Rocket Attack Targeted U.S. Base In E. Syria

DAMASCUS, Aug 14 (NNN-SANA) – A rocket attack targeted the U.S. military base, located in the Conoco gas field, in Syria’s eastern Deir al-Zour province, last night, Syrian state television reported. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, explosions were heard near the Conoco gas plant, where U.S. forces…

Shanghai Disneyland To Welcome First Major Marvel Attraction

SHANGHAI, Aug 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Shanghai Disneyland will introduce a new Spider Man-themed thrill coaster, its first major attraction that will tell a Marvel story, the Shanghai Disney Resort said. The high-speed, immersive roller coaster, incorporates elements of Spider Man, one of the most popular Marvel super heroes, according to…

Vietnam’s Fruit, Vegetable Exports Up 23.4 Percent In Seven Months

HANOI, Aug 14 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports reached 3.8 billion U.S. dollars, in the first seven months of this year, up 23.4 percent year on year, the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association was cited as saying. The country’s fruit and vegetable industry gained a trade surplus of…

Cambodia Discovers Another War-Left U.S. Aerial Bomb In Southern Province

PHNOM PENH, Aug 14 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia has found and safely removed another war-left U.S.-made M117 aerial bomb, in southern Kandal province, a mine clearance chief said, yesterday. Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)’s Director-General, Heng Ratana, said, the massive bomb was spotted buried at a padi field in Kandal Steung…

Another Adviser To Bangladesh’s Interim Gov’t Takes Oath

DHAKA, Aug 14 (NNN-BSS) – Farooq-e Azam, yesterday, was sworn in as an adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office at Bangabhaban, the presidential palace. Azam returned to Bangladesh from abroad late on Sunday. With his swearing in, all 17 of the advisers of…

Far-Right Zionist Minister Makes Provocative Visit To Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound

JERUSALEM, Aug 14 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli regime’s far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, made a provocative visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a sensitive site in East Jerusalem, yesterday, sparking widespread condemnation. In video footage released by his office, Ben-Gvir is seen accompanied by far-right Zionist supporters, walking around the…

Former Member Of Japanese Germ-Warfare Unit Returns To China To Expose War Crimes

HARBIN, Aug 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Hideo Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, arrived by plane in the city of Harbin, north-east China’s Heilongjiang Province, last night, expecting to testify and expose the crimes committed by the unit during the Japanese…

Diphtheria Epidemic Announced In Central Vietnam

HANOI, Aug 13 (NNN-VNA) – The central Thanh Hoa province has become Vietnam’s first locality this year, to announce the diphtheria epidemic, after three positive cases were detected in Muong Lat town, local media reported, yesterday. Thirty-four people having close contact with the infection cases have been identified. All of…

Cambodia Earned 280 Million USD From Milled Rice Export In Jan-Jul

PHNOM PENH, Aug 13 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia exported a total of 379,546 tonnes of milled rice in the first seven months of this year, earning a revenue of 280 million U.S. dollars, the Cambodia Rice Federation said, in a news release yesterday. Some 53 companies had shipped milled rice to…

Indonesia’s New Capital City Receives 3.5 Billion USD In Investments: President

JAKARTA, Aug 13 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s President, Joko Widodo, said yesterday that, the country’s new capital city, Nusantara, has received 56.2 trillion rupiahs (around 3.5 billion U.S. dollars) in investments. “As of today (yesterday), the investment that has already been received (for the new capital) is 56.2 trillion (rupiahs),” Widodo…