Chinese Ambassador Expresses Hope Japan Will Implement Positive China Policies

TOKYO, Aug 1 (NNN-NHK) – Chinese Ambassador to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, expressed wishes, Japan would adopt correct perception of China and implement positive China policies. Kong made the remarks at a speech, delivered at a symposium on international relations held here on Friday. Kong said, China and Japan, both important…

Airstrikes Kill 37 Militants In Northern Afghanistan’s Jawzjan Province

SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan, Aug 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of 37 militants were killed, as fighting planes targeted a convoy of Taliban militants in Dasht-e-Lili area of northern Afghanistan’s Jawzjan province yesterday, a local official said. “Acting on tip-off, the fighting planes struck a convoy of Taliban rebels in Dasht-e-Lili area…

New Zealand Starts Mass Vaccination In Auckland To Raise Current Low Jab Rate

AUCKLAND, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand started mass vaccination in Manukau, south of Auckland, aiming to jab more than 5,000 people each day. The government launched the first and largest mass rollout earlier this week, with a goal to have 16,000 people jabbed in three days. Auckland District Health…

Russian Su-35S Fighter Crashes, Pilot Ejects Safely

MOSCOW, Aug 1 (NNN-TASS) – An Su-35S fighter jet suffered an engine failure, in the Khabarovsk Territory in Russia’s Far East, while the pilot ejected safely, the Russian Defence Ministry said yesterday. “On July 31, 2021 (yesterday), during scheduled training flights, in the Khabarovsk Territory, an Su-35S fighter jet, suffered…

Thailand Records All-Time High Daily COVID-19 Cases

BANGKOK, Aug 1 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s daily COVID-19 cases and deaths both set records again yesterday, as the country fights its worst surge in infections, driven by the highly contagious Delta variant. Data from the Ministry of Public Health showed that, Thailand’s COVID-19 caseload rose by 18,912 over the last…

Four Killed In Twin Attacks In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Aug 1 (NNN-NINA) – Four people were killed and six others wounded, in twin attacks by militants of the extremist Daesh group, in western and eastern Iraq, security sources said yesterday. In the western province of Anbar, the militants attacked a policeman’s house, outside the town of Heet, some…

Iran Reports 19,846 New COVID-19 Cases, 3,871,008 In Total

TEHRAN, Aug 1 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian health ministry reported yesterday, 19,846 new COVID-19 cases, raising the country’s total infections to 3,871,008. The pandemic has so far claimed 90,630 lives in Iran, up by 286 in the past 24 hours, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education said in…

Thais Lending Helping Hand To Those Struggling Under Pandemic

BANGKOK, Aug 1 (NNN-TNA) – At 9:00 a.m. every morning, Tassaneeya Visupakarn arrives at a temporary kitchen, in a temple in northern Bangkok, and starts her new daily routine to help those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a former human resources officer at various international hotel groups, with more…

Feature: Displaced Afghan Families Suffer In Makeshift Camps, Hoping To Live In Peace

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Aug 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Bibi Maryam, a displaced woman in Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, sits in front of her tent, in a makeshift camp, with two kids. Her house has been destroyed by the ongoing war in the country. The 37-year-old woman, who…

Egypt’s Biggest Handicraft Exhibition Benefits Sellers, Buyers

ALAMEIN, Egypt, Aug 1 (NNN-MENA) – Hundreds of Egyptian artisans found an opportunity to showcase and market their handmade products, in the country’s biggest annual exhibition in the Mediterranean resort city of New Alamein. Dubbed “Diarna” which means “our homes” in Arabic, the exhibition showcases hundreds of handicrafts and heritage…