Asia

No news yet of missing Indian Air Force plane

NEW DELHI, June 4 (NNN-SPUTNIK) — There has been no news yet on an Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 with…

1989 Tiananmen Square protests remembered

BEIJING, China, June 4 (NNN-NHK) – This week marks the 30th anniversary of the massacre of hundreds if not thousands…

6.1-Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan’s Torishima Island Region, No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Japan, June 4 (NNN-NHK) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck Japan’s Torishima Island region, the…

Indian Companies Seek Cut In Corporate Tax, Bigger Exports To U.S.

MUMBAI, India, June 4 (NNN-PTI) – Indian companies are seeking a cut in corporate income tax to 25 percent from…

Sri Lankan Ministers Quit To Pave Way For Impartial Probe Into Terror Attacks

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, June 4 (NNN-SL NEWS) – Three ministers and five deputy and state ministers, resigned from their portfolios…

Cambodia, Timor-Leste Vow To Enhance Bilateral Ties

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, June 4 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Timor-Leste vowed to enhance bilateral relations in trade, tourism and education,…

China warns students, academics about studying in the US

University student in China. Photo courtesy Free images/Pixalbay BEIJING, June 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — China’s Ministry of Education on Monday warned…

NK leader’s younger sister reemerges after 52-day absence

SEOUL, June 4 (NNN-Yonhap) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s powerful younger sister has appeared in public for the first…

Iran Dismisses U.S. Call For Talks “With No Preconditions” As “Wordplay”

TEHRAN, Iran, June 4 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry said, the U.S. call for talks with Iran is merely “wordplay.”…

Flash Flood, Rainstorm Kill Two, Wash Away Houses In N. Afghanistan

TALUQAN, Afghanistan, June 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Rainstorm and floods have killed at least two persons and swept up hundreds of…