Chinese Culture On Display At Tourism Fair In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Sept 22 (NNN-BSS) – The 11th Asian Tourism Fair was held in Dhaka, from Thursday till yesterday, to boost the tourism industry. More than 100 tourism companies and institutions from eight countries, including China, Bangladesh and Maldives participated in the exhibition. China set up “Hello! China” Pavilion, to show…

Curfew Imposed In Sri Lanka After Voting For Presidential Election

COLOMBO, Sept 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – A curfew had been imposed in Sri Lanka, with effect from 10.00 p.m. yesterday to 6.00 a.m. today. The police said, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, as the defence minister, had imposed the curfew through a gazette notification. The police said that, while a peaceful situation prevails…

13 Children Among 22 Palestinians Killed In Israeli Airstrike On Gaza School Yesterday

GAZA, Sept 22 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 22 Palestinians, mostly women and children, were killed and 30 others wounded yesterday, in an Israeli airstrike on a school, housing displaced people in southern Gaza City, Gaza-based health authorities said. The school was in the Zeitoun neighbourhood and most of the casualties…

Yemen’s Houthi Defence Minister Vows To Continue Attacks Against Zionist Israel

SANAA, Sept 21 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi defence minister, vowed in a televised statement late yesterday that, the Houthis would continue attacks against the Zionist Israel. “The Israeli entity, and those who support and back it, must understand well that our strikes will continue,” the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV quoted Defence…

Highest-level rain alert issued for Japan’s Ishikawa

TOKYO, Sept 21 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s weather agency, today issued its highest-level alert for heavy rain, in parts of Ishikawa Prefecture, which was severely hit by the New Year’s Day earthquake. The emergency warning, the highest level of alert on the agency’s scale of one to five, covers the cities…

Three Killed In South Korea’s Arson Attack

SEOUL, Sept 21 (NNN-YONHAP) – Three men were killed, in what is believed to be an arson attack, at an inn in South Korea’s North Chungcheong province. A fire broke out at the inn at about 1:44 a.m. local time (1644 GMT Friday), killing three men, presumed to be long-term…

Mongolians Enjoy Car-Free Day In Capital Today

ULAN BATOR, Sept 21 (NNN-APA) – Mongolians observed a Car-Free Day in the country’s capital Ulan Bator, today, aimed at alleviating traffic congestion, encouraging healthier lifestyles, and reducing air pollution caused by vehicle emissions. During the event, all major roads in the capital were closed to both private vehicles and…

Myanmar’s Cash-For-Work Project Benefits Over 2,800 Villages

YANGON, Sept 21 (NNN-MNA) – Over 2,800 villages in Myanmar have benefited from cash-for-work projects, implemented by the country’s Department of Rural Development, the state-run Myanmar Radio and Television reported, yesterday. The project was launched in 2,505 villages in the 2019-2020 fiscal year, followed by 220 villages in the 2022-2023…

Six Soldiers, 12 Terrorists Killed In NW Pakistan’s Clashes

ISLAMABAD, Sept 21 (NNN-APP) – Six troopers and 12 terrorists were killed, in two separate clashes between the militants and security forces, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on Thursday and yesterday, the Pakistani military said in a statement. Yesterday, the terrorists attacked a check post of security forces in…

Cambodia Withdraws From CLV-DTA Initiative: Ruling Party Chief

PHNOM PENH, Sept 21 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia has decided to withdraw from the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area (CLV-DTA) initiative, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, president of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), said, late yesterday. “I, in my status as the CPP’s president, have discussed with Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Manet…