APEC Finance Ministers Discuss Inclusive, Sustainable COVID-19 Recovery, Refreshed Cebu Action Plan

WELLINGTON, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – APEC finance ministers agreed today, to continue working together to respond to the effects of COVID-19 and ensure a sustainable and inclusive recovery, while capitalising on the opportunity to build a more resilient future. New Zealand Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister, Grant Robertson,…

Cambodia Allows Primary Schools, Kindergartens To Reopen As Majority Of Targeted Population Vaccinated

PHNOM PENH, Oct 22 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s Ministry of Education, yesterday, gave the green light to primary schools and kindergartens, in areas where COVID-19 is controllable, to reopen after most of the targeted population have been inoculated against COVID-19, according to Khmer Times’s report today. Education Minister, Hang Chuon Naron,…

Vietnam Reports 3,636 New COVID-19 Cases, 877,537 In Total

HANOI, Oct 22 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 3,636 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, including 3,618 locally transmitted and 18 imported, according to the country’s Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, including 1,255 in Ho Chi Minh City, 483 in Binh Duong province, and 390…

Death Toll Up To 101 From Floods, Landslides In Nepal, Over 4,000 Evacuated

KATHMANDU, Oct 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from floods and landslides sparked by unseasonal rainfalls in Nepal, has risen to 101 by last night, with 35 others still missing. The rain-induced disasters have left 40 people injured and caused a huge loss of crops and properties. “We are currently…

Five Climbers Rescued From Nepal’s Mera Peak, One Still Missing

KATHMANDU, Oct 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Five climbers, including four foreigners and a Nepali guide, who were stranded on the Mera Peak in eastern Nepal, due to bad weather and massive snowfalls, were rescued yesterday, but a Nepali climber remains missing, said the Nepal Mountaineering Association. “The climbers were stranded on…

Tokyo, Osaka Plan To Lift Restrictions On Eateries Amid Dwindling COVID-19 Infections

TOKYO, Oct 22 (NNN-NHK) – Local governments in Japan’s Tokyo and Osaka, planned to lift COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and bars next week, in light of declining infections across the country. Restrictions on eateries serving alcohol or operating hours will no longer be in place, starting on Monday, though there…

Australian Airlines Gear Up For Accelerated Border Opening With Routes Opened

SYDNEY, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s biggest airlines, Qantas, plans to launch a new route from Sydney to Delhi in Dec, with three return flights per week. The plan is subject to discussions with the Indian authorities to finalise necessary approvals, according to the company’s announcement today. If approved, it…

Iran, Turkey Sign Security Cooperation Memorandum

TEHRAN, Oct 22 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Interior Minister, Ahmad Vahidi and his Turkish counterpart, Suleyman Soylu, met in Tehran on Wednesday, and signed a memorandum of understanding on security matters, Iran’s PressTV reported yesterday. “We had very good discussions, relations between the two countries are very strong and deep,” Vahidi…

38 Houthis Killed In Fighting With Yemeni Army In Marib: Military Source

SANAA, Oct 22 (NNN-YPA) – A total of 38 Houthi rebels were killed yesterday, in fighting with the Yemeni army, in the country’s central province of Marib, a government military source said. “The armed forces killed 38 Houthi rebels in Al-Kasarah frontline, in north-western Marib and destroyed nine of their…

Egypt Launches First Int’l Art Exhibition At Giza Pyramids

CAIRO, Oct 22 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt launched yesterday, the first international art exhibition at the Great Pyramids of Giza and their surrounding plateau, with participation of artists from Egypt and other countries. The event “Forever Is Now” is organised by Art D’Egypte company, an Egyptian platform for art and heritage,…