Bahraini PM, China’s Huawei Discuss Telecom Boost
MANAMA, Bahrain, May 13 (NNN-BNA) – Bahraini Prime Minister, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, on Monday, met with representatives of…
Thailand’s 11 One-Seat Parties Support Prayut As New PM
BANGKOK, Thailand, May 14 (NNN-TNA) – Eleven Thai political parties, which won one seat each, in Thailand’s March 24 elections,…
Sri Lanka imposes curfew amid anti-Muslim violence
COLOMBO, May 14 ( NNN-AGENCIES) – Sri Lanka has imposed a nationwide curfew from 9 pm to 4 am local…
China’s former vice finance minister sentenced to 15 years in prison for graft
BEIJING, May 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — China’s Former vice minister of finance Zhang Shaochun was sentenced to 15 years in prison…
Vietnam seizes half tonne of ketamine in crackdown on synthetic drugs
HANOI, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Vietnamese police have seized half a tonne of ketamine worth US$21 million in Ho Chi…
New Zealand begins inquiry into Christchurch’s mosques massacre
WELLINGTON, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An inquiry into Christchurch’s mosques shooting massacre began hearing evidence on Monday, as New Zealand…
China defiant toward US on trade, Kudlow urges strong enforcement steps
WASHINGTON, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and China appeared at a deadlock over trade negotiations on Sunday as…
Singapore, China renew bilateral currency swap agreement
SINGAPORE, May 13 (NNN-CNA) — China and Singapore have renewed the Bilateral Currency Swap Agreement (BCSA) worth 300 billion yuan (S$60…
Pakistan: Gunmen killed five in Balochistan hotel
ISLAMABAD, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pakistan’s army says gunmen who attacked a luxury hotel in Balochistan province on Saturday killed…
Snowstorm kills 4 in southern Mongolia
ULAN BATOR, May 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — A heavy snowstorm had swept through southern Mongolian province of Umnugovi since Saturday, killing at least four people, the…