Mongolia’s Industrial Output Rose 1.6 Percent In First 11 Months Of This Year

ULAN BATOR, Dec 17 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia’s industrial output rose by 1.6 percent, in the first 11 months of this year, compared to the same period a year earlier, the country’s National Statistics Office, said, today. The industrial output amounted to 47.1 trillion Mongolian tugriks (about 13.2 billion U.S. dollars)…

16-Year-Old Palestinian Boy Shot Dead By Israeli Army During Military Raid

RAMALLAH, Dec 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli forces murdered a 16-year-old Palestinian boy, in the northern occupied West Bank. Mohammad Eyad Mohammad Abahra, 16, was shot and killed by Israeli forces, around 9:30 p.m. on Dec 13, in an alleyway to a main street in the Ziyoud neighbourhood in the Palestinian…

Egypt To Build 150-Million-USD Vaccine Plant In Suez Canal Zone

CAIRO, Dec 17 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt, yesterday, broke ground on a major vaccines and biological pharmaceuticals plant, in the Sokhna Industrial Zone, with total investments amounting to 150 million U.S. dollars, the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) said. The GENNVAX vaccines and biological pharmaceuticals project, will be established on an…

6th China-Russia Media Forum Eyes Supporting Development Of Both Countries

BEIJING, Dec 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – The sixth China-Russia Media Forum, which was held in Beijing yesterday, discussed promoting friendship between and supporting development of the two countries through media cooperation. Li Shulei, who is a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and…

India’s ReNew Signs Agreement With Google To Build 150 MW Solar Project

NEW DELHI, Dec 17 (NNN-PTI) – ReNew Energy Global plc, an Indian renewable energy company, said, it signed an agreement with Google, to build a 150 MW solar project, in the western Indian state of Rajasthan. “Under this partnership, Google will procure the project’s energy attributes from ReNew. This long-term…

Japan Logged Two Billion USD Trade Surplus In November

TOKYO, Dec 17 (NNN-NHK) – Japan recorded a trade surplus of 322.3 billion yen (2 billion U.S. dollars) in November, government data showed today, bolstering expectations for a Bank of Japan (BOJ) rate increase, later this week. Japan’s exports rose for a third straight month in November, up 6.1 percent…

Nepal May Limit Number Of Climbers Amid Garbage Problem In Mountains

KATHMANDU, Dec 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepal may limit the number of climbers and regulate the timing of expeditions, taking into account the carrying capacity of mountains, the short favourable weather window for climbing, and potential congestion. Under the five-year Action Plan to Keep Mountains Clean (2025-2029), unveiled yesterday, the Ministry…

Tajik National Economy Has Grown 8.4 Percent This Year

DUSHANBE, Dec 17 (NNN-KNA) – Tajikistan’s GDP has grown 8.4 percent, to reach 173 billion somoni (around 18.8 billion U.S. dollars) this year, Tajik President, Emomali Rahmon, said, yesterday. In his annual address to parliament, Rahmon said that, a series of important and effective initiatives had been implemented, over the…

Malaysian PM Announces New Cabinet Line-Up

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, unveiled new ministerial appointments today, as part of a cabinet reshuffle. In a televised address, Anwar, who is also the finance minister, said, the move is to make adjustments to better deliver on promised reforms, and to mitigate various…

Sri Lanka’s Economy Grew 5.4 Percent In Q3

COLOMBO, Dec 16 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lanka’s economy grew by 5.4 percent in the third quarter of this year, the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS), said in a statement, yesterday. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the third quarter of 2025, at 2015 constant prices, increased to 3,325,611 rupees (about…