Chinese American Film And TV Festival To Return Live, In-Person To Los Angeles Next Month

LOS ANGELES, Oct 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The 17th Chinese American Film Festival (CAFF) and Chinese American TV Festival (CATF), will return to Los Angeles as a live, in-person event next month, the organisers said yesterday. Nearly 600 film and television works will participate in the festival, scheduled from Nov 5…

Cambodia Launches Long-Term Siem Reap Provincial Tourism Development Plan

PHNOM PENH, Oct 21 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia yesterday launched a Siem Reap provincial tourism development master plan 2021-2035, aiming at turning the north-western province into a major tourist destination in the kingdom and in the Southeast Asian region. Speaking at the launching held via videoconference, Deputy Prime Minister, Aun Pornmoniroth…

Four Including Two Policemen Killed In NW Pakistan’s Bomb Explosion

ISLAMABAD, Oct 21 (NNN-APP) – Four people were killed in an explosion, targeting law enforcement agencies in Bajaur tribal district of Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province last night, the district’s police chief said. Those killed included two policemen and two personnel from the paramilitary troops Frontier Corps (FC), who were…

Sanctions Relief Can Be Considered If DPRK Accepts Dialogue Offer: S.Korean FM

SEOUL, Oct 21 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean Foreign Minister, Chung Eui-yong, yesterday said, the country will consider sanctions relief, if the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) accepts dialogue offer. Chung made the remark during a parliamentary audit of government offices, saying, some actions should be rapidly taken to prevent…

13 Killed In Damascus Army Bus Explosion

DAMASCUS, Oct 20 (NNN-SANA) – At least 13 people were killed and three others wounded, in a bomb attack on an army bus in central Damascus today. People heard the sound of a powerful explosion early today, which appeared later to be roadside bombs targeting a military passenger bus, passing…

Modi Inaugurates New Airport In North India To Boost Tourism

NEW DELHI, Oct 20 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today inaugurated a new international airport in north India, aiming to boost tourism in the country. The newly-built Kushinagar International Airport is located in the Kushinagar district of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the ninth airport…

Volcano In Southwest Japan Erupts, Warning Issued

TOKYO, Oct 20 (NNN-NHK) – An eruption was observed today, at Mt Aso, in Kyushu area, south-western Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), said. Chief Cabinet Secretary, Hirokazu Matsuno, told reporters in Tokyo that, no injuries have been reported so far, and that local authorities are working to determine whether…

Laos Accelerates Cattle Production For Export To China

VIENTIANE, Oct 20 (NNN-KPL) – The Lao government has urged breeders to expedite the commercial production of cattle for export, notably to China, in anticipation of the upcoming operation of the China-Laos railway. The Lao government is encouraging farmers in all 18 provinces across the country to breed cattle for…

1,862 Houses Damaged After Earthquakes Hit Indonesia’s Bali

JAKARTA, Oct 20 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), said yesterday that, at least 1,862 houses on the resort island of Bali were damaged by earthquakes, measuring 4.8 and 3.8 magnitude, last Saturday. Of the 1,862 houses, BNPB’s spokesman, Abdul Muhari, said, 617 were severely damaged, 1,203 were…

Maldives Achieves 90 Percent Of Tourism Target For 2021

MALE, Oct 20 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives has achieved 90 percent of the projected tourism arrivals for 2021, data from the Ministry of Tourism reported here. A total of 923,146 tourists have arrived in the Maldives between Jan 1 and Oct 13, Tourism Ministry data showed. This number is 76,854…