India’s Merchandise Export Likely To Cross 400 Billion USD: Minister

NEW DELHI, Mar 18 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, said yesterday, the country’s merchandise export is likely to cross 400 billion U.S. dollars. “India’s merchandise exports have reached almost 390 billion dollars, as of Mar 14, and will certainly cross 400 billion dollars in the…

Brunei Reports 1,666 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Tally Tops 120,000

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Mar 18 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 1,666 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the national tally to 120,600. As a country with a population of 420,000, Brunei has witnessed a series of record-breaking days for infection in recent weeks. All the newly recorded cases were local infections, the…

S.Korea Reports Record High Of Over 600,000 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Mar 18 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported a record high of 621,328 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 8,250,592, the health authorities said yesterday. The daily caseload was sharply up from 400,711 the previous day, topping 600,000…

Afghan Caretaker Gov’t Forms Commission To Help Migrants Return Home

KABUL, Mar 17 (NNN-ANA) – Afghanistan’s caretaker government, formed a commission, to help Afghans, who left the country after the change of government, return to their homeland, the government said in a statement today. “The Commission of Liaison and Repatriation of Afghan Personalities has been formed, under the supervision of…

Four Killed After Consuming Toxic Liquor In West Bengal

NEW DELHI, Mar 17 (NNN-PTI) – Four people were killed and two others taken ill, after consuming toxic liquor, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, officials said yesterday. The casualties were reported from the Baruipur area of South 24 Parganas district, about 32 km south of Kolkata, the…

Toyota Kirloskar Launches India’s First Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle

MUMBAI, Mar 17 (NNN-PTI) – Toyota Kirloskar Motor Ltd., yesterday launched India’s first green hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle, Toyota Mirai, the Indian government’s Press Information Bureau said in a statement. This is a first-of-its-kind project in India, which aims to create a green hydrogen based ecosystem in the country,…

Update: Two Killed, 92 Injured After Magnitude-7.4 Quake Strikes North-Eastern Japan

TOKYO, Mar 17 (NNN-NHK) – Two people were killed and 92 others injured, after a strong earthquake hit north-eastern Japan late last night, police and fire authorities said today. As of 6:30 a.m. local time today, a total of 92 people were reported injured, in seven prefectures, including Miyagi and…

Malaysia Reports 28,298 New COVID-19 Infections, Total Deaths Pass 34,000 Mark

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 17 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 28,298 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the total to 3,900,433, according to the health ministry. There are 698 new imported cases in the country, and 27,600 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 105 deaths have…

Vietnam Reopens Borders For Int’l Tourists

HANOI, Mar 17 (NNN-VNA) — Vietnam on Tuesday, fully reopened its borders for international tourists, its tourism authorities said. At a press briefing held Tuesday, general director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, Nguyen Trung Khanh, said, foreign nationals can now enter Vietnam by air, land and sea, through…

S. Korea Reports Record High Of Over 400,000 New Covid-19 Cases

SEOUL, Mar 17 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported a record high of 400,741 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 7,629,275, the health authorities said yesterday. The daily caseload was sharply up from 362,329 the previous day, topping…