Cambodia Launches Campaigns To Prevent Child Deaths From Road Crashes, Drowning

PHNOM PENH, Oct 21 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia, supported by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners, yesterday launched two national campaigns, to prevent child deaths from road crashes and drowning. Road traffic injuries and drowning are two of the leading causes of child mortality in Cambodia, claiming the lives of…

Japan’s LDP, Japan Innovation Party Sign Coalition Agreement

TOKYO, Oct 21 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and Japan Innovation Party, yesterday, formally agreed to form a coalition government, with party leaders Sanae Takaichi and Hirofumi Yoshimura signing a written agreement. The deal will effectively pave the way for LDP President, Sanae Takaichi to secure victory…

Iran Says Cooperation Deal With UN Nuclear Watchdog Void

TEHRAN, Oct 21 (NNN-IRNA) – A senior Iranian security official, said yesterday that, Iran’s cooperation agreement with the UN nuclear watchdog, reached in Cairo in Sept, has become void, after France, Britain, and Germany triggered the “snapback” mechanism, reinstating UN sanctions on Tehran. Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National…

Power Outage Paralyses Yemen’s Aden As Fuel Supplies Run Out

ADEN, Yemen, Oct 21 (NNN-SABA) – The General Electricity Corporation in Aden, announced yesterday, a power outage, across the southern Yemeni port city, after the last fuel supplies, needed to run the main power station were exhausted. The state-owned corporation responsible for the city’s electricity infrastructure, stated that, Aden’s power…

Japanese PM Ishiba’s Cabinet Resigned

TOKYO, Oct 21 (NNN-NHK) – Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, resigned with his cabinet, today, marking an end to the administration that took office just over a year ago. At an extraordinary cabinet meeting, held shortly before 9.00 a.m. local time, ministers submitted their letters of resignation, and the…

Fire Broke Out In High-Rise Building In S. Korea’s Capital Seoul

SEOUL, Oct 21 (NNN-YONHAP) – A fire broke out in a high-rise building in South Korea’s capital Seoul, with fire authorities working to suppress the blaze, it was reported today.– NNN-YONHAP

Cambodian PM Officially Opens Kingdom’s Biggest Airport

KANDAL, Cambodia, Oct 20 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Manet, today officially inaugurated the Techo International Airport (TIA) here, the biggest new airport in the country. Speaking during the inauguration ceremony, Hun Manet said, the 2.3-billion-U.S.-dollar world-class airport, has replaced the old Phnom Penh International Airport, which was completely…

S. Korea’s Police Seek Warrants To Detain 59 Scam Suspects Repatriated From Cambodia

SEOUL, Oct 20 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s police, today, sought warrants, to detain 59 scam suspects repatriated from Cambodia. Among the total of 64 suspects brought home from Cambodia on Saturday, four were released by the police, while one was released later, after the prosecution rejected the police’s request for…

Vietnam Targets 10 Percent Or Higher GDP Growth In 2026

HANOI, Oct 20 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam has set a goal of achieving gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 10 percent or higher in 2026, according to a government report, presented at the ongoing 10th session of the 15th National Assembly. The government outlined 15 key socio-economic development targets for next…

12 Injured As Bus Carrying Scouts Overturned In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Oct 20 (NNN-LNW) – Twelve people, including nine children, were injured, when a bus they were travelling in, veered off the road and overturned yesterday, in Ragama, in Sri Lanka’s Western Province, the police said. According to the police, the bus was carrying a group of scouts returning from…