Japan Coast Guard Plane Not Authorised To Enter Runway Before Collision: Ministry

TOKYO, Jan 4 (NNN-NHK) – The Japan Coast Guard plane that collided with a Japan Airlines (JAL) passenger jet, at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, did not have permission to enter the runway, according to flight control communications, released by Japan’s transport ministry, yesterday. Toshiyuki Onuma, senior deputy director general of the…

Indonesia Evaluates EV Incentive As Purchases Remain Low

JAKARTA, Jan 4 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government has evaluated its electric vehicle (EV) incentive policy, as purchases remain low, reaching only 11,532 motorbikes or 5.7 percent of the target of 200,000 in 2023, said Industry Minister, Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, yesterday. The government has provided 1.4 trillion rupiah (around 89…

UN Chief Condemns Attack On Iran Memorial Service

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, strongly condemns the attack on a memorial ceremony in Iran, that killed more than 100 people, a UN spokeswoman said, yesterday. “The secretary-general calls for those responsible to be held accountable,” said Florencia Soto Nino, associate spokesperson for Guterres. “The…

Israeli Airstrikes Hit Southern Gaza Cities

GAZA, Jan 4 (NNN-WAFA) – Continuing airstrikes were reported across Gaza yesterday, and “intense ground battles” between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters in refugee camps in central areas have left many Palestinians dead. Airstrikes and missiles struck dwellings and public buildings, including Al-Amal hospital in Khan Younis killing five, among them…

Cambodia Attracted 4.92 Billion USD Investment In 2023, Up 22 Percent

PHNOM PENH, Jan 4 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia attracted fixed-asset investment of 4.92 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, up 22 percent from 4.03 billion dollars a year earlier, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) said in a news release, yesterday. The country approved 268 investment projects last year, which…

At Least 103 Killed, More Than 173 Injured In Two Blasts Near Late Iranian Commander’s Burial Site

TEHRAN, Jan 4 (NNN-IRNA) – At least 103 people were killed and more than 173 others injured yesterday, in two blasts near the burial ground of Iran’s late commander, Qassem Soleimani, in the south-western province of Kerman, reported the semi-official Fars news agency citing Iran’s Emergency organisation. According to the…

Yemen’s Houthis Claim New Attack On Cargo Ship In Red Sea

SANAA, Jan 4 (NNN-SABA) – The Houthi group in Yemen launched yesterday, missiles targeting a cargo ship in the Red Sea, the group’s military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, said in a statement. The Houthi forces carried out an operation targeting the ship CMA CGM TAGE, he said, in a live broadcast…

5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Rocked Off Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jan 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit off Indonesia’s western province of Banten, earlier today, yet did not trigger a tsunami, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The agency had earlier released the magnitude of the undersea earthquake of 5.9, before revising it. The earthquake,…

Nepal’s Urban Population Up By Nearly Five Percent In Decade

KATHMANDU, Jan 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepal’s urban population increased to 27.07 percent, while the rural population declined between 2011 and 2021, as people were increasingly migrating to the urban areas, according to government figures released yesterday. As the urban population went up nearly five percent from 22.31 percent and the…

Vietnam’s Fruit, Vegetable Exports Surge To Record High In 2023

HANOI, Jan 3 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam earned a record high of 5.69 billion U.S. dollars, from fruit and vegetable exports in 2023, up over 70 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. China, the United States, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Thailand, the Netherlands, and Australia…