Pakistan Seized Narcotics Worth Over One Million USD In Anti-Smuggling Operation

ISLAMABAD, Dec 6 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani authorities thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large consignment of stimulant tablets worth nearly 299.8 million rupees (about 1.08 million U.S. dollars), in the southern Sindh province, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said, yesterday. Officials of the Airport Cargo Control Unit, at the…

Vietnam’s Trade Turnover Earns Nearly 840 Billion USD In First 11 Months

HANOI, Dec 6 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s total import-export turnover reached 839.75 billion U.S. dollars, in the first 11 months of this year, up 17.2 percent year on year, the National Statistics Office reported, today. During the period, exports totalled 430.14 billion U.S. dollars, rising 16.1 percent, while imports climbed 18.4…

Australian Authority Declares Total Fire Bans In Nine Areas Including Greater Sydney Region

SYDNEY, Dec 6 (NNN-AAP) – New South Wales Rural Fire Services (NSW RFS), the lead combat agency for bush fires in the Australian state of NSW, declared this morning that, a total fire ban is in place for the Greater Sydney Region and eight other areas for the day. “Today,…

Latest: Death Toll Rises to 607 in Sri Lanka’s Worst Natural Disaster in Two Decades

COLOMBO, Dec 6 (NNN-LNW) – The death toll from adverse weather, caused by Cyclone Ditwah has risen to 607, the country’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC), said, yesterday. Another 214 people remain missing, while more than two million people from 586,464 families have been affected nationwide, said the DMC, adding that,…

Malaysia-China Spring Festival Gala Kicked Off, Highlighting Friendship, Commonality

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The strong bond of friendship between Malaysia and China was highlighted, during the Malaysia-China Spring Festival Gala, which kicked off in Putrajaya, the country’s administrative capital, last night. Representatives from both countries’ government departments, cultural institutions, friendship associations and chambers of commerce attended the…

India, Russia Inked Pacts In Several Fields

NEW DELHI, Dec 6 (NNN-PTI) – India and Russia, yesterday, inked several agreements and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), in such fields as migration and mobility, health and food safety, maritime cooperation, and commerce. The bilateral agreements were signed here in the presence of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and Russian…

Arab, Muslim Countries Oppose Israel’s One-Way Rafah Reopening Plan

ABU DHABI, Dec 6 (NNN-WAM) – Foreign ministers from several Arab and Muslim countries, yesterday, expressed concern over recent Israeli remarks, suggesting the Rafah Crossing be opened only in one direction to transfer Gaza residents into Egypt. In a joint statement, ministers from the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia,…

Iraq Sets Up National Database To Track Weapons

BAGHDAD, Dec 6 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq has set up a National Data Bank for Weapons, to tighten state control over arms, and help strengthen international tracking. Major General Mansour Ali Sultan, rapporteur of the Interior Ministry’s State Arms Control Committee, said that, the measure is part of the government’s weapons-regulation…

Yemen Gov’t Handed Over 26 Bodies To Houthis As Gesture Of “Goodwill” Ahead Of Talks

SANAA, Dec 6 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s government said, it handed over 26 bodies of the Houthis yesterday, as a gesture of “goodwill,” ahead of the expected resumption of talks sponsored by the United Nations. In the statement, broadcast by state-run television, the government said, the bodies were handed over to…

Vietnam Targets 100 Percent Household Waste Sorting Nationwide By 2030

HANOI, Dec 6 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam aims to ensure that all household waste nationwide is sorted by 2030, as part of efforts to protect the environment, under a government resolution issued Wednesday, it was reported yesterday. The plan targets the establishment of waste collection points that meet technical requirements for…