Mongolia Plants 41.5 Million Trees Since 2021 To Curb Desertification

ULAN BATOR, Dec 16 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia has planted 41.5 million trees across the country, since the launch of its national tree-planting campaign, “Billion Trees,” in 2021, the country’s Minister of Environment and Tourism, Bat-Ulzii Bat-Erdene said, yesterday. In Oct, 2021, Mongolia launched the nationwide tree-planting campaign, as the country’s…

Malaysia’s Car Sales This Year Set To Surpass 2022 Sales

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s full year 2023 total industry volume (TIV) is set to surpass last year’s all-time high of 720,658 units, the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) said, yesterday. Malaysia’s Jan to Nov car sales reached 718,748 units, 11.51 percent higher than 644,534 units a year ago,…

Sri Lanka To Continue Importing Eggs To Meet Demand During Festive Season

COLOMBO, Dec 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka will continue to import eggs early 2024, to meet the demand for the coming Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations in Apr, a minister said, yesterday. Following a meeting with Sri Lankan egg producers, Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security, Nalin Fernando…

Thailand’s Condominium Sales To Foreigners Up 37 Percent In First Nine Months

BANGKOK, Dec 16 (NNN-TNA) – Ownership transfers of condominiums in Thailand to foreign clients, rose 37.6 percent year on year, to 10,703 units, in the first nine months of this year, indicating a resurgence in demand from overseas buyers, data showed, yesterday. The value of condominium ownership transfers to foreigners…

Cambodia Earns Over 445 Million USD From Rubber Exports In First 11 Months

PHNOM PENH, Dec 16 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia exported 334,176 tonnes of dry rubber, in the first 11 months of this year, up 3.6 percent from 322,586 tonnes over the same period last year, said a report from the General Directorate of Rubber, yesterday. The country made 445.4 million U.S. dollars…

Flu Cases In Japan Surge To Warning Level At Fastest Pace In 10 Years

TOKYO, Dec 16 (NNN-NHK) – The average number of influenza patients per regularly monitored medical institution in Japan had hit warning levels, at the fastest pace in 10 years, the health ministry said, yesterday. About 5,000 such designated institutions across the country reported 166,690 flu cases in the week through…

Police Arrested 120 Illegal Afghan Immigrants In SE Iran

TEHRAN, Dec 16 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian police forces have arrested 120 Afghan nationals, who were illegally residing in Iranshahr County, in the south-eastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan. Upon report by citizens, special police teams rushed to the area and arrested the illegal immigrants, the county’s police commander, Mehdi Rashnoudi,…

Mongolia’s Foreign Trade Turnover Up Around 17 Percent In First 11 Months

ULAN BATOR, Dec 16 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia’s foreign trade turnover, totalled 22.2 billion U.S. dollars, in the first 11 months of this year, up 16.6 percent, compared with the same period last year, official data released by the National Statistics Office showed, yesterday. The country registered a trade surplus of…

Air Arabia Operates Direct Flights Between Colombo, Abu Dhabi

COLOMBO, Dec 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Air Arabia has been operating direct flights between Abu Dhabi and Colombo, every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry said, yesterday. The ministry said, Air Arabia launched its first direct flight from Abu Dhabi to Colombo on Dec 8, this year, from the…

Malaysia’s Crude Oil, Condensate Production Up Marginally In Q3

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The production of crude oil and condensate in Malaysia, amounted to 45.9 million barrels, in the third quarter of 2023, 0.3 percent higher than a year ago, official data showed, yesterday. The increase was primarily contributed by condensate with 16.2 percent growth, the Department…