Vietnam Reports 16,141 New COVID-19 Cases, 1,398,413 In Total

HANOI, Dec 12 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 16,141 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, including 16,104 locally transmitted and 37 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were reported in southern localities, including 1,441 in Ho Chi Minh City, 1,164 in Binh Phuoc province, and 903 in…

Singapore Reports 559 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Dec 12 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 559 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country to 272,992. Of the new cases, 532 were in the community, six were in migrant workers’ dormitories and 21 were imported cases, according to statistics released by the Ministry of…

Bangladesh Reports First Cases Of Omicron COVID-19

DHAKA, Dec 12 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh has detected its first cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Health Minister, Zahid Maleque, said yesterday. The Omicron variant was detected in two female cricketers of the Bangladesh Cricket Team, the health minister said, adding, the cricketers returned to the country recently from…

Australia, New Zealand Become Main Overseas Markets For China’s Great Wall Motors

SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – In the first 11 months of 2021, Great Wall Motors, China’s leading sports utility vehicle (SUV) and pickup manufacturer, recorded cumulative export sales of over 20,000 units in Australia and New Zealand, making the two markets its largest overseas finished vehicle export destinations. During the…

Cases Of Omicron Variant Rise To 55 In Israel

JERUSALEM, Dec 12 (NNN-PNN) – Israel yesterday reported 20 new cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, raising the total Omicron cases in the regime to 55, according to the Israeli Health Ministry. The ministry said that, 36 of the infected are returning passengers from South Africa, Britain, France, the United…

Turkey Confirms 19,255 Daily COVID-19 Cases

ANKARA, Dec 12 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday reported 19,255 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 9,022,223, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 191 to 78,969, while 23,180 more people recovered in the last 24 hours. A total of…

Cambodia Vows To Promote ASEAN’s Spirit As United Family: FM

PHNOM PENH, Dec 12 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia, the incoming chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2022, will promote the bloc’s spirit as a united family, in order to maintain peace and prosperity in the region and beyond, the country’s Foreign Minister, Prak Sokhonn, said. Sokhonn, who…

5.6-Magnitude Quake Hits Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Dec 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.6-magnitude earthquake, jolted Indonesia’s eastern Maluku province, last night, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said. The quake jolted at 22:29 Jakarta time (1529 GMT), with the epicentre at 163 km north-east of Maluku Barat Daya district, and the depth at 10 km under…

Iranian President Says “Good Agreement” Reachable In Nuke Talks

TEHRAN, Dec 12 (NNN-IRNA) – If the U.S. lifts anti-Iran sanctions, a “good agreement,” which Iran is looking for, will be reached in the nuke negotiations, Iran’s President, Ebrahim Raisi said. “The Islamic Republic participated in the negotiations with dignity, and showed by presenting the text (proposals) that it is…

Bangladesh Protests U.S. Sanction Of Anti-Crime Elite Force Officials

DHAKA, Dec 12 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary, Masud Bin Momen, yesterday summoned U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh, Earl R. Miller, to protest against sanctions imposed by Washington, on officials of the country’s anti-crime elite force, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). The U.S. Department of Treasury and the Department of State reportedly…