Belarus Exported Over 30 Billion USD Of Food, Agricultural Products In Four Years

MINSK, Nov 28 (NNN-BelTA) – Belarus exported over 30 billion U.S. dollars worth of food and agricultural raw materials, during the first four years of its current five-year plan, a Belarusian official said, yesterday. Natalya Kochanova, chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus, stressed…

55 Kg Of Heroin, Over Five Million Stimulant Tablets Seized In Central Myanmar

YANGON, Nov 28 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized 55 kg of heroin and 5.8 million stimulant tablets in Mandalay region of central Myanmar, the state-owned daily, The Mirror reported, today. Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a vehicle in Mandalay’s Patheingyi township, on Nov 6, and confiscated the drugs…

Two Dead In Central Vietnam Traffic Accident

HANOI, Nov 28 (NNN-VNA) – Two people were killed in a traffic accident in central Vietnam’s Lam Dong province, at around 2:30 a.m. early today. The accident involved a passenger bus and a car, both of which were heavily damaged. According to initial reports, the accident was caused by the…

Sri Lanka Issues Red Alert As Deep Depression Intensifies Into Cyclone

COLOMBO, Nov 28 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology, yesterday, issued a red alert for both land and surrounding sea areas, as the deep depression that had formed near the Sri Lankan coast in the Bay of Bengal, has intensified into a cyclone, now named “Ditwah.” Officials warned that,…

U.S. Missile Strikes In Caribbean Violate Human Rights, Says Venezuelan Attorney General

CARACAS, Nov 28 (NNN-ABN) – U.S. missile strikes against boats in the Caribbean region, violate international law and human rights, Venezuelan Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, said. “They have violated international law,” the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, as well as “all human rights treaties,” Saab…

Iran Condemns Australia’s Designation Of IRGC As “State Sponsor Of Terrorism”

TEHRAN, Nov 28 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, yesterday strongly condemned the Australian government’s “disrespectful and unjustified” move of labelling the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a “state sponsor of terrorism.” In a statement, the Iranian ministry described the move as “unlawful, unjustifiable and in violation of the international…

Chinese Firm To Fund 1-Billion-USD Major Chemical Complex In Egypt

CAIRO, Nov 28 (NNN-MENA) – China’s Kunming Chuan Jin Nuo Chemical Co., Ltd. (CJN), signed an agreement yesterday, with Egypt’s El Sewedy Industrial Development, to build a major integrated phosphate chemical industrial complex, in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), east of Cairo. The Chinese company will invest one billion…

Egypt Repatriated 17 Ancient Artefacts From Australia

CAIRO, Nov 28 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt recovered 17 ancient artefacts from Australia, that had been smuggled out of the country, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, yesterday. The ministry said, the pieces date to different periods of ancient Egyptian history. The repatriation coincides with the 75th anniversary of…

Pakistan’s Central Bank Foreign Exchange Reserves Rose By Nine Million USD

ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s central bank foreign exchange reserves, increased by nine million U.S. dollars, during the week ending on Nov 21, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), said, yesterday. In its latest update, the SBP said, its reserves rose to 14.56 billion dollars. Net foreign exchange reserves…

Hanoi Welcomed Nearly 31 Million Visitors In First 11 Months Of Year

HANOI, Nov 27 (NNN-VNA) – The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, welcomed 30.94 million visitors in the first eleven months of this year, achieving 99.8 percent of its annual goal and surpassing the previous record set in 2019, local media VnExpress reported, today. According to the city’s Department of Tourism, about 2.5…