S. Korea Successfully Test Fires Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile

SEOUL, Sept 15 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea successfully test fired a homegrown submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), the presidential Blue House said today. The test launch was conducted in the afternoon, at a test site of the state-run Agency for Defence Development (ADD), in South Chungcheong province, inspected by South Korean…

S. Korea’s Automotive Production Rises 0.7 Percent In Aug

SEOUL, Sept 15 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s automotive production rose last month, as solid demand for environmentally-friendly vehicles offset the shortage of semiconductors used for cars, a government report showed today. The number of vehicles, manufactured in domestic plants, was 234,893 in Aug, up 0.7 percent from a year earlier,…

Taliban Official Denies Daesh Presence In Afghanistan’s Kunduz Province

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Sept 15 (NNN-ANA) – The Taliban intelligence chief in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province, rejected reports of the local presence of militants affiliated with the Daesh group, as baseless and fabricated. “Lasting peace has returned to Kunduz province, and people are living in peace there and any report about…

Small Plane Crashes In Indonesia’s Papua, Condition Of Three Onboard Unknown

JAKARTA, Sept 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – Dozens of rescuers are heading to the location where a small plane crashed, in a deep forest of a mountainous area in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua today, an official said. The plane, Rimbun Air, with three people on board went down on Wabu Mountain,…

Community Cases Of COVID-19 Continue To Rise In Southern Lao Province

VIENTIANE, Sept 15 (NNN-KPL) – Community cases of COVID-19 in southern Laos’ Champasak province continued to rise, with 104 new infections reported today. As many as 5,233 tests were conducted over the past 24 hours, with 233 new cases of COVID-19 recorded, Deputy Director General of the Department of Communicable…

COVID-19 Cases Increase To 436,527 In Myanmar

YANGON, Sept 15 (NNN-MNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar increased to 436,527 yesterday, after 2,421 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health. An additional 76 new deaths were reported, bringing the death toll to 16,693, in…

Brunei Reports 108 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Stands At 4,431

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 15 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 108 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the national tally to 4,431. According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, the new cases include 107 local infections and one imported case. While the source of infection of 62 local cases is still under…

Taliban Official Urges Int’l Donors To Continue Humanitarian Aid For Afghanistan

KABUL, Sept 15 (NNN-ANA) – Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the new Taliban government, yesterday urged the international community to continue providing assistance to the Afghan people. “We request the world to continue their humanitarian aid to Afghans. The people of Afghanistan still need assistance and cooperation from…

UN Calls For Quick Release Of 1.2 Billion USD Promised To Aid Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The United Nations yesterday appealed to countries that pledged 1.2 billion U.S. dollars in relief for Afghanistan, to quickly release the funds, to turn money into food, health care and protection for victims. Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said, the…

Feature: Sea Taxis Expected To Ease Traffic Jams In Turkey’s Istanbul

by Zeynep Cermen ISTANBUL, Sept 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sinem Dedetas, head of Istanbul City Lines, is hopeful that the newly produced sea taxis will help ease traffic chaos in the city. “One best way to alleviate traffic in this city is to improve the efficiency of the sea commute with…