Palestinian Authorities Reject Israel’s Further Settlement In West Bank

RAMALLAH, Aug 19 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian authorities, yesterday, rejected the Israeli government’s plan, to allocate a 190 million-U.S. dollar-fund, to deepen settlement construction in the West Bank, by financing random outposts. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said, the right-wing Israeli government “is racing against time to steal more land, to…

Russia Sanctions 54 British Citizens In Retaliatory Move

MOSCOW, Aug 19 (NNN-TASS) – Russia has imposed personal sanctions against 54 British citizens, including officials, journalists and law enforcement representatives, the Foreign Ministry said, yesterday. The decision was taken “in response to London’s hostile anti-Russian course,” and unilateral sanctions imposed against Russian citizens and economic operators, the ministry said…

Cattle Die Of Unknown Disease In Northern Myanmar

YANGON, Aug 19 (NNN-MNA) – An unknown disease has killed many cattle in Myanmar’s northernmost Kachin state, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, U Aung Zan Htwe, said. “We received a report from the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, about the deaths of some cattle…

Cattle Die Of Unknown Disease In Northern Myanmar

S. Koreans Staged Candlelight Vigil Against Joint Military Drill With U.S.

SEOUL, Aug 19 (NNN-YONHAP) – A group of South Korean peace activists and ordinary people, staged a candlelight vigil in central Seoul last night, to express their stern opposition to an upcoming joint military exercise with the United States. Holding a candle in one hand, each participant shouted slogans of…

Cambodia, Laos Launched First Phase Of Cross-Border QR Code Payments

PHNOM PENH, Aug 19 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Laos launched the first phase of cross-border QR code payments between the two neighbours yesterday, which will allow Cambodian travellers to shop in Laos using their local currency Riel, said National Bank of Cambodia, in a statement. Chea Serey, governor of the…

Malaysia’s FDI Up 1.46 Billion USD In Q2

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s foreign direct investment (FDI), reached a record 900 billion ringgit (193.7 billion U.S. dollars), in the second quarter of this year, an increase of 6.8 billion ringgit (1.46 billion U.S. dollars) from the first quarter, official data showed, yesterday. The Department of Statistics…

China’s Original Symphony Performed In Tokyo To Enhance Cultural Exchanges

TOKYO, Aug 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – A symphony concert by Chinese musicians was staged at Japan’s Tokyo Opera City last night, to mark the 1,250th birth anniversary of the Japanese scholar – Monk Kukai, a pioneer of Japan-China cultural exchanges. Symphony Kukai, composed by Zou Ye, resident composer with the China…

Mongolia Holds Nomadic Cultural Festival To Promote Tourism

ULAN BATOR, Aug 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – A cultural festival, to promote Mongolia’s nomadic intangible culture and the development of the tourism sector kicked off here yesterday. According to the country’s Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the three-day festival, held in the Nalaikh District of Ulan Bator, aims to honour and…

Bangladesh Condemns Terror Attack On Holy Shrine In Iran

DHAKA, Aug 19 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh has strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack on a Muslim shrine in Shiraz city, in southern Iran. The attack killed two and injured seven others on Aug 13, when an armed assailant attempted to break into the Shah Cheragh shrine at a main gate,…