Asia

Death Toll Rises To 55 In Strong Japan Quakes Amid Aftershocks, Rising Damage Reports

TOKYO, Jan 3 (NNN-NHK) – The death toll has risen to at least 55, in the central Japanese prefecture of…

S. Korea’s Opposition Party Leader Injured After Being Stabbed In Neck

SEOUL, Jan 2 (NNN-YONHAP) – Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party, was injured today, after being…

Earthquake Jolts Off Central Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jan 2 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.1, struck off East Nusa Tenggara province, in central…

Afghanistan’s Exports Reached Nearly Two Billion U.S. Dollars In 2023

KABUL, Jan 2 (NNN-ANA) – Afghanistan’s exports in 2023 reached nearly two billion U.S. dollars, spokesman for the Ministry of…

Mongolia’s Central Bank Purchased Around 18 Tonnes Of Gold In 2023

ULAN BATOR, Jan 2 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia’s central bank said today, it had purchased a total of 17.8 tonnes of…

One Killed, 14 Injured In S. Korea’s Apartment Fire

SEOUL, Jan 2 (NNN-YONHAP) – One man was killed and 14 others were injured, today, in South Korea’s apartment building…

India, Pakistan Exchange Lists Of Nuke Installations, Prisoners

NEW DELHI, Jan 2 (NNN-PTI) – India yesterday, exchanged with Pakistan the lists of its nuclear installations, said an official…

2024 to be a ‘take-off’ year for Malaysia’s economic transition, GDP firmer at 4.4 pct – Maybank IB

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 (NNN-Bernama) — The year 2024 should be a ‘take off’ year for Malaysia’s medium to long-term…

Ethiopia officially becomes a BRICS member

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 2 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Ethiopia’s membership in the BRICS Group (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)…

Malaysian drug kingpin arrested in Laos

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, Jan 2 (NNN-Bernama) — A Malaysian fugitive wanted in Thailand for drug smuggling was…