Asia

Cuban PM begins work program in Belarus

MINSK (Belarus), Nov 11 (NNN-ACN) — A meeting with Alexandr Lukashenko, President of Belarus, kicked off Friday the first day…

Chikungunya vaccine: US approves first shot against mosquito-borne virus

Chikungunya virus is transmitted by mosquitoes, most commonly Aedes WASHINGTON, Nov 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Food and Drug Administration…

Powerful Aftershock Rocks Off Eastern Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Nov 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – Another strong aftershock, with a magnitude of 6.2, struck off Indonesia’s eastern province of Maluku…

Saudi’s SFD to provide over US$580 mln in development loans to 12 African countries

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Sultan Al-Marshad on Thursday…

Nearly 600,000 Pieces Of UXO Cleared In Laos’ Northern Province

VIENTIANE, Nov 11 (NNN-KPL) – Over 18,000 hectares of land in northern Laos’ Xieng Khuang province, have been cleared of…

ASEAN says UN must uphold transparency and accountability in revitalisation process

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (NNN-Bernama) — The United Nations (UN) must uphold the principle of transparency and accountability as it…

Malaysian ringgit likely to trade in cautious mode against US dollar next week

By Zufazlin Baharuddin KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (NNN-Bernama) —  The Malaysian ringgit is expected to trade in cautious mode against the US…

Malaysia Wants Concrete Measures From OIC Summit

From Mohd Haikal Mohd Isa RIYADH, 11 Nov (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia does not want the meeting of the Organisation of…

Malaysia sends second humanitarian aid to Palestine

SEPANG (Malaysia), Nov 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s second shipment of humanitarian aid for Palestinians departed for El-Arish International Airport, Egypt via a special…

First Batch Of Visa-Free Passengers From Kazakhstan Enter China

URUMQI, Nov 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sixteen Kazakh nationals, on flight CZ6012, enjoyed visa-free treatment, as they arrived in Urumqi, north…