Four Automakers In S. Korea To Recall 11,000 Vehicles

SEOUL, Nov 15 (NNN-YONHAP) – Four domestic and foreign automakers in South Korea, will voluntarily recall some 11,000 vehicles for manufacturing defects, the transport ministry said, today. Mercedes-Benz Korea will recall 9,528 units of 14 models, including E 250 sedan, for a faulty fuel pump component, as well as, 329…

DPRK Develops, Tests New-Type Solid-Fuel Engines For Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles: KCNA

SEOUL, Nov 15 (NNN-YONHAP) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), has developed new-type high-thrust solid-fuel engines, for intermediate-range ballistic missiles, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported today. The country’s missile industry successfully conducted the first ground jet tests, of the first-stage engine and the second-stage engine…

ADB Approves 400-Million USD Loan To Boost Philippines’ Revenue Mobilisation

MANILA, Nov 15 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), yesterday said, it has approved a loan of 400 million U.S. dollars, to help the Philippines achieve its medium-term fiscal strategy, and finance its post-pandemic economic recovery, through a stronger focus on revenue mobilisation. The ADB said, the programme is…

APEC Ministerial Meeting Kicked Off With Focus On Resilience, Sustainability

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The 2023 APEC Ministerial Meeting kicked off yesterday with a focus on creating a resilient and sustainable future. Interconnectedness, innovation, strengthening inclusivity and unleashing people’s untapped potential are the three priorities in the days ahead, according to U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, who…

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Warns Of Conflict Expansion As Clashes With Israel Escalate

BEIRUT, Nov 15 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Parliament Speaker, Nabih Berri, yesterday, warned of an expansion of Israel-Hamas conflict, amid the ongoing clashes between the Israeli army and Lebanese militants in southern Lebanon. “The Israeli enemy’s persistence in escalating its aggression, repeatedly targeting civilians, media professionals, and paramedics, with its attacks…

Int’l Passenger Traffic At Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport Down 41.25 Percent In Oct: Report

JERUSALEM, Nov 15 (NNN-MA’AN) – The number of passengers taking international flights at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv fell by 41.25 percent year-on-year, in Oct, the Israel Airports Authority (IAA) said in a report yesterday. Due to the conflict between Israel and Hamas that broke out on…

Iraq’s Federal Court Sacks Parliament Speaker Over Legal Violations

BAGHDAD, Nov 15 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi federal court ruled yesterday, to terminate the tenure of Iraq’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammed al-Halbousi and his rival Sunni lawmaker, Laith al-Dulaimi, due to a feud between the two and legal violations. As shown in a video footage circulated by local media, Jassim al-Omairi,…

Indonesian Minister Calls For Closer Economic Cooperation With China’s Zhejiang

JAKARTA, Nov 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Sakti Wahyu Trenggono, yesterday, called for closer economic and trade cooperation with China’s Zhejiang, during an event here, attended by a business delegation from the Chinese province. “I invite more Zhejiang companies to collaborate with local Indonesian partners,…

Iraqi Shiite Militia Claims Drone Attack On U.S. Base In E. Syria

BAGHDAD, Nov 15 (NNN-NINA) – An Iraqi Shiite militia claimed yesterday, responsibility for a drone attack on a U.S. military base in eastern Syria. An armed group named “Islamic Resistance in Iraq” claimed in an online statement that, its fighters had launched a booby-trapped drone towards the al-Omar oil field…

APEC Economies At Centre Of Global Economic Future

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies, are “at the centre of the global economy and our world’s economic future,” U.S. Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, told reporters at a press conference, following the conclusion of the APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting. “Cooperation across APEC economies is…