India’s Industrial Production Rose By 2.7 Percent

NEW DELHI, May 29 (NNN-PTI) – India’s index of industrial production (IIP), registered a growth of 2.7 percent during Apr, this year, compared to the same month last year, according to official data, released by the federal Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, yesterday. The IIP in Apr fell from…

Thai PM Proposes 115 Billion USD Budget To Parliament To Boost Economy

BANGKOK, May 29 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, yesterday proposed the government’s 3.78 trillion baht (115.66 billion U.S. dollar) budget, for the 2026 fiscal year to parliament, aiming to shore up a sluggish economy, amid global trade tensions. The draft bill projects a 0.7 percent increase in expenditure…

Bangladesh Began Exporting Mangoes To China

DHAKA, May 29 (NNN-BSS) – The first consignment of Bangladeshi fresh mangoes was exported to China yesterday. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh, Yao Wen, Bangladeshi officials, as well as, representatives of import and export companies from both countries, and representatives of Chinese companies in Bangladesh, attended the event. Yao said that,…

UN Rejects Israeli Claim Of Failure To Pick Up Aid For Gaza

UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – A UN spokesman, yesterday, rejected Israel’s claim that the world body has failed to pick up humanitarian supplies for Gaza, at a border crossing. UN humanitarians in Gaza, continue to put their lives at risk, trying to pick up aid from Kerem Shalom/Karem Abu…

Azerbaijan Hosted Trilateral Summit With Turkiye, Pakistan

BAKU, May 29 (NNN-TNA) – President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, convened yesterday, in the Azerbaijani city of Lachin, for a trilateral summit, which coincided with Azerbaijan’s Independence Day, and the inauguration of the Lachin International Airport, AZERTAC news agency…

Israeli Regime Continues To Obstruct Means Of Survival For Gazans: UN

UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Zionist Israeli military operations continue to dismantle the means of survival for 2.1 million Palestinians, 600 days since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, UN humanitarians said, yesterday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said that, dozens of…

Kazakhstan, France Trade Rose 31 Percent To Record 5.5 Billion USD Last Year

ASTANA, May 29 (NNN-KTA) – Trade between Kazakhstan and France increased by 31 percent year on year, to reach a record 5.5 billion U.S. dollars last year, the Kazakh government announced yesterday, during the Kazakhstan-France Investment Forum held in Astana. French investment in Kazakhstan has reached nearly 20 billion dollars,…

Fire Breaks Out In Old Commercial Building In S. Korea’s Capital

SEOUL, May 28 (NNN-YONHAP) – A fire broke out today, in an old commercial building in South Korea’s capital, Seoul, according to multiple media outlets. The accident took place at about 3:25 p.m. local time (0625 GMT), with no casualties confirmed. A dense plume of black smoke was seen rising…

Over 50,000 Bangladesh Professionals Lose Jobs Due To USAID Freeze

DHAKA, May 28 (NNN-BSS) – The shutdown of 55 out of 59 USAID-funded programmes in Bangladesh, has led to job losses in the development sector, estimated at over 50,000 people. Zinat Ara Afroze, convener of the Association of Unemployed Development Professionals (AUDP), revealed the information at a press conference in…

Premier Li Pledges Stronger Strategic Alignment With ASEAN, GCC For Common Development

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese Premier, Li Qiang, said yesterday that, China is ready to strengthen the alignment of development strategies with ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and the GCC (the Gulf Cooperation Council) countries, continuously opening up new prospects for common development. Li made the…