Sri Lanka Names Rare Twin Baby Elephants

COLOMBO, Jan 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s wildlife officials, yesterday said, they named a pair of rare twin baby elephants, born four months ago, as Disa and Sajjana, at a simple ceremony, held in the presence of the mother elephant. The pair of twin baby elephants were born at the…

Bangladesh Eyes 80-Billion-USD Exports By 2024

DHAKA, Jan 13 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government has formulated a new export policy with a target to facilitate receipts of annual 80 billion U.S. dollars by 2024. A host of incentives, including low-interest loans under the new export policy has been planned to facilitate receipts of annual 80 billion…

China’s Central Bank Conducts 10 Billion Yuan Of Reverse Repos

BEIJING, Jan 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – China’s central bank, today conducted 10 billion yuan (1.57 billion U.S. dollars) of reverse repos, to maintain liquidity in the banking system. The interest rate for the seven-day reverse repos was set at 2.2 percent, according to the People’s Bank of China. The move aims…

Aussie Schools Weigh Up When To Reopen As Omicron Surges

SYDNEY, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – As Australian children prepare for their third year of schooling during the pandemic, there is growing debate as to the most suitable time to reopen classrooms. Queensland has broken ranks with the rest of the nation by declaring its school term will start with face-to-face…

Thailand To Launch New Tourism Campaign To Reboot Economy

BANGKOK, Jan 13 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, ordered yesterday, the launch of a new tourism campaign, under the theme “Amazing Thailand New Chapter,” hoping to revive the hard-hit tourism sector. According to government spokesperson, Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, the campaign aims to facilitate tourism sustainability and safety. The government…

Large Flock Of Critically Endangered Birds Arrive In Cambodia In Yearly Migration

PHNOM PENH, Jan 13 (NNN-AKP) – A large flock of critically endangered migratory birds, the yellow-breasted bunting, arrived at the Boeung Prek Lapouv Protected Landscape in southern Cambodia’s Takeo province, during their yearly migration, a conservationist organisation said, yesterday. The yellow-breasted bunting was considered a critically endangered species, by the…

Twin Pandas Make Public Debut At Tokyo Zoo

TOKYO, Jan 13 (NNN-NHK) – Twin giant pandas, male cub, Xiao Xiao and his sister, Lei Lei, who were born in June, at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoological Gardens, appeared in public for the first time with their mother, Shin Shin yesterday, much to the delight of a limited number of lottery…

Aid To Afghanistan, Syria, Vaccine Equity Top UNSC Agenda In 2021

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Aid to Afghanistan and Syria, as well as, vaccine equity demands, were high on the 2021 agenda of the UN Security Council (UNSC), which was grappling with more issues as the COVID-19 pandemic caused various problems, including an economic fallout, the UNSC said, in…

Syria Joins China’s Belt & Road Initiative

DAMASCUS, Jan 13 (NNN-SANA) – Syria yesterday joined China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which will help Syria open broad horizons of cooperation with China and other countries. The ceremony of Syria’s admission into the initiative took place at the Planning and International Cooperation Commission, in the capital, Damascus, and…

Saudi Arabia To Auction Three Mining Licences In 2022

RIYADH, Jan 13 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia plans to auction, up to three mining licences in 2022, including Khnaiguiyah mines, where zinc and copper deposits are estimated at around 26 million tonnes, Al Arabiya News reported yesterday. The bidding process will start by the end of the first quarter of…