Vietnam’s Phone Export Up 7.6 Percent In 10 Months

HANOI, Nov 2 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam earned over 50.1 billion U.S. dollars from exporting phones and components, in the first 10 months of this year, according to the country’s General Statistics Office, today. The number accounts for more than 16 percent of the country’s total export revenue over the period,…

New Zealand Unemployment Rate Remained At 3.3 Percent: Statistics

WELLINGTON, Nov 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand’s unemployment rate was 3.3 percent in the Sept, 2022 quarter, unchanged from last quarter, the country’s statistics department, Stats NZ said, today. While the unemployment rate remained level, the underutilisation rate, a broader measure of spare labour capacity, dipped slightly to nine percent,…

Indonesia’s Foreign Arrivals Jumped In Sept

JAKARTA, Nov 2 (NNN-ANTARA) – Statistics Indonesia said yesterday that, the country recorded nearly 540,000 foreign tourists in Sept, a huge increase compared to the number of 5,000, registered in the same month last year. At a press conference, the agency’s Deputy for Distribution Statistics and Services, Setianto also said…

Dangerous Australian Arsonists To Be Tracked Down During Bushfire Season Under New Laws

CANBERRA, Nov 2 (NNN-AAP) – Convicted arsonists could be electronically tracked, during the bushfire season, under new proposed laws in South Australia (SA). The legislation, which SA Attorney-General, Kyam Maher, detailed ahead of introducing it to Parliament, would give police the power to seek court orders, compelling arsonists, previously found…

S.Korea Reported 54,766 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Nov 2 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 54,766 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, taking the total number of infections to 25,670,407, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was down from 58,379 in the previous day, but it was higher than 40,821…

India’s Gold Demand Reached Pre-Pandemic Levels In Third Season

MUMBAI, Nov 2 (NNN-PTI) – India’s gold demand reached pre-pandemic levels, with Asia’s third largest economy demand for the yellow metal in Jul-Sept, standing at 191.7 tonnes, up 14 percent over last year, according to a report by the World Gold Council, yesterday. Strong consumer interest helped the year-to-date demand…

Death Toll From Tropical Storm Nalgae In Philippines Rose To 132, Dozens Still Missing

MANILA, Nov 2 (NNN-PNA) – At least 132 people have died in the severe tropical storm Nalgae, that battered the Philippines over the weekend, the government said yesterday. Nalgae, one of the most destructive cyclones that battered the Philippines, triggered flash floods and landslides in many parts of the country.…

Feature: Brunei Students Inspired By Talk With Chinese Astronauts In Space Station

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 100 Brunei college students were inspired and motivated, by talking with three Chinese astronauts, or taikonauts, via video link, yesterday. During the talk, with students of Brunei and other Southeast Asian countries, the three taikonauts, Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai…

Australia Lifted Cash Rate To 2.85 Percent Amid 32-Year-High Inflation

SYDNEY, Nov 2 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s central bank announced yesterday, a back-to-back interest rate hike for seven months in a row, by 25 basis points to 2.85 percent, in a bid to rein in the country’s “too high” inflation. Philip Lowe, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, noted in…

Baghdad Int’l Trade Fair Reopened After A Three-Year Hiatus

BAGHDAD, Nov 2 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq, yesterday, opened the 46th Baghdad International Fair, in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Iraq’s Minister of Trade, Atheer Daoud al-Ghurairy, inaugurated the exhibition, which was attended by more than 363 companies from 13 countries, his ministry…