Asia

Iran, Australia Trade Grows By 13.47 Percent In Value Over 11 Months

TEHRAN, Iran, April 16 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran traded 91,063 tonnes of non-oil commodities worth 161.21 million U.S. dollars with Australia,…

Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Agree To Boost Trade-Economic Cooperation

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, April 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The presidents of the two central Asian nations of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, agreed in…

New ECRL Deal A Big Win For Dr Mahathir, Says US Economist

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The new East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project deal is a big win for…

Philippines, Croatia sign MOU for defense cooperation

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana. Photo courtesy of PNA MANILA, April 15 (NNN-PNA) — The Philippines and Croatia recently signed a…

Death toll rises to 3 in aircraft collision in Nepal’s Lukla airport

KATHMANDU, April 15 (NNN- Xinhua) — The death toll in Sunday’s aircraft collision in Nepal’s Lukla airport climbed to three,…

N.K. leader could hold first summit with Putin next week: sources

MOSCOW, April 15 (NNN- Yonhap) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may hold his first-ever summit with Russian President Vladimir…

China, Japan hold 5th high-level economic dialogue

BEIJING, April 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday co-chaired the fifth high-level economic…

Eight Killed, Six Missing As Flash-Flood Hits Van In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, April 14 (NNN-PPI) – At least eight people, including women and kids, were killed and six others went…

At Least Three Killed In Aircraft Collision At Nepal’s Lukla Airport

KATHMANDU, Nepal, April 14 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – At least three people were killed, after an aircraft of Summit Air collided with…

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolts Sabang, Aceh

Banda Aceh, Aceh Darussalam, April 14 – (NNN- ANTARA) – An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale jolted Sabang…