APEC Vows To Improve Women’s Economic Empowerment

WELLINGTON, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Ministers and officials in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region, renewed their commitment to gender equality and women’s economic empowerment, in creating conditions that will drive inclusive, effective and enduring economic growth after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. Addressing the significant and disproportionate impact of the…

New Zealand Farmer Fined 6,300 USD For Mistreating Cows

WELLINGTON, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A farmer, who underfed nearly 300 cows and heifers, has been fined 9,000 NZ dollars (6,300 U.S. dollars) and ordered to pay vet costs of 1,763 NZ dollars (1,234 U.S. dollars), according to a statement by New Zealand Ministry For Primary Industries, yesterday. He also…

S. Korea’s Daily Covid-19 Cases Hit Record High After Autumn Holiday

SEOUL, Sept 25 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases hit a new record high, as mass migrations of people visited hometowns during the Mid-Autumn holiday, which led to a rapid spread of the virus across the country, the health authorities said. In the latest tally, the country reported 2,434…

China-ASEAN Traditional Medicine, Health Tourism Forum To Be Held In South China

NANNING, Sept 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The 2021 China-ASEAN International Forum on Traditional Medicine and Health Tourism, will be held in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, from Oct 12 to 14, according to regional authorities. The high-level forum, to be held in Bama Yao Autonomous County, will be organised both…

Japan Plans To Lower Minimum Age To 16 For COVID-19 Vaccination

TOKYO, Sept 25 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Defence Minister, Nobuo Kishi, said yesterday that, the country’s state-run COVID-19 vaccination centres plan to lower the minimum age for inoculation to 16 years old or younger, from 18 years old, amid the spread of COVID-19 among younger people. The decision by the centres…

Iran, Kyrgyzstan FMs Discuss Trade Ties, Connecting Rail Project

TEHRAN, Sept 25 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran and Kyrgyzstan held talks on a project to connect the rail routes of the two countries, aiming at enhancing capacities of trade and economic cooperation. On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian,…

Iran Reports 15,294 Daily COVID-19 Cases, Tally Over 5.5 Million

TEHRAN, Sept 25 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s health ministry, yesterday reported 15,294 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 5,508,885. The pandemic has so far claimed 118,792 lives in the country, after 284 new deaths were registered in the past 24 hours, said the update by Iran’s Ministry of…

Feature: Aquaculture Research Lab Helps Increase Egypt’s Fish Production

by Mahmoud Fouly SHARQIA, Egypt, Sept 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – At a massive Egyptian fish farm in an open field with dozens of ponds of different sizes, fishermen were spreading their nets to collect the Nile tilapia fish and sort them out for sale based on their size, returning those too…

International Festival Of World Epics Kicks Off In Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Sept 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The 6th International Festival of World Epics, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Kyrgyzstan’s independence, opened in Bishkek on Thursday. A round table and a scientific and practical symposium are held, as part of the festival, where the epic traditions of the peoples around the…

Six Terrorists Killed In Military Operation In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 25 (NNN-APP) – Six terrorists, including two commanders, were killed, when the Pakistani military conducted an operation in the country’s south-west Balochistan province, a military statement said yesterday. The security forces conducted the operation by acting on an intelligence tip-off, regarding the presence of terrorists in the area,…