Mongolia Warns Of Extreme Cold In Coming Week

ULAN BATOR, Nov 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Large parts of Mongolia are expected to see extreme cold from this Monday, and through the entire week, with expected overnight temperatures of 39 to 47 degrees Celsius below zero, the country’s weather agency said, yesterday. The weather agency said that, heavy snow and…

Cambodia, Laos Vowed To Further Enhance Bilateral Ties, Cooperation

PHNOM PENH, Nov 26 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Laos, yesterday, vowed to further boost bilateral ties and cooperation for mutual benefits, said a press statement from Cambodia’s National Assembly. The commitment was made during a meeting between Cambodia’s National Assembly President, Samdech Heng Samrin, and visiting Lao National Assembly President,…

Pakistan Launched 16-Day Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence

ISLAMABAD, Nov 26 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, launched a 16-day campaign against gender-based violence, in marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, yesterday. A gender unit has been established in the ministry, amid the socio-economic empowerment of women,…

ADB Helps World’s Football Manufacturing Capital In Pakistan Improve Public Service

MANILA, Nov 26 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping to enhance the infrastructure and services in Pakistan’s Sialkot City, known as the world’s football manufacturing capital, that supplied footballs to the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The Manila-based ADB said in a video, released yesterday…

Tokyo Consumer Prices Rose 3.6 Percent This Month

TOKYO, Nov 26 (NNN-NHK) – Consumer prices in Tokyo rose 3.6 percent this month, from a year earlier, marking the steepest increase in 40 years, government data showed, yesterday. According to Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Tokyo’s core consumer price index in Nov, which excludes volatile fresh food…

Economists Upbeat On Malaysia’s Near-Term Outlook

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Economists said, they are upbeat on Malaysia’s near-term outlook, as political impasse ended, with the formation of a unity government. MIDF Research said in a note that, it views the unity government as positive development for Malaysia’s economy, because the formation of the government…

Death Toll Of Earthquake In Indonesia Rose To 310, 24 Missing

JAKARTA, Nov 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll of the 5.6-magnitude earthquake hitting Indonesia’s West Java province, increased to 310, and 24 others were still missing, an official said, yesterday. “The search operation carried out by rescuers found more bodies yesterday, bringing the death toll up to 310,” head of…

One Killed, Two Injured In Explosion In Steel Factory In Central Iran

TEHRAN, Nov 26 (NNN-IRNA) – At least one person was killed and two others injured, in an explosion in the Bafaq steel complex in central Yazd province in Iran yesterday. According to the Yazd emergency department, one person died at the scene of the incident, before the arrival of rescuers.…

Turkish President, Pakistani PM Inaugurated New Ship For Pakistan Navy

ISTANBUL, Nov 26 (NNN-APP) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and visiting Pakistani Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, jointly inaugurated yesterday, a corvette warship, which was built by Türkiye for the Pakistani Navy. In his speech, at the launching ceremony in Istanbul, Sharif said, the inauguration of PNS Khyber, the third…

Pakistan Increased Policy Rate By 100 Basis Points To 16 Percent, Amid Inflationary Pressures

ISLAMABAD, Nov 26 (NNN-APP) – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), last night, announced to increase the policy rate by 100 basis points, raising it to 16 percent, amid stronger inflationary pressures, said a statement. The SBP said, the monetary policy committee of the bank held a meeting yesterday and…