Kyrgyzstan’s Rail Freight Volume Reached Record High Last Year

BISHKEK, Jan 14 (NNN-KNA) – The volume of rail freight transport in Kyrgyzstan last year, exceeded 10 million tonnes, reaching a record high in the history of the country’s railway system, the state railway company, Kyrgyz Temir Zholu, reported yesterday. According to the report, Kyrgyzstan’s average annual rail freight volume…

Drones Hit Two Tankers Designated For Kazakh Oil In Black Sea

ALMATY, Jan 14 (NNN-KNA) – Two tankers, designated to load Kazakh oil, came under drone attacks yesterday, in the Black Sea, near the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal, Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company, KazMunayGas (KMG), and the country’s Energy Ministry reported. One of the tankers, Matilda, chartered by KMG’s subsidiary…

South Korean Court To Deliver Verdict In Ex-President Yoon’s Insurrection Trial On Feb 19

SEOUL, Jan 14 (NNN-YONHAP) – A South Korean court will deliver a verdict in former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s insurrection trial on Feb 19, local media reported today. The ruling follows the sentencing request by South Korea’s special counsel yesterday, which sought the death penalty for Yoon, on charges of ring-leading…

Mongolia’s Combed Cashmere Exports Up 28.7 Percent Last Year

ULAN BATOR, Jan 13 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia exported 4,000 tonnes of combed cashmere, worth 330.6 million U.S. dollars last year, official data, released by the country’s Customs General Administration showed, today. The figure increased by 28.7 percent in terms of value compared with 2024, according to the data. Under a…

Kazakhstan Sees Both Men’s And Women’s Tennis Players In World Top 10

ALMATY, Jan 13 (NNN-KNA) – Kazakhstan has become one of the few countries, whose men’s and women’s tennis players have both entered the world’s top 10 rankings, it was reported yesterday, citing the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation. Kazakhstan’s leading female tennis player, Elena Rybakina, has maintained a stable position in the…

EU Commissioner Reaffirms Greenland Security, Warning U.S. Takeover Would End NATO

HELSINKI, Jan 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – The European Union (EU) could help provide security for Greenland, if Denmark requests it, European Commissioner for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius said yesterday, warning that, any U.S. military takeover of the Arctic territory would cause the end of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).…

European Parliament Bars Iranian Diplomats From Its Premises

BRUSSELS, Jan 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – European Parliament President, Roberta Metsola, said yesterday that, she has ordered a ban on all diplomatic staff and other representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran from entering any European Parliament premises. The decision followed protests that broke out across Iran late last month, and…

Philippines’ FDI Net Inflows Reached 642 Million USD In Oct Last Year

MANILA, Jan 13 (NNN-PNA) – Net foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Philippines, declined to 642 million U.S. dollars in Oct last year, the Philippine central bank said, yesterday. Japan was the top source of FDIs, while corporations engaged in financial and insurance activities were the biggest recipients of FDIs,…

Ukrainian President Seeks Extension Of Martial Law, Mobilisation

KIEV, Jan 13 (NNN-UNIAN) – Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, yesterday, submitted bills to parliament, proposing the extension of the country’s current martial law and mobilisation, the parliament’s press service reported. If approved, both measures would be extended for an additional 90 days, until May 4. Lawmaker, Yaroslav Zheleznyak said, parliament…

Russia Condemns British Official’s Statement On “Abducting” Putin

MOSCOW, Jan 13 (NNN-TASS) – The Russian Foreign Ministry, on Sunday, rebuked British Defence Secretary, John Healey’s remarks about “abducting” President, Vladimir Putin. Maria Zakharova, the ministry’s spokesperson, called the remarks “the obscene fantasies of British deviants,” during an appearance on the Russian TV channel, TV Tsentr. On Friday, Healey…