Asia

Thailand Hosts 51st ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting

BANGKOK, Sept 7 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand is hosting the 51st ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting and related meetings, with Prime Minister,…

Parcel Explosion In Vietnam Injures At Least Two

HANOI, Vietnam, Sept 7 (NNN-VNA) – A parcel exploded in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, on Saturday (this) morning, injuring at least…

Seven Injured In Southern Philippine Explosion

MANILA, Philippines, Sept 7 (NNN-PNA) – At least seven people were injured, after an improvised bomb exploded on Saturday (today),…

China, Turkey Sign Two MoU’s To Boost Trade

ANKARA, Sept 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Turkey and China signed two memorandums of understanding (MoU’s) on Friday, in a joint trade…

Sec of State Pompeo says US to rally support for Uighurs at UN

WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will use this month’s UN General Assembly to rally support for the…

Iraq Signs Contract With Chinese Oil Company To Complete 80 Wells In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Sept 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Iraq’s Basra Oil Company (BOC), signed a contract with a Chinese company, to develop and…

Hong Kong freedoms must be ‘guaranteed’: German Chancellor Merkel

BEIJING, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel saidthe rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong “must be…

Pakistan Observes Defence Day Amid Escalating Tensions With India

ISLAMABAD, Sept 7 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan observed the country’s 54th Defence Day on Friday, to commemorate the nation’s unity and…

India, Indonesia discuss steps to link Aceh and Andaman

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, Sept 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — India has discussed “tangible steps” with Indonesia for maritime connectivity between…

Ex-Zimbabwean President Mugabe passes away at 95

MOSCOW, Sept 6 (NNN-SPUTNIK) — Former president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, has passed away at the age of 95, Sputnik news…