Myanmar’s Maritime Trade Amounts Nearly 14 Billion USD In Seven Months

YANGON, Myanmar, May 4 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s maritime trade with foreign countries amounted to over 13.9 billion U.S. dollars as of April 26, in present fiscal year 2018-2019, according to the Commerce Ministry on Saturday. During the period, the country’s export through sea route reached over 5.3 billion U.S. dollars,…

Giant China-Brunei Joint Venture Enters Trial Operation Phase

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei, May 4 (NNN-BRUDIRECT) – After the successful unloading of the first crude oil shipment on Thursday night, the oil refinery and petrochemical plant at Pulau Muara Besar (PMB), the biggest joint venture between China and Brunei, officially enters the stage of trial operation and production, a…

Latest: Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn crowned

BANGKOK, Thailand, May 4 (NNN-TNA) – Thai King, Maha Vajiralongkorn, seated in a ceremonial pavilion, inside Bangkok’s Grand Palace, was anointed with Muratha Bhisek water today (Saturday), which is an important part for the King to become justly and rightfully the head of state, according to tradition. The Thai term…

Magnitude-5.5 Earthquake Rattles Occidental Mindoro In The Philippines

MANILA, Philippines, May 4 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude, struck Occidental Mindoro province in the Philippines on Saturday (today), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The institute said, the quake, which struck at 9:05 a.m., hit at a depth of 12 kilometres, about seven km…

DPRK Fires Short-Range Missile Off East Coast: Media

SEOUL, S Korea, May 4 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), fired an unidentified short-range missile, off its east coast Saturday morning, multiple local media reported, citing South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The missile was launched eastward from the east coast city of Wonsan, at…

Four Killed, Eight Injured In Bomb Blast In SE Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, May 4 (NNN-SABA) – At least four people were killed and eight others injured on Friday, in a bomb blast in Yemen’s southeastern province of Hadramout. The local source said that, a bomb planted by unknown elements on the roadside, in al-Qatan district, exploded and hit civilian cars…

Air Strikes Intensify On Rebel-Held Syria’s Idlib

DAMASCUS, Syria, May 4 (NNN-SANA) – Russian and Syrian air strikes heavily targeted rebel-held areas in Idlib and Hama provinces, in northwestern Syria on Friday, a war monitor reported. The air strikes targeted rebel positions in the southern countryside of Idlib and the northern countryside of Hama, said the Syrian…

Lebanon, Egypt Sign Four Agreements

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 4 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, signed Friday evening, four agreements with his Egyptian counterpart, Mostafa Madbouly, in Beirut, covering various areas, said a statement issued by the Lebanese prime minister’s office. The agreements cover the exchange of expertise in taxation rules, between Egypt and…

Ukraine To Launch Cultural Festival In Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 4 (NNN-NNA) – Ukraine will launch a cultural festival in Lebanon on May 8 for two weeks, in historic sites in the country, including Beirut, Tripoli, Jbeil, Zahle and Saida. The festival aims at boosting cultural exchange between Ukraine and Lebanon, while enhancing bilateral ties between the…

UN In Iraq Says 1.6 Million Iraqis Remain Displaced After Daesh Defeat

BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 4 (NNN-NINA) – The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), said that, more than 1.6 million Iraqis remain displaced, despite the military defeat of the Daesh militants, since late 2017. The remarks came in a statement by UNAMI, after the visit of the Special Representative of…