World’s Largest Trade Deal, RCEP To Enter Into Force On Jan 1, 2022

JAKARTA, Nov 4 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat, yesterday announced that, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, the world’s largest trade deal so far, would enter into force on Jan 1, 2022. The Secretariat received instruments of ratification from six ASEAN countries, namely Brunei,…

Pakistan Announces Over 700-Million-USD Food Relief Package To Mitigate Recent Price Hike

ISLAMABAD, Nov 4 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, announced yesterday, a food subsidy package worth over 700 million U.S. dollars for the next six months, under “Ehsaas (Compassion)” programme, amid the recent price hike in the country. Addressing the nation via national television, Khan said that, the recent…

Turkish Police Detain 17 Suspects For Attacking U.S. Navy Crew

ISTANBUL, Nov 4 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish police detained 17 suspects, in Turkey’s biggest city Istanbul, for an attempted attack on a crew member of the U.S. Navy, the Istanbul Governor’s Office announced yesterday. The office said in a written statement that, the suspects tried to put a sack over the…

Israel Launches Missile Attack Targeting Outskirts Of Damascus

DAMASCUS, Nov 3 (NNN-SANA) – Syria says, Israel launched a fresh missile attack on the outskirts of the country’s capital, Damascus, the second such aggression in less than a week.Syrian state TV said, early today that, Israel launched an aerial attack with a number of missiles targeting an area in…

Brunei Records Three New Clusters, Three Imported Cases

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov 3 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei recorded 75 new cases, including three imported ones, bringing the national tally of confirmed cases to 13,321 by yesterday. Minister of Health, Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar said, there were 26 new cases to eight existing clusters, who were previously close contacts to…

Duterte Threatens To Punish Officials For Slow Pace Of Covid-19 Vaccinations

MANILA, Nov 3 (NNN-PNA) – President Rodrigo Duterte said today that, local government officials will be punished, for falling behind their targets for Covid-19 vaccinations, as the Philippines seeks to open up the economy. The Philippines, which has one of Asia’s worst COVID-19 pandemics, has so far fully immunised a…

At Least 18 Missing As Canoe Capsizes In Indonesia’s East Java

JAKARTA, Nov 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 18 people were missing, after a canoe carrying dozens of people, capsized on Begawan Solo river, in Indonesia’s East Java province today, Ardhian Orianto, acting head of Disaster Management Agency in Bojonegoro District, said.– NNN-ANTARA

15 Killed, 10 Injured As Passenger Van Falls Into Ravine In Pakistan-Controlled Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, Nov 3 (NNN-APP) – Fifteen people were killed and 10 others seriously injured, when a passenger van fell into a ravine, in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, today, police said. The van, carrying 25 passengers, fell into a deep ravine, when the driver tried to negotiate a sharp bend in the mountainous…

S.Korea’s Online Shopping Hits Record High In Q3

SEOUL, Nov 3 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s online shopping hit a record high in the third quarter, as people preferred shopping in cyberspace, amid the continued COVID-19 resurgence, statistical office data showed today. Shopping in online stores reached a fresh quarterly high of 48.23 trillion won (40.8 billion U.S. dollars)…

Music Festival Aims To Promote Cultural Exchanges Between China, ASEAN

NANNING, Nov 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – The 10th China-ASEAN Music Festival kicked off yesterday in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The five-day extravaganza, aimed at promoting exchanges and cooperation in the fields of music, culture and art between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),…