S.Korea’s Export Drops 19.5 Percent In First 20 Days Of Oct

SEOUL, Oct 21 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s export dropped in double figures, in the first 20 days of this month, on the continued downturn of business cycle, in the global semiconductor industry, customs office data showed, today (Monday). Export, which accounts for about half of the economy, amounted to 26.8…

6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Off Vanuatu Coast

SYDNEY, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude, struck roughly 54 km from the coast of Vanuatu, around 2:00 p.m. local time (0300 GMT) today (Monday), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicentre, with a depth of 226.08 km, was initially determined to be at 19.0408 degrees…

Australian State Premier To Expand Ties During China, Vietnam Visit

SYDNEY, Oct 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Premier of the Australian state of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, will embark on a diplomatic mission to China and Vietnam this week, during which he will discuss his state’s commitment to the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. In Oct last year, in his official capacity as…

Soldiers, Civilians Killed As Pakistan, India Engage In Cross-Border Firing Along LoC

ISLAMABAD/SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Oct 21 (NNN-APP) – A Pakistani soldier and three civilians were killed, as Pakistani and Indian armies exchanged fire, along the Line of Control (LoC), in the disputed Kashmir region, director general of Pakistani military’s media wing said. Two Pakistani soldiers and five civilians were also injured…

Iran Says U.S. Fails To Halt Iran’s Oil Industry Development

TEHRAN, Oct 21 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranian Petroleum Minister, Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, said, the United States has failed to exert pressure on Iran, through sanctions against the country’s oil industry. “A lot of efforts were made to halt the development of Iran’s oil industry, through sanctions,” Zanganeh said. However, the number…

Turkish Army Captures Key Kurdish City In Syria’s Hasakah

DAMASCUS, Oct 21 (NNN-SANA) – Turkish forces and allied Syrian rebels, captured the city of Ras al-Ayn, in the countryside of Hasakah Province, in northeastern Syria, on Sunday. The city is the latest Kurdish-held area that has been captured by the Turkish forces, since the beginning of the Turkish assault…

Lebanon’s Protests Continue Awaiting PM’s Economic Plan

BEIRUT, Oct 21 (NNN-NNA) – Nationwide demonstrations continued for the fourth day in Lebanon, amid demands by protesters to change the government. Protesters blocked roads and burned tires, while various official departments and public institutions, in addition to the Association of Lebanese banks, declared Monday (today), as a strike day,…

Saudi Embassy Evacuates 132 Saudi Citizens From Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct 21 (NNN-NNA) – The Saudi Embassy in Lebanon, announced on Sunday, that, it has evacuated 132 Saudi citizens from Lebanon, to date. The embassy had advised its citizens to leave Lebanon, following the demonstrations that started in the country on Oct 17. Over one million Lebanese people…

UN Mission In Yemen’s Hodeidah Builds Control Points To Monitor Cease-Fire

SANAA, Oct 21 (NNN-SABA) – A UN cease-fire monitoring mission, in Yemen’s Hodeidah, to establish control points, to monitor a truce between Yemeni warring parties, a security source in the city, said. The temporary control points would be set up on four front lines in the east and south of…

Iran’s Nuclear Industry “Indigenised”: Iranian Official

TEHRAN, Oct 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s nuclear industry has been entirely indigenised, a senior official at the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), said. “One hundred percent of Iran’s nuclear industry activities has been indigenised and, today, we are self-sufficient in designing and manufacturing various kinds of centrifuges,” Ali Asghar…