Japan Doubles Target For EV Charger Instalments

TOKYO, Oct 19 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government has doubled its target for the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to 300,000 outlets by 2030, 10 times the current levels. In new guidelines released yesterday, Japan’s industry ministry, outlined a plan to support the establishment of standard EV chargers,…

Mongolia Launches Nationwide Campaign To Enhance Public Financial Awareness

ULAN BATOR, Oct 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia launched a nationwide campaign, to enhance public financial and economic awareness, particularly the awareness on the importance of saving money, the country’s central bank said in a statement, today. The annual campaign is being organised on the occasion of World Savings Day, which…

New Zealand’s Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions Up 0.2 Percent

WELLINGTON, Oct 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions increased 0.2 percent, or 33 kilotonnes, in the Jun, 2023 quarter, after a 0.1 percent increase in the Mar, 2023 quarter, according to the statistics department, Stats NZ, today. Increases in the Jun, 2023 quarter emissions from transport, postal, and…

China Shocked, Disappointed At Security Council Failure To Adopt Gaza Resolution: Envoy

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – China was shocked and disappointed at the Security Council’s failure to adopt a resolution, that would have called for humanitarian pauses in Gaza, said Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, yesterday. A Russian-drafted resolution was put to vote on Monday night.…

Booby-Trapped Drone Crashed Near Airbase In Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

BAGHDAD, Oct 19 (NNN-NINA) – A booby-trapped drone crashed yesterday, near an airbase housing U.S. military experts and agencies, in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, the regional Counter-Terrorism Service said in a statement. The drone crashed and detonated at 12:18 local time (0918 GMT), in an open area near Harir airbase,…

Philippine President Leaves For Saudi Arabia To Attend ASEAN-GCC Summit

MANILA, Oct 19 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, left for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this morning, to participate in the inaugural summit between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders. In his departure speech, Marcos said, the summit, tomorrow, will discuss “challenges…

Egypt, UN To Supervise Humanitarian Aid Delivery To Gaza: FM

CAIRO, Oct 19 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, said yesterday that, the Egyptian government and the Egyptian Red Crescent, will supervise the delivery of aid to the besieged Gaza Strip, in coordination with the United Nations. “Cairo’s goal is to accelerate the entry of humanitarian aid into the…

Iran Confirms End Of UN Restrictions On Missile Programmes, As U.S. Imposes New Sanctions

TEHRAN, Oct 19 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran confirmed yesterday, the “unconditional” end of the restrictions imposed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), on its missile-related activities, while the U.S. imposed new sanctions on Tehran’s missile and drone programmes. In a statement published on its website, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said,…

Sri Lanka Decides To Set Up Investment Zone For Fisheries

COLOMBO, Oct 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan State Minister of Fisheries, Piyal Nishantha, announced yesterday, the development of a specialised investment zone in the country’s northern region, which will be tailored to the fishing industry. The minister told the media that, this strategic endeavour aims to attract investments related to…

Japan’s Gasoline Price Falls Below 175 Yen

TOKYO, Oct 19 (NNN-NHK) – The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan, as of Monday, fell 2.2 yen (0.015 U.S. dollars) from a week before to 174.7 yen (1.17 U.S. dollars) per litre, down for the sixth straight week, the industry ministry said, yesterday. The price was below…