New Academic Year Begins Across Mongolia Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

ULAN BATOR, Sept 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – The new 2020-2021 academic year of all kindergartens and general educational schools across Mongolia, started on Tuesday, after months-long closure amid the COVID-19 pandemic. No more than 25 students are allowed in each classroom, at all levels of educational institutions, according to the country’s…

Indonesia Lowers Coal Reference Price For Sept, As Demands Remain Depressed

JAKARTA, Sept 2 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia edged lower the coal reference price, known as the coal benchmark reference price, for Sept, as demands remain weak, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, brought down the coal reference price for Sept by 0.92 percent, to 49.42 U.S.…

Thai Finance Minister Resigns After 20 Days In Office

BANGKOK, Sept 2 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Finance Minister, Pridi Daochai, resigned on Tuesday, after performing his duty for only 20 days. The royal gazette, published on Tuesday, said, Pridi’s resignation as the finance minister will take effect on Wednesday (today). In his letter of resignation, Pridi cited “poor health” as…

Vietnam Records No New COVID-19 Cases, Total Remaining At 1,044

HANOI, Sept 2 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported no new cases of COVID-19 infection on Tuesday, with its total confirmed cases remaining at 1,044, along with 34 deaths from the disease so far, according to its Ministry of Health. As many as 28 more COVID-19 patients have been given the all-clear,…

Int’l Air Service Resumes In Nepal After Five-Month Halt

KATHMANDU, Sept 2 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – The international air service in Nepal has resumed, after more than five months of shut-down. According to the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), a total of 264 passengers arrived here from Qatar, on Tuesday alone. “Two Nepal-based international airlines, brought these passengers, in two different charter…

Australia In Recession For 1st Time In Nearly 30 Years

CANBERRA, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Gross Domestic Product, fell 7.0 percent in the June quarter, the largest quarterly fall on record, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today. The figure follows a fall of 0.3 percent in the Mar quarter this year. It means that,…

DPRK Takes Measures To Minimise Typhoon Damage

PYONGYANG, Sept 2 (NNN-KCNA) – With Typhoon Maysak approaching the Korean Peninsula later this week, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is taking urgent measures to minimise the damage that might be caused by the strong wind and heavy rain. Officials of the Party and power organs at all…

Thai Central Bank Warns 2nd Wave Of COVID-19 To Delay Economic Recovery

BANGKOK, Sept 2 (NNN-TNA) – With surging COVID-19 cases in neighbouring Myanmar, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) warned that, the threat of a second-wave of COVID-19 infections may delay economic recovery, despite latest indicators showing signs of improvement. Although the Thai economy was better than expected in June and July,…

Japan Confirms 633 New COVID-19 Cases, Cumulative Infections Top 69,000

TOKYO, Sept 2 (NNN-NHK) – Japan reported 633 new daily COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the nation’s cumulative tally to 69,154, not including those related to a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama. Of the new infections, 170 were confirmed in Tokyo, bringing the capital’s total caseload to 20,987, the highest…

Unemployment Rate Nears 10 Percent In Urban India

NEW DELHI, Sept 2 (NNN-UNI) – The rate of unemployment in urban India rose to 9.83 percent in Aug, from 9.15 percent in July, according to the monthly unemployment data, released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) on Tuesday. It showed that the rate of unemployment in rural…