Asia

Iran’s treatment of nuclear inspector ‘not acceptable’: IAEA

VIENNA, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN’s nuclear watchdog said that one of its inspectors in Iran was briefly prevented…

All 39 victims found dead in UK truck were Vietnamese: police

LONDON, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All 39 bodies found in a refrigeratedtruck outside London last month have now been identified…

Bangladesh ready to repatriate Rohingyas but Myanmar fails: FM Momen

DHAKA, NOV 8 (NNN-BSS) – Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen said Bangladesh is ready to repatriate forcibly displaced…

Japan’s Typhoon-Damaged Bullet Trains To Be Scrapped

TOKYO, Nov 7 (NNN-NHK) – All 10 Shinkansen bullet trains that were inundated at a train yard in the city…

Mumbai Positions Itself As Fintech Hub For India

MUMBAI, Nov 7 (NNN-PTI) – Mumbai, the financial capital of India, positioned itself as the fintech gateway for India, ahead…

Philippines’ Duterte Wants To Ban Single-Use Plastics

MANILA, Nov 7 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, wants to ban single-use plastics in the country, his spokesman said…

China, France reaffirm support of Paris climate agreement, call it ‘irreversible’

French President Emmanuel Macron with Chinese President Xi Jinping outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China BEIJING,…

Thailand Says EEC Projects To Set Precedent To Spur Economy

BANGKOK, Nov 7 (NNN-TNA) – Mega transport projects and emerging investments in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), will set precedent…

Chinese, Turkish Firms Ink Strategic Cooperation Agreements On Agricultural Products

ISTANBUL, Nov 7 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Chinese and Turkish companies, signed in Istanbul, strategic cooperation agreements on agricultural products, including exporting…

Iran Resumes Uranium Enrichment In Fordow

TEHRAN, Nov 7 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran resumed uranium enrichment, at Fordow nuclear facility, in the early hours of Thursday, after…