British PM Arrives In Dublin For Talks With Irish Counterpart

Photo courtesy of Irish president twitter DUBLIN, Ireland, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – British Prime Minister, Theresa May, arrived here on Friday night, for talks with her Irish counterpart, Leo Varadkar, local media RTE reported. According to the report, May arrived at Farmleigh House, an official Irish state guest house, in…

Mongolia Says China Remains Its Top Export Destination

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia, Feb 9 (NNN-MONGOLIA WEB) – Mongolia said, China remained its top export destination, accounting for 66 percent of its total exports last year. Mongolia’s exports to China grew by 811.2 million dollars, or 13.1 percent year on year, while imports increased by 1.5 billion U.S. dollars, or…

Japan’s Farm, Forestry And Fisheries Exports Hit Record High In 2018

TOKYO, Japan, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Japan’s exports of agriculture, forestry and fisheries amounted to a record high of 906.8 billion yen (8.3 billion U.S. dollars) in 2018, propelled by robust demand from other Asian markets, the farm ministry said. The number grew 12.4 percent from a year earlier, climbing…

Indonesia Aims To Complete Half Of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway This Year

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Feb 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – Half of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) project, is targeted to be built this year, an executive of HSR Indonesian contractor said on Friday. “The target progress is 55 percent (this year),” said Tumiyana, president director of Indonesia’s state-run constructor firm, Wijaya Karya (Wika).…

23 Killed, Many Got Sick After Consuming Spurious Liquor In India

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, India, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 23 people were killed and many others sickened Friday, due to consumption of spurious liquor, in two northern Indian states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, officials said. The liquor was consumed by people on Thursday night, in…

U.S. Envoy Says Productive In Talks With DPRK

SEOUL, S. Korea, Feb 9 (NNN-KCNA) – Stephen Biegun, U.S. special representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) affairs, said that, talks in Pyongyang with the DPRK side were productive. Biegun made the remarks, during his meeting in Seoul with South Korean Foreign Minister, Kang Kyung-wha, saying, the…

Myanmar Attracts Over 3.5 Million Foreign Tourists In 2018

YANGON, Myanmar, Feb 9 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar attracted over 3.55 million foreign visitors in the whole of 2018, according to the figures from the Hotel and Tourism Ministry on Saturday (today). During the period, China topped the list of Asian travellers with 297,400 visitors, followed by Thailand with 291,231 visitors.…

Brunei Is Home To Southeast Asia’s Longest Oversea Bridge. Soon

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei Darussalam, Feb 9 (NNN-TDD BRUNEI) – Brunei will soon have the longest bridge in Southeast Asia, taking away the title from its current holder, the Second Penang Bridge (Sultan Abdul Halim Muazam Shah Bridge) in Penang, Malaysia.  The Temburong bridge is  now under construction, and it will…

Five-Day Multinational Maritime Exercise Begins In Pakistan

The exercise is conducted after every two years since it was initiated in 2007. The Pakistan Navy’s ships, submarines, boats, marines and special forces will all take part in the exercise, along with the Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Army and Pakistan Rangers. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb 9 (NNN-PPI) — A five-day…

Thai King Says Involving Princess In Politics “Inappropriate”

BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb 9 (NNN-TNA) – Thai King, Maha Vajiralongkorn, said late Friday that, his elder sister, Princess Ubolratana Mahidol is still a member of the royal family and thus “inappropriate” to be involved in politics. A televised royal statement said, Princess Ubolratana, although she relinquished her royal titles in…