New Zealand Secures “Historic” Free Trade Deal With Britain: PM

WELLINGTON, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand and Britain agreed in principle, the details of a historic Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which will see a boost of almost one billion NZ dollars (720 million U.S. dollars) to New Zealand GDP, and unprecedented access for Kiwi exporters to the British market.…

Mongolia To Establish University Complexes In Rural Areas To Decentralise Capital

ULAN BATOR, Oct 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Mongolian government yesterday approved a resolution on developing universities in rural areas, in order to decentralise the national capital city. “We believe that the development of universities in rural areas will be a viable solution, to reduce traffic jams in the capital city,…

Singapore Reports 3,862 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Oct 21 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 3,862 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country to 158,587. Of the new cases, 3,221 were in the community, 630 were in migrant workers’ dormitories and 11 were imported cases, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a…

Iran Reports 11,770 New COVID-19 Cases, 5,821,737 In Total

TEHRAN, Oct 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s health ministry, yesterday reported 11,770 new COVID-19 cases, raising the country’s total infections to 5,821,737. The pandemic claimed 162 lives in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll in the country to 124,585, according to Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education. A…

Iran Condemns Deadly Terrorist Attack In Syria’s Capital

TEHRAN, Oct 21 (NNN-MNA) – Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack in Syria’s capital, Damascus, yesterday. Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for the ministry, expressed sympathy for the families of the victims, according to the ministry’s official website. Khatibzadeh said, such an act cannot undermine the determination…

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…