Asia

Three Children Killed In Landmine Blast In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Apr 13 (NNN-APP) – Three children were killed and one other was injured, in a landmine blast, in Pakistan’s…

Singapore’s Economy Up 2.7 Percent In Q1

SINGAPORE, Apr 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Singapore economy grew by 2.7 percent year on year, in the first quarter of…

Mary Kom Steps Down As India’s Chef De Mission For Paris Olympics

NEW DELHI, Apr 13 (NNN-PTI) – Mary Kom, the Chef de Mission of the Indian delegation for the 2024 Paris…

Hezbollah Fires Dozens Of Rockets At N. Israel

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Apr 13 (NNN-MA’AN/NNA) – About 40 rockets were fired from Lebanon at northern Israel, Friday night, following Israeli airstrikes…

China Urges U.S., Japan, Philippines To Stop Undermining Regional Peace, Stability

MANILA, Apr 13 (NNN-PNA) – China urged the United States, Japan and the Philippines, to stop playing bloc politics, stop…

Cambodia’s Garment, Footwear, Travel Goods Export Up 20 Percent In Q1

PHNOM PENH, Apr 13 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia exported 2,941 million U.S. dollars worth of garment, footwear and travel products (GFTs)…

Maldives To Allow Settling Import Payments Using Chinese Currency

 MALÉ, Apr 12 (NNN-IPS) – Maldivian Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Mohamed Saeed, said that, Maldivians will soon have…

Uzbekistan To Host CIS Anti-Terror Exercise This Year

TASHKENT, Apr 12 (NNN-UzA) – Uzbekistan will host a joint anti-terror exercise of the Commonwealth of Independence States (CIS), on…

Vietnam’s Van Thinh Phat’s Chairwoman, Faced Death Sentence For Embezzlement

HANOI, Apr 12 (NNN-VNA) – Truong My Lan, chairwoman of real estate developer, Van Thinh Phat, faced the death penalty…

Five Killed As Mooring Line Snapped In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Apr 12 (NNN-BSS) – At least five people, including three of a family, were killed yesterday, when a mooring…