Japan, U.S. Hold Joint Air Exercise Over Sea Of Japan

TOKYO, Dec 11 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Defence Ministry, said today, its Air Self-Defence Force (ASDF) held a joint air exercise with the U.S. military the previous day, over the Sea of Japan. Six Japanese ASDF fighter jets, including three F-35s and three F-15s, flew with two U.S. Air Force B-52…

Vietnam Passes Cybersecurity Law To Protect Vulnerable Groups

HANOI, Dec 11 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s 15th National Assembly, yesterday, passed a Law on Cybersecurity, which introduces specific regulations, to safeguard vulnerable groups in cyberspace. In addition to children, the law extends protection to older people and people with cognitive difficulties, said the report. It outlines detailed responsibilities for state…

Iran Unveils New Homegrown Electronic Warfare System “Sayyad-4”

TEHRAN, Dec 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran, yesterday, unveiled a homegrown electronic warfare system, dubbed Sayyad-4, state-run IRIB news agency reported. The system was unveiled in the presence of Iran’s Defence Minister, Aziz Nasirzadeh, at an exhibition of Iranian women’s defence sector achievements, in the capital Tehran, IRIB reported. The system,…

ASEAN-China Year Of People-To-People Exchanges 2024-2025 In Malaysia Closed

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The closing ceremony of the ASEAN-China Year of People-to-People Exchanges 2024-2025, co-hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and the Malaysia-China Friendship Association, was held in Malacca, Malaysia, from Tuesday to Wednesday (yesterday). Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, sent a…

Four Railway Workers Killed By Train In Kazakhstan

ALMATY, Dec 11 (NNN-KNA) – Four members of a track maintenance crew were killed by a freight train, at a railway station in central Kazakhstan yesterday, said the national railway company, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ). The incident occurred when scheduled rail replacement work was underway, on the Mointy-Shyganak railway section,…

52 Injured After 7.5-Magnitude Quake Hit North-Eastern Japan

TOKYO, Dec 11 (NNN-NHK) – At least 52 people were injured, in north-eastern and northern Japan, following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck the region, local media reported, yesterday. Authorities in Aomori, Hokkaido and Iwate prefectures, confirmed 37, 11 and four people were injured, respectively, Kyodo News reported. Over 300…

Thailand Says Border Clashes With Cambodia Displace Over 400,000 Thai Residents

BANGKOK, Dec 11 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Defence Ministry spokesperson, Surasant Kongsiri, said yesterday that, the ongoing border clashes with Cambodia had forced over 400,000 Thai residents across seven provinces to evacuate. Thailand’s 2nd Army Area Command stated on social media that, beginning at 5:00 a.m. local time yesterday, exchanges of…

Ghanaian President Urges Private Sector To Co-Invest In Africa’s Health Industrialisation

ACCRA, Dec 10 (NNN-GNA) – Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, yesterday, urged private sector players to collaborate with African governments, in co-investing in the continent’s health industrialisation, to enhance healthcare and service delivery. At the opening of the two-day World Health Expo Leaders Africa Summit in Accra, the Ghanaian capital,…

Evacuation Ordered As Structures Destroyed By Bushfire In Australia

MELBOURNE, Dec 10 (NNN-AAP) – Residents of a coastal community, in the north-east of the Australian island state of Tasmania, have been told to leave immediately, due to the threat posed by a bushfire that has destroyed two structures. An emergency warning, issued by the Tasmania Fire Service (TFA) this…

U.S.-Europe Split Widens Over Tech Fines, New U.S. Security Strategy

BRUSSELS, Dec 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – From Europe’s sweeping crackdown on American big tech, to a hard-edged new U.S. national security strategy, transatlantic tensions are mounting. In the past week, the European Commission opened two antitrust investigations into U.S. tech giant Google and Meta, and fined Elon Musk’s platform X 120…