Vietnam Reports 16,135 New COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, Jan 13 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 16,135 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, including 16,066 locally transmitted and 69 imported, according to the Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, remained the locality with the highest number of infections yesterday, with 2,948 cases, followed by central Khanh Hoa province with 772…

India’s Retail Inflation Rises To 5.59 Percent In Dec, 2021

NEW DELHI, Jan 13 (NNN-PTI) – India’s retail inflation rose to 5.59 percent in Dec last year, data released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation showed, yesterday. The figure, based on the Consumer Price Index, was 4.91 percent in the previous month. The food inflation also surged to…

Japan Reports Over 10,000 New COVID-19 Cases, First Time In Four Months

TOKYO, Jan 13 (NNN-NHK) – Japan confirmed more than 10,000 daily nationwide COVID-19 cases yesterday, the first time since Sept 9, 2021. The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 2,198 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, doubling from 962 the previous day and logging the highest level in four months. The infection case count…

S. Korea’s Employment Growth Hits Seven-Year High In 2021

SEOUL, Jan 12 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s employment growth hit a seven-year high last year, amid the labour market recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic downturn, statistical office data showed today. The number of those employed totaled 27,273,000 in 2021, up 369,000 from the previous year, according to Statistics Korea. It…

Iran Reports 1,961 Daily COVID-19 Cases, 6,210,298 In Total

TEHRAN, Jan 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Health Ministry, yesterday reported 1,961 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 6,210,298. The pandemic also claimed 25 lives in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll from the virus to 131,940, said the ministry. A total of 6,054,670 people have…

600 Killed In U.S.-Led Anti-Daesh Airstrikes In Northern Syria In 2017: War Monitor

DAMASCUS, Jan 12 (NNN-SANA) – A war monitor revealed yesterday that, 600 people were killed between June and Oct, 2017, during the U.S.-led airstrikes, targeting positions of the Daesh group, in Syria’s northern province of Raqqa. According to a report, published on the website of the Syrian Observatory for Human…

Turkey’s Flag Carrier Evacuates 167 From Unrest-Hit Kazakhstan’s Almaty

ISTANBUL, Jan 12 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Airlines (THY), Turkey’s flag carrier, said yesterday that, it has evacuated 167 people from Kazakhstan’s Almaty, amid the unrest in the country. A plane carrying THY flight attendants, private air freight company personnel, and some Turkish citizens, landed at Turkey’s biggest city Istanbul, yesterday…

Saudi Arabia Has At Least 5,300 Mineral Locations

RIYADH, Jan 12 (NNN-SPA) – The Future Minerals Forum, held yesterday in Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia, revealed mineral explorations showed at least 5,300 mineral locations in the kingdom. Abdulaziz bin Labon, chairman of the Saudi Geologists Cooperative Association, said, the locations vary in minerals, metal and non-metal rocks, building…

Turkey Records 2.68 Billion USD Account Deficit In Nov Last Year

ANKARA, Jan 12 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday reported a current account deficit of 2.68 billion U.S. dollars in Nov last year, after three months of surpluses. The current account decreased by 866 million dollars, compared to Nov of the previous year, according to the statistics released by Turkey’s Central Bank.…

Saudi Arabian Horses Festival Starts With Horse Auction

RIYADH, Jan 12 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabian Horses Festival started on Monday, in the capital Riyadh, with a horse auction that generated more than one million Saudi Riyals (270,000 U.S. dollars), local media reported yesterday. The auction displayed 40 stallions and mares of rare breeds, and around 120 people participated…