ASEAN Foreign Ministers Release Statement On 53rd Anniversary

HANOI, Aug 9 (NNN-VNA) – Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), released a statement on Saturday, marking the bloc’s 53rd anniversary. The statement recalled the aspirations of the 1967 ASEAN Declaration, to promote regional cooperation in the spirit of equality and partnership, and contribute towards peace,…

President-Elect Of UN General Assembly To Visit Pakistan From Today: Foreign Ministry

ISLAMABAD, Aug 9 (NNN-APP) – The president-elect of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, will visit Pakistan from today Aug 9 to 10, at the invitation of the government of Pakistan. Bozkir, a veteran Turkish diplomat, was elected president of the 75th session of the UN…

Indonesian President To Impose Sanctions On COVID-19 Protocol Violations

By Bambang Purwanto JAKARTA, Aug 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, ordered heads of regional administrations, to set up policies to prevent further COVID-19 transmission and impose sanctions on violations against the health protocols. The order was made under the Presidential Instruction Number 6 of 2020, issued on Tuesday…

Iraqi PM Will Visit U.S. To Meet Trump On Aug 20

BAGHDAD, Aug 9 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, will pay an official visit to the U.S. to meet with U.S. President Trump, on Aug 20, for talks on bilateral ties and cooperation in various fields. Al-Kadhimi would head a government delegation, which came at an invitation from the…

Leader Of Palestine Liberation Army in Syria dies

DAMASCUS, Aug 6 (NNN-SANA) – Mohammad Tariq Al-Khadra, the chief commander of the Palestine Liberation Army in Syria, died yesterday evening, said a statement by the Palestine Liberation Army. Born in 1941 in the Gaza Strip, Al-Khadra lived his childhood in several cities in Palestine, and fled to Syria in…

Bihar Flood Situation Worsens

BIHAR, Aug 6 (NNN-UNI) – Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, made an aerial survey of the affected areas of north Bihar and visited a village in Darbhanga district, which has been hit by the calamity. According to the disaster management department, the death toll in flood related incidents remained at 19,…

Philippines’ GDP Growth Rate Drops 16.5 Percent, Lowest Since 1981

MANILA, Aug 6 (NNN-PNA) – The GDP growth rate of the Philippines dropped by 16.5 percent in the second quarter of 2020, the lowest recorded quarterly growth since 1981, bringing the country to a technical recession. In a virtual briefing held today, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said, the economy…

DPRK’s Ruling Party Holds Meeting On New Department

PYONGYANG, Aug 6 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), presided over a meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) yesterday, to establish a new division and improve the party’s functions, official media reported today. The Fourth…

Chinese Peacekeepers To Provide Medical Aid To Beirut After Deadly Explosions

BEIRUT, Aug 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – The medical unit of the Chinese peacekeeping forces to Lebanon said, it will provide medical aid to Beirut, following the deadly explosions at the Lebanese capital, yesterday. Upon request of the UN Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the 18th batch of Chinese peacekeeping troops to…

Japan’s Capital Sees COVID-19 Cases Top 200 For 9th Day, Aichi Prefecture To Be Declared State Of Emergency

TOKYO, Aug 6 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo metropolitan government, confirmed 263 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, while a resurgence of cases in Aichi Prefecture saw a state of emergency to be declared in the central region. Tokyo’s latest figure marks the ninth consecutive day that new daily cases have topped 200, but…