Indonesia Requests One Billion USD Investment From Apple For iPhone 16 Market Access

JAKARTA, Dec 4 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government has requested Apple to invest one billion U.S. dollars, to gain approval to sell its latest iPhone 16 model, in the world’s fourth most populous country, a minister said, yesterday. “We already talked with Apple about the first stage of the investment.…

Philippines’ Debt Rose To 273.56 Billion USD At End-Oct

MANILA, Dec 4 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ debt increased to 16.02 trillion pesos (roughly 273.56 billion U.S. dollars), as of end-Oct, 0.8 percent higher than the level at the end of Sept, the Philippines’ Bureau of Treasury said, yesterday. The bureau attributed the spike in the valuation impact of the…

S. Korea’s Senior Presidential Staff Offer To Resign After Martial Law Order Revocation

SEOUL, Dec 4 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s senior presidential staff, including the chief of staff and all the senior secretaries, offered to resign, after President Yoon Suk-yeol declared and lifted an emergency martial law, multiple media outlets said today, citing the presidential office. Yoon declared the emergency martial law last…

Knife-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Police In Australia

SYDNEY, Dec 4 (NNN-AAP) – A man who threatened police and the public with a knife, was shot dead yesterday, by officers in the Australian island state of Tasmania, police said. Officers and emergency services personnel were called to the central business district of Launceston, the state’s second-largest city, to…

Philippine Clash Killed Six Suspected Rebels

MANILA, Dec 4 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine troops killed six alleged rebels, during a clash in the central Philippines, the military said, yesterday. The military said, the fighting between government troops and the New People’s Army (NPA), broke out on Monday, in Las Navas, Northern Samar province. The troops recovered bodies…

Vietnam’s Wood Exports Likely To Top 16 Billion USD This Year

HANOI, Dec 4 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s wood and timber product exports, are projected to hit 15.5 billion to 16 billion U.S. dollars this year, given an export growth of nearly 21 percent to 13.18 billion dollars, achieved in the first 10 months, the Department of Forestry under the Ministry of…

Saudi Arabia Announces Five Initiatives To Enhance Afforestation

RIYADH, Dec 4 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia, yesterday, announced five environmental initiatives, in a bid to enhance biodiversity across the kingdom. The five new initiatives feature a 60-million-U.S. dollar investment, to boost afforestation efforts. Their goals include planting millions of trees and mangroves, distributing 300 million seeds, restoring degraded land,…

One Killed As Israel Launches Fresh Airstrike On S. Lebanon Amid Fragile Truce

BEIRUT, Dec 4 (NNN-NNA) – The Israeli regime, yesterday, launched an airstrike on the southern Lebanese town of Shebaa, killing one person, in what Lebanese media described as a violation of a newly-reached ceasefire with Hezbollah. A missile, fired by an Israeli Zionist drone, killed a shepherd named Jamal Mohammad…

Roundup: S. Korea’s Parliament Votes To Lift Martial Law Declared By President

SEOUL, Dec 4 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s parliament, voted today, to lift an emergency martial law, declared last night by President Yoon Suk-yeol, TV footage showed. The National Assembly held a plenary session, passing a resolution, to lift the martial law with 18 lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party…

Israeli Regime Buys Advanced Drones To Bolster Battlefield Capabilities: Ministry

JERUSALEM, Dec 4 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israeli regime’s Defence Ministry, announced yesterday, the purchase of 40 million U.S. dollars’ worth of advanced drones and autonomous systems, from Elbit Systems, an Israeli Zionist weapons and defence manufacturer. Under the contracts, Elbit will supply intelligence-collection drones, mission-specific drones, and mini-drones, designed for…