Asia

ADB Approves 200-Mln-USD Loan To Boost Philippine Infrastructure Projects

MANILA, Dec 8 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), today said, it has approved a loan of 200 million…

Establishment of BRICS Disability Forum in the spotlight

PRETORIA, Dec 8 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) is hosting a virtual…

Thailand To Promote Songkran As Global Festival After UNESCO Listing

BANGKOK, Dec 8 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand held a celebration in the capital, Bangkok yesterday, to mark the listing of Songkran,…

Cambodian PM To Pay Official Visit To Vietnam Next Week

PHNOM PENH, Dec 8 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Manet, will pay an official visit to Vietnam on Dec…

Five Injured After Elderly Driver Crashes Into Tutoring School Near Tokyo

TOKYO, Dec 8 (NNN-NHK) – A car, yesterday plowed into a building, housing a tutoring school near Tokyo, resulting in…

Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics Force Seized Over 400 Kg Drugs, Seven Arrested

ISLAMABAD, Dec 8 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), conducted multiple operations in different areas of the country, recovering over…

World’s 1st 4th-Generation Nuclear Power Plant Goes Into Commercial Operation In China

BEIJING, Dec 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – The world’s first fourth-generation nuclear power plant, China’s Shidaowan high temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) nuclear…

WHO roots for increased taxes on alcohol and sugary sweetened beverages

GENEVA, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization has called on countries to increase taxes on alcohol and sugary…

Indonesia’s Ibu Volcano Erupts, Ash Up To 1,200 Metres

JAKARTA, Dec 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Ibu volcano on Halmahera Island, in the eastern Indonesian province of North Maluku, erupted…

China-Laos Railway Records Over 100,000 Cross-Border Passengers

KUNMING, Dec 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – The China-Laos Railway, which launched its international passenger service on Apr 13, has transported over…