New Zealand Confirms Two New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 today, including one in the community and one imported case in managed isolation. The community case has been epidemiologically linked to the Auckland cluster, according to the Ministry of Health. The case in managed isolation is a…

Philippine Unemployment Rate Hits 10 Percent In July Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

MANILA, Sept 3 (NNN-PNA) – The number of Filipinos without jobs reached 4.6 million in July, as the country grapples with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine government’s latest survey data showed today. “The unemployment rate in July was estimated at 10 percent. This is higher than…

Japan’s Ruling LDP To Select PM Abe’s Successor On Sept 14

TOKYO, Sept 3 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), decided to hold a presidential election on Sept 14, to pick Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s successor. The race for the party’s top position will officially start at 10.00 a.m. local time, on Sept 8, party officials said. The party’s…

DPRK Premier Inspects Recovery Work From Flood Damage In Kangwon Province

PYONGYANG, Sept 3 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Tok Hun, premier of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korean (DPRK), made a field survey on the recovery from flood damage, in Kimhwa and Phyonggang counties of Kangwon Province, today. Kim, also a member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central…

Singapore Reports 49 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Sept 3 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 49 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 56,901. Of the new cases, three are imported cases, three are community cases and the rest are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers.…

Nearly 7,000 Candidates To Contest In Myanmar’s General Election

NAY PYI TAW, Sept 3 (NNN-MNA) – Nearly 7,000 candidates will compete in Myanmar’s upcoming general election, scheduled for Nov 8, an official from the Union Election Commission told a press briefing. “A total of 6,689 candidates from political parties and 280 individuals, totalling 6,969, will run in the upcoming…

Freighter With 43 Crew Missing Off South-Western Japan

TOKYO, Sept 3 (NNN-NHK) – Japan Coast Guard, launched a search operation on Wednesday, after a freighter with 43 foreign crew and about 5,800 cattle aboard went missing, while travelling west of Amami-Oshima Island, in Kagoshima Prefecture, south-western Japan. The 11,947-tonne Gulf Livestock 1, sent a distress call around 1:45…

Thailand Marks 100 Days Free From Local COVID-19 Infection

BANGKOK, Sept 3 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Centre for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said, on Wednesday that, the country has made the 100-day mark free from local transmission of COVID-19, however the economy has been hit hard by the pandemic, as Thailand relies heavily on tourism and exports. Thailand hasn’t…

Japan Confirms 592 New COVID-19 Cases, Cumulative Infections Approach 70,000

TOKYO, Sept 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Japan on Wednesday, reported 592 new COVID-19 cases, dropping from 633 new infections confirmed the previous day, bringing the nation’s cumulative COVID-19 tally to 69,743, not including those related to a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama. Of the new infections, 141 were confirmed in Tokyo,…

Japan Braces For Double-Lashing By Typhoon Maysak And Severe Tropical Storm Haishen

TOKYO, Sept 3 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s weather agency said, a powerful typhoon is making its way north from the Nagasaki region to the northern part of Japan’s main island of Kyushu, while a sever tropical storm is also approaching the country from a different direction. Typhoon Maysak, which has already…