BYD Launched Third EV Model In Japan

TOKYO, Jun 26 (NNN-NHK) – Chinese automaker BYD, yesterday unveiled its third electric vehicle (EV), the SEAL, in Japan, as the company marches into the country’s sedan market. The SEAL will be available in two versions, both with a battery capacity of 82.56 kWh, according to BYD Auto Japan Inc.,…

Sri Lanka To Seek Investor To Develop Geo Gas Terminal

COLOMBO, Jun 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet, gave approval for the identification of an investor, through a competitive process, for the implementation of a geo gas terminal project, the government’s information department said, yesterday. The department said, the project at the area called Kerawalapitiya, in western Sri Lanka, comprised…

Bangladesh Launched Project Eyeing Essential Healthcare For Women, Children

DHAKA, Jun 26 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government launched a project, to improve primary healthcare systems for about eight million women, children, and the adolescents, through its partnership with development partners, including two UN organisations. The five-year project: “Health System Strengthening for Primary Health Care” will address critical gaps in…

Six Killed, Three Injured In Road Accident In Northern Afghanistan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Jun 26 (NNN-ANA) – A road accident in northern Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, left six dead and injured three others late yesterday, the provincial police officer, said. The fatal accident took place, after a passenger vehicle turned turtle, in the province’s Khost wa Fereng district. Three women were among…

Direct Flights Resumed Between Beijing, Prague

PRAGUE, Jun 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Direct flights between the capital cities of China and the Czech Republic, officially resumed on Monday, with the arrival of a Hainan Airlines aircraft at the Prague Airport, in the early morning after a 10-hour flight. Noting at a ceremony held at the airport that,…

Iraqi Militia Leader Threatens Attack On U.S. Interests

BAGHDAD, Jun 25 (NNN-NINA) – Qais al-Khazali, leader of the Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, a Shiite militia close to Iran, threatened yesterday, to attack U.S. interests in Iraq and the Middle East region, if the United States supports an Israeli offensive against Lebanon’s Hezbollah. In a televised speech, al-Khazali said, “If…

150 Projects Started In West Afghanistan In Less Than A Year: Official

HERAT, Afghanistan, Jun 25 (NNN-ANA) – The construction of 150 agricultural and infrastructural projects, worth 4.5 million U.S. dollars, has begun in west Afghanistan’s Herat province, in less than one year, a local official said, yesterday. The projects include water reservoir dams, roads, protective walls and water canals, as well…

Indian Govt Imposes Stock Limits On Wheat Till March, 2025

NEW DELHI, Jun 25 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government, yesterday, imposed stock limits, on the quantity of wheat that retailers and processors can hold. The step has been taken, to keep prices in check and prevent hoarding of wheat. “In order to manage the overall food security and to prevent…

Philippine Troops Killed Three Suspected Rebels

MANILA, Jun 25 (NNN-PNA) – Three suspected rebels have been killed, in clashes in Batangas province, south of Manila, the Philippine military said, yesterday. In a report, the military said, fighting broke out between government forces and members of the New People’s Army (NPA), on Sunday, in Tuy town. The…

Australian Government Welcomes UNESCO Great Barrier Reef Report

CANBERRA, Jun 25 (NNN-AAP) – The Australian government welcomed UNESCO’s recommendation that, the Great Barrier Reef remain, off the World Heritage in-danger list. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, yesterday, released a draft report urging Australia to set more ambitious climate change targets, to preserve the reef, but…