Business & Economy

About 350 Residents Evacuated After Buildings Collapsed In Kolkata, India

KOLKATA, India, Sept 5 (NNN-PTI) – A three-storey building collapsed in central Kolkata’s Bowbazar area, a day after cracks appeared…

Indonesia Launches Steps To Improve Manufacturing Sector Performance

JAKARTA, Sept 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government, the central bank of Bank Indonesia (BI) and the Financial Service Authorities,…

New Gov’t Owned Company Brings New Landscape To Brunei’s ICT Sector

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 5 (NNN-BB NEWS) – The Brunei government has consolidated all the country’s telecommunication infrastructures under the…

Jordan Receives First Shipment Of Iraqi Oil

AMMAN, Jordan, Sept 5 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan, on Wednesday, received the first daily shipment of 10,000 barrels of Iraqi crude…

Qatar Petroleum Cuts Aug Prices For Marine, Land Crude

DOHA, Qatar, Sept 5 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar Petroleum (QP) cut its Aug prices for marine crude oil by 6.2 percent…

Gulf Ministers Agree To Recruit Foreign Labour, Boost Private Sector

MUSCAT, Oman, Sept 5 (NNN-ONA) – Labour and Social Affairs and Development Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), agreed…

Turkish, U.S. Senior Officials Discuss Safe Zone In Syria

ANKARA, Sept 5 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Presidential Spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, and U.S. National Security Adviser, John Bolton, held a phone…

Iran To Expand Nuclear R&D: President

TEHRAN, Sept 5 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said that, Iran will expand its nuclear research and development as…

Sri Lankan PM Concludes Official Visit To Maldives

MALE, Maldives, Sept 5 (NNN-PSM) – Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, on Wednesday, concluded an official visit to the…

Japan’s Abe Departs For Russia To Meet Putin

TOKYO, Sept 5 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, departed for a three-day trip to Russia, where he will…