Deaths From Bear Attacks In Japan Hit Record 10

TOKYO, Oct 28 (NNN-NHK) – A record high of 10 deaths, caused by bear attacks, has been reported in Japan so far this year, amid a recent surge in bear-related incidents across the country, according to the Environment Ministry. More than 100 people have been killed or injured in bear…

Suspect Arrested With 2.8 Kg Of Heroin At Sri Lanka’s Main Airport

COLOMBO, Oct 28 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lanka Customs’ Narcotics Control Unit, arrested an Indian national, with 2.8 kilograms of heroin, at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), the Department of Government Information said, yesterday. The suspect, 39, arrived in Sri Lanka from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday afternoon, the department said. The…

Türkiye Seals 10-Bln-USD Deal For 20 Eurofighter Typhoon Jets From Britain

ANKARA, Oct 28 (NNN-TRT) – Türkiye signed a deal yesterday, to buy 20 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets from Britain, for eight billion pounds (10.64 billion U.S. dollars), as Ankara seeks to bolster its defence capabilities, amid a turbulent regional landscape. Following the signing ceremony of the 10-year deal in Ankara,…

Laos Aims To Advance AI Integration In Legal Field

VIENTIANE, Oct 28 (NNN-KPL) – An exchange event was held in the Lao capital, Vientiane, recently, to promote the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) with the legal industry, enhance Laos and China cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, and advance the development of a digital landscape for the China-Laos…

Flooding Halts North-South Rail Service In Vietnam

HANOI, Oct 28 (NNN-VNA) – Nearly 2,700 passengers were affected, as the Vietnam Railways Corporation suspended several North-South trains last night, due to flooding in central Vietnam, the local media VnExpress, reported. The railway operator announced the suspension of trains on routes between the capital Hanoi, and the southern economic…

Uzbekistan’s Economy Grows 7.6 Percent In First Nine Months Of Year

TASHKENT, Oct 28 (NNN-UzA) – Uzbekistan’s economy expanded by 7.6 percent in the first nine months of this year, the presidential press service said, yesterday. “In Jan-Sept of this year, the country’s economy grew by 7.6 percent, which significantly exceeds the forecast indicators,” the press service said in a statement.…

Sri Lanka, Australia Signed Debt Restructuring Agreements

COLOMBO, Oct 28 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lanka and Australia signed agreements on external debt restructuring, the Ministry of Finance of Sri Lanka said in a statement, yesterday. The agreements followed a memorandum of understanding, reached earlier this year with the official creditor committee. Under the new arrangements, Australia has agreed…

Three People Died, Two Missing After Truck Plunged Into River In Northern Philippines

MANILA, Oct 27 (NNN-PNA) – Three people died and two others are missing, after a truck plunged into a river, in the municipality of Bontoc in Mountain Province, in the northern Philippines early this morning, authorities said. In a report, the Bontoc Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said,…

India Resumes Direct Flights To Chinese Mainland After Five Years

NEW DELHI, Oct 27 (NNN-PTI) – India, last night, resumed direct flights to the Chinese mainland, after a five-year hiatus, Indian officials said. The resumption was kick-started from the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, in Kolkata, the capital city of India’s eastern state of West Bengal, with a flight…

Three Killed In House Fire Near Tokyo

TOKYO, Oct 27 (NNN-NHK) – A fire destroyed a house near Tokyo, today, leaving three people dead, local media reported. An emergency call was made at around 4:30 a.m. local time, reporting that a two-story wooden house, located in a residential area in Saitama was on fire, Kyodo News reported,…