Paper For Presidential Polls

COLOMBO, Oct 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Elections Commission said, the ballot paper for the upcoming presidential elections would be…