S. Korea’s Online Shopping Rose In Nov

SEOUL, Jan 2 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s online shopping, rose in single digits in Nov, owing to surging demand for cars in cyberspace, statistical office data showed, today. Shopping in cyberspace grew 6.8 percent over the year to, 24.16 trillion won (about 16.74 billion U.S. dollars) in Nov, according to…

Bangladesh Slashes Import Duties On Mobile Handsets, Parts

DHAKA, Jan 2 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh decided to slash customs duties of imported mobile phones and mobile parts, to protect the regulated market from the influx of illicit handsets. Bangladeshi Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary, Shafiqul Alam, announced the decision yesterday in Dhaka, during a press briefing, saying that, the tariff…

Pakistan’s Inflation Eased To 5.6 Percent In Dec

ISLAMABAD, Jan 2 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s consumer price index (CPI) inflation, eased to 5.6 percent year on year, in Dec, down from 6.1 percent in Nov, official data showed, yesterday. On a month-on-month basis, CPI inflation fell by 0.4 percent in Dec, reversing the trend of recent increases, the Pakistan…

Nearly 170,000 Cambodian Evacuees Return Home So Far

PHNOM PENH, Jan 2 (NNN-AKP) – Some 167,478 Cambodian evacuees have so far returned to their homes, Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior said in a press release, yesterday. About 110,924 displaced persons have returned to their homes in Banteay Meanchey province, 47,594 in Oddar Meanchey province, and 8,960 in Preah Vihear…

Mass Rally In Istanbul On New Year’s Day Shows Solidarity With Gaza

ISTANBUL, Jan 2 (NNN-TRT) – More than half a million people rallied in Türkiye’s largest city, Istanbul, on New Year’s Day, to show solidarity with Gaza. The demonstration was organised by the Humanity Alliance and the National Will Platform, a coalition of civil society groups, under the slogan: “We will…

Train Collided With Car At Rail Crossing In Japan’s Saitama Prefecture

TOKYO, Jan 2 (NNN-NHK) – A train collided with a car, at a railway crossing, on the JR Utsunomiya Line, in Shiraoka City, Saitama Prefecture, yesterday, police and fire officials said, adding that, the train may have derailed after the incident. The accident occurred at around 2:20 p.m. local time,…

14 Killed, 16 Injured In Road Accident In Punjab

ISLAMABAD, Jan 1 (NNN-APP) – At least 14 passengers were killed and 16 others injured, in a head-on collision between a bus and a van, in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, yesterday, officials said. The bus was carrying players of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences to Lahore, to participate…

Philippines Sees Drop In Firework-Related Injuries During 2025-2026 Holiday Season

MANILA, Jan 1 (NNN-PNA) – The number of firework-related injuries recorded during the Christmas and New Year celebrations in the Philippines dropped by 42 percent, compared with the same period last year, the country’s Department of Health (DOH) said, today. From Dec 21, 2025, to Jan 1, 2026, the DOH…

Pakistan Reported Sharp Decline In Polio Cases Last Year

ISLAMABAD, Jan 1 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan reported a sharp decline in polio cases last year, due to sustained vaccination campaigns and improved disease surveillance, health authorities said. Official data showed polio cases fell from 74 in 2024, to 30 in 2025, with no new cases reported nationwide since Sept. Six…

5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Struck Off Japan’s Iwate Prefecture

TOKYO, Jan 1 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7, struck, off Iwate Prefecture, in northern Japan yesterday, the country’s weather agency said. The temblor occurred at 11:27 p.m. local time, off Iwate’s eastern coast, at a depth of about 30 kilometres, measuring 4 on Japan’s seismic…