Palestinian President Discusses Israeli-Palestinian Conflict With U.S. Ambassador To UN

RAMALLAH, Nov 18 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterday discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield. Abbas met with Thomas-Greenfield at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, and warned that Israel’s practices in the Palestinian territories “would undermine the vision…

S.Korea’s Foreign Debt Hits Record High In Q3

SEOUL, Nov 18 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s foreign debt hit a new record high in the third quarter, due to an expanded long-term liability, central bank data showed today. Foreign debt reached the highest 610.8 billion U.S. dollars at the end of Sept, up 6.6 billion dollars from three months…

Japan’s Animation Industry Contracts On COVID-19, While Overseas Sales Stays Strong

TOKYO, Nov 18 (NNN-NHK) – According to a report released this month, from the Association of Japanese Animations, the animation industry sales last year marked the first year-on-year decline in 11 years, but sales overseas market stayed strong, and exceeded the domestic market for the first time, local media reported…

Mongolia Allows Only Private Organisations To Celebrate New Year

ULAN BATOR, Nov 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Mongolian government decided to allow all organisations except government agencies, to celebrate the upcoming New Year, the country’s Health Minister, Sereejav Enkhbold, said yesterday. “The government allowed only private organisations across the country to hold New Year parties. However, those to attend New…

Sri Lanka Begins Administering Booster Vaccines On People Over 60

COLOMBO, Nov 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s health authorities began administering third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on people aged 60 and above in the country. The booster dose administration started yesterday in the Western and Southern Provinces, and the Anuradhapura and Ampara Districts. Doctors on the ground told Xinhua…

S.Korea’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Hit Record High

SEOUL, Nov 18 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a record high, as the country launched the so-called “living with COVID-19” guideline earlier this month, the health authorities said today. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the country reported 3,292 more cases…

Japan’s Economy May Miss Growth Forecast For 2021

TOKYO, Nov 18 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s real gross domestic product (GDP) fell at an annualised rate of three percent in the third quarter, the Cabinet Office said recently, marking the economy’s second decline after a sharp contraction in the first quarter. Economists said that, it means Japan may fail to…

Winter Is Coming – Frozen Assets Leave Penniless Afghan Traders Out In The Cold

AQINA, Afghanistan, Nov 18 (NNN-BIA) – Aqina is a border crossing with rail service connecting Afghanistan to Turkmenistan and onward to Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Europe. It is an essential trading point linking Afghanistan with countries to the west. A handful of local businessmen met to drink tea, complained about…

Gathering Caps Removed In Australia’s Victoria Despite Increasing Cases

SYDNEY, Nov 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Australian Victoria state will relax more restrictions, as the state is expected to hit the 90 percent double dose mark by the end of the weekend. As announced by Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews, from 11:59 p.m. local time today, all gathering caps in the…

Afghanistan Signs Agreements With Aid Groups To Assist Displaced Families

KABUL, Nov 18 (NNN-ANA) – The Ministry of Refugee Affairs of the Taliban caretaker government in Afghanistan, signed agreements with three leading aid agencies, in a bid to support hundreds of thousands of displaced families, ahead of winter, the ministry confirmed, yesterday. The ministry said in a statement that, it…