Asia

Indonesia Aims To Complete Half Of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway This Year

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Feb 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – Half of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) project, is targeted to be built this…

23 Killed, Many Got Sick After Consuming Spurious Liquor In India

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, India, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 23 people were killed and many others…

U.S. Envoy Says Productive In Talks With DPRK

SEOUL, S. Korea, Feb 9 (NNN-KCNA) – Stephen Biegun, U.S. special representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)…

Myanmar Attracts Over 3.5 Million Foreign Tourists In 2018

YANGON, Myanmar, Feb 9 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar attracted over 3.55 million foreign visitors in the whole of 2018, according to…

Brunei Is Home To Southeast Asia’s Longest Oversea Bridge. Soon

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei Darussalam, Feb 9 (NNN-TDD BRUNEI) – Brunei will soon have the longest bridge in Southeast Asia,…

Five-Day Multinational Maritime Exercise Begins In Pakistan

The exercise is conducted after every two years since it was initiated in 2007. The Pakistan Navy’s ships, submarines, boats,…

Thai King Says Involving Princess In Politics “Inappropriate”

BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb 9 (NNN-TNA) – Thai King, Maha Vajiralongkorn, said late Friday that, his elder sister, Princess Ubolratana Mahidol…

Singapore dollar falls below RM3-mark for first time in 4 months

SINGAPORE, FEB 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Singapore dollar fell below the RM3 mark on Friday (Feb 8) for the first…

Need for better policies for Vietnamese enterprises to gain from FTAs: VCCI

HO CHI MINH CITY, Feb 8 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s joining of free trade agreements (FTAs) is quite suitable in the…

ADB Debuts In Offshore Philippine Peso Bond Market

MANILA, Philippine, Feb 8 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Friday that, it has raised 5.22 billion…