Pompeo Meets With UN Special Envoy On Syria Issues

WASHINGTON, March 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. State Department, said, Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, discussed the conflict in Syria with UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, here. According to a statement issued by the State Department, Pompeo and Pedersen discussed U.S. support for the UN-led political process under the…

Russian FM Says Russia Supports Unity Of Gulf Region

KUWAIT, March 7 (NNN-KUNA) – Russia supports all efforts of Kuwait and welcomes means to preserve the unity of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, said on Wednesday. He made the remarks at a press conference held at Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry. Lavrov said that his…

Mahathir’s Visit To The Philippines Shows Malaysia’s Seriousness In Strengthening Ties

MANILA, Philippines, March 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s three-day visit to the Philippines, is a manifestation of Malaysia’s seriousness in efforts to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. Charge d’Affaires of the Malaysian Embassy in the Philippines, Rizany Irwan Muhammad Mazlan, said, the visit beginning…

Vietnam’s Motorbike Import Rises 41.5 Percent In Two Months

HANOI, Vietnam, March 6 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam spent 114 million U.S. dollars, importing motorbikes, components and spare parts, in the first two months of this year, surging 41.5 percent against the same period last year, according to the country’s Ministry of Industry and Trade, on Wednesday. In February alone, Vietnam…

Vietnam To Increase Coal-Fired Electricity: Experts

HANOI, Vietnam, March 6 (NNN-VNA) – Though Vietnam plans to enhance its renewable energy capacity, the country is forecast to expand coal-powered generation, as this cheap source remains the most feasible option to meet its rapidly rising electricity demand, daily newspaper Vietnam News, on Wednesday, quoted local and foreign experts…

Nepal, Bangladesh Sign Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement

KATHMANDU, Nepal, March 6 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepal and Bangladesh signed an Agreement, Tuesday, on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income. “The agreement concluded today (yesterday), aims at providing settlement between the tax claims of the Nepali government and the…

Sri Lanka’s Budget For 2019 Aims To Provide Relief To Poor People

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 6 (NNN-SL NEWS) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister, Mangala Samaraweera, presented the government’s budget proposals for 2019, which aims to provide relief to the poor and invest more on the island’s social infrastructure. Reading his budget proposal in parliament, Samaraweera said, the government aimed to create…

Indian, Pakistani Troops Exchange Fire On Kashmir LoC: Indian Officials

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, March 6 (NNN-PTI) – Indian and Pakistani Troops, Tuesday, exchanged heavy fire and targeted each other’s positions on Line of Control (LoC), dividing the disputed Kashmir region, Indian officials said. The two sides exchanged fire in Poonch sector, about 180 km south-west of Srinagar, the summer capital…

5.7-Magnitude Quake Hits 69 Km ENE Of Hinatuan, Philippines

MANILA, Philippines, March 6 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted 69 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines, at 0013 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 17.86 km, was initially determined to be at 8.5337 degrees north latitude, and…

Afghan Air Strikes Kill Taliban Key Commander In Eastern Ghazni Province

GHAZNI, Afghanistan, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A Taliban key commander, named Kakar, has been confirmed dead, after war aircraft targeted a Taliban hideout in Andar district of Afghansitan’s eastern Ghazni province on Tuesday, provincial government spokesman, Aref Nuri, said. “Acting on tip off, the aircraft pounded a Taliban hideout in…