India’s Exports Rise Despite COVID-19 Challenges In Apr-Dec 2021

by Pankaj Yadav NEW DELHI, Jan 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Although having been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, India’s exports of engineering goods, textiles, and merchandise rose during the period from Apr to Dec, last year. According to the latest figures, released by India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, engineering goods…

Thailand’s Auto Exports To Reach One Million Units In 2022

BANGKOK, Jan 26 (NNN-TNA) – Auto exports of Thailand are expected to rise 4.54 percent year on year, in 2022, to reach one million units, according to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI). The FTI expected the country’s auto production to grow 6.78 percent from 2021, to 1.8 million units…

Indonesian Police Seize 150 Kg Of Drugs In Aceh

JAKARTA, Jan 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – A joint team of policemen and customs officers, seized 150 kg of crystal methamphetamine and 20,000 pills of Happy 5, in Indonesia’s westernmost province of Aceh, a police officer said, yesterday. Six people were arrested during the operation, on Jan 22, Aceh Police Chief, Inspector…

Indonesia Reports 4,878 New COVID-19 Cases, 20 More Deaths

JAKARTA, Jan 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia yesterday confirmed 4,878 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day rise since Sept 12, 2021, amid the spread of the Omicron variant in the archipelago. With the increase, the country’s tally of infections rose to 4,294,183, the country’s Health Ministry said. In the past 24…

Malaysia Reports 4,066 New COVID-19 Infections, 16 More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 4,066 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 2,840,225, according to the health ministry. There are 442 new imported cases, with 3,624 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 16 deaths have been…

New Zealand Reports 23 New Community Cases Of COVID-19, Including 15 Omicron Cases

WELLINGTON, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 23 new COVID-19 cases in the community today, including 15 new Omicron cases, bringing the total tally in the country’s current community outbreak to 11,564. To date, there are 56 community cases of COVID-19 that have been confirmed as an Omicron case,…

Indonesia, Singapore Ink Deals On Economy, Travel Bubbles

JAKARTA, Jan 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, and visiting Singaporean Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, signed agreements yesterday, on economy, travel bubbles and the extradition of fugitives. At a press conference with Lee, after their meeting in Bintan city, Riau Islands province, Widodo said, the two leaders agreed…

Bangladesh Approves Projects For Sustainable Growth

DHAKA, Jan 26 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh’s economic policy-making body, yesterday, approved 10 development projects worth over 46 billion taka (about 535 million U.S. dollars). The projects were approved at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), chaired by Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina. After the meeting,…

Pakistan Adds 6,357 New COVID-19 Cases, 17 More Deaths

ISLAMABAD, Jan 26 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan reported 6,357 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said yesterday. The country’s number of overall confirmed cases has risen to 1,381,152, according to the NCOC, the department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic. Another 17…

Saudi-Led Airstrikes Hit Military Camp In Yemen’s Houthi-Held Capital

SANAA, Jan 26 (NNN-YPA) – The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, launched multiple airstrikes on a military camp, controlled by the Houthi militia, in the Yemeni capital, last night, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. It was the second consecutive day of airstrikes by the coalition, that hit the al-Siyanah maintenance camp, in…