Brunei’s Sultan Congratulated Local Chinese School’s 100th Anniversary

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Brunei’s Sultan, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, attended a ceremony celebrating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Chung Hwa Middle School, here yesterday. During his speech, congratulating the school’s achievements in the past 100 years, the sultan said that, education at Chung Hwa Middle…

146 Killed, 150 Injured In Stampede In Seoul

SEOUL, Oct 30 (NNN-YONHAP) – At least 146 people were killed and 150 others injured, in a stampede accident that occurred last night at Itaewon, a district of the South Korean capital, Seoul, during Halloween gatherings, local authorities said early this morning. Local media reported earlier that, about 50 people…

Vietnam Attracted Less Foreign Investment In 10 Months

HANOI, Oct 30 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam attracted an estimated foreign investment of more than 22.46 billion U.S. dollars, in the first 10 months of this year, down 5.4 percent, year on year, according to the country’s Ministry of Planning and Investment, yesterday. During the period, Vietnam licensed 1,570 new foreign…

G20 Members Committed To Tackling Global Health Challenges: Indonesian Minister

JAKARTA, Oct 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian Health Minister, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, said, the Group of 20 (G20) members, reaffirmed a strong commitment, to jointly tackle global health challenges and find common solutions. The Indonesian health minister made the remarks Friday, at the closing session of the G20 health ministers’ meeting.…

Australia Repatriated 17 Women, Children From Syria

CANBERRA, Oct 30 (NNN-AAP) – Seventeen Australian citizens, left stranded in Syrian camps, since the fall of the Daesh, have been repatriated by the federal government. Minister for Home Affairs, Clare O’Neil, confirmed that four women and 13 children arrived safely in Australia, yesterday morning. The group – the wives…

30 Injured In Massive Fire In India’s Bihar

NEW DELHI, Oct 29 (NNN-PTI) – At least 30 people were injured today, after a fire broke out inside a residential building, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, officials said. The fire broke out in the Shahganj locality of Aurangabad district, about 94 km south of Patna, the capital…

Afghan Gov’t To Reconstruct Nine School Buildings In Eastern Logar Province

KABUL, Oct 29 (NNN-ANA) – Provincial administration has decided to rebuild the buildings of nine schools, in Afghanistan’s eastern Logar province, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported, today. The buildings would be reconstructed at a cost of 100,000 U.S. dollars and the reconstruction work would start soon, said provincial education…

Malaysia Reported 3,296 New COVID-19 Infections, One New Death

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia recorded 3,296 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the total tally to 4,893,733, according to the health ministry. The new infections were 10 new imported cases and 3,286 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. One new death was reported…

Philippines’ COVID-19 Cases Breach Four Million Mark In Total

MANILA, Oct 29 (NNN-PNA) – The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines passed the four million mark, after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,551 new infections yesterday. The DOH said, 38 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, taking the death toll to 63,959. The number of…

Singapore Reported 5,301 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Oct 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore reported 5,301 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the country’s total tally to 2,091,889. Of the new cases, 521 were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 4,780 through ARTs (antigen rapid test), according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health. Among…