11 Killed In Two Fire Mishaps In India

NEW DELHI, Oct 6 (NNN-PTI) – At least 11 persons died and around 40 were injured, in two separate fire incidents in India today, local media reported. A massive fire broke out inside a multi-storey building, in the Goregaon area of financial capital, Mumbai, in the south-western Maharashtra state, killing…

Australian Police Report Fatal Plane Crash Near Canberra

SYDNEY, Oct 6 (NNN-AAP) – A plane crashed in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), today, with the number of people on board currently remaining unknown. NSW Police Force confirmed in a statement that, emergency services are now at the scene of a fatal plane crash in Gundaroo,…

Vietnam’s Public Investment Disbursement In Nine Months Reaches Highest Rate Ever

HANOI, Oct 6 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s disbursement of public investment, in the first nine months of this year was estimated at 51.38 percent of the yearly plan, the highest rate ever, it was reported today, citing the Ministry of Planning and Investment. The disbursed capital, sourced from the state budget,…

Police Discover Weapons, Arrest Two In E. Afghanistan

MAHMUD-E-RAQI, Afghanistan, Oct 6 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan police have seized arms and ammunition, during a search operation in the eastern Kapisa province, according to a statement by the provincial police office today. Acting on a tip-off, the police force launched an operation and discovered one piece of AKM, a U.S.-made…

Mongolia Plants Over 20 Million Trees Since 2021 To Curb Desertification

ULAN BATOR, Oct 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia has planted 20.6 million trees across the country, since the launch of its national tree-planting campaign, “Billion Trees” in 2021, the country’s Ministry of Environment and Tourism, said today. The survival rate of the planted trees is more than 90 percent, the ministry…

Japan’s Sapporo To Abandon Bid To Host 2030 Winter Olympics

TOKYO, Oct 6 (NNN-NHK) – The northern Japanese city of Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture, has decided to give up its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, local media reported today, citing sources close to the matter. Sapporo, which, in 2014 announced its bid to host the Winter…

Five Killed In Sri Lanka When Tree Fell On Bus

COLOMBO, Oct 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Five people died, when a tree fell on a bus in Colombo, this morning, a spokesperson for the Colombo National Hospital told media. The bus was heading to Deniyaya in southern Sri Lanka from Colombo, when the accident took place. Seventeen passengers were injured and…

Singapore PM Proposes Openness, Cooperation To Deliver Promising Asian Future

SINGAPORE, Oct 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, called for prioritising cooperation and keeping open amid geopolitical tensions and protectionism, to create a stable and prosperous future for Asian countries, while addressing the Asia Future Summit here, yesterday. Noting that Asia has been fortunate to enjoy a…

Thailand To Tighten Controls On Guns, Imitation Firearms Following Deadly Mall Shooting

BANGKOK, Oct 6 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand is stepping up controls on guns and imitation firearms, officials said yesterday, in an effort to close legal loopholes, following a shooting at a Bangkok shopping mall that left two people dead and five others injured. Thai Deputy Prime Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, said, the…

Laos Reaffirms Commitment To Build Sustainable Food System

VIENTIANE, Oct 6 (NNN-KPL) – The Lao government has reiterated its commitment to building a sustainable food system, to support the country’s development goals, while also protecting the environment and improving livelihoods. The affirmation was made at a meeting on the Outcome of the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment,…