7.4-Magnitude Quake Hits Tonga: USGS

HONG KONG, May 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4, jolted Tonga at 16:02:00 GMT yesterday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 212.5 km, was initially determined to be at 15.622 degrees south latitude, and 174.394 degrees west longitude.– NNN-XINHUA  

Lao Government Aims To Reduce Inflation To Single-Digit By This Year

VIENTIANE, May 11 (NNN-KPL) – Laos’ central bank, the Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL), is aiming to drag inflation, which was recorded at 39.89 percent in Apr, down to an average of single digit this year, local media reported. “Dragging inflation down to one digit is the greatest challenge,”…

Four-Side Talks In Moscow Agreed To Assemble Roadmap To Normalise Syria-Türkiye Ties

MOSCOW, May 11 (NNN-TASS) – Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, met with his counterparts from Iran, Syria, and Türkiye in Moscow, where they proposed to assemble a roadmap, normalising relations between Türkiye and Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. The four sides agreed to appoint their deputy foreign ministers, to…

Iraq Recovered 6,000 Antiquities From Britain After Century Of Borrowing

BAGHDAD, May 10 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq recovered, yesterday, 6,000 antiquities that Britain borrowed 100 years ago “for scholarly purposes.” In a press conference held at Baghdad airport, Iraqi President, Abdul Latif Rashid, told reporters that, these antiquities have been in Britain since 1923, and their return resulted from cooperation with…

Junior High School Student Stabbed In Tokyo

TOKYO, May 10 (NNN-NHK) – A male junior high school student was stabbed by a man in his 60s, this morning, in Ota Ward in Tokyo, investigative sources said. Following the knifing, police said, the alleged assailant was arrested at the scene of the attack, while the student, whose injuries…

42nd ASEAN Summit Opened, Highlighting ASEAN Centrality, Economic Growth

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia, May 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – The 42nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, officially kicked off, in the town of Labuan Bajo in eastern Indonesia, today, with Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, urging ASEAN unity and economic integration for the regional bloc, to play a central role in…

Indonesian, Vietnamese Leaders Agree To Increase Trade, Investment Cooperation

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia, May 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, on Tuesday met with Vietnamese Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, in the town of Labuan Bajo, in eastern Indonesia, with both sides pledging closer cooperation on trade and investment. They met on the sidelines of the 42nd ASEAN Summit…

Sri Lanka issued red warning over strong winds, rough seas

COLOMBO, May 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology, yesterday, issued a red warning for fishing boats, over strong winds and rough seas, in the south-east Bay of Bengal and south Andaman Sea. The rough seas are caused by the depression in the south-east Bay of Bengal and will…

Central India Bus Mishap’s Death Toll Rose To 24

NEW DELHI, May 10 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in a bus mishap in India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh, has risen to 24, a local police official said, yesterday. More than 30 injured people were undergoing treatment, in different government hospitals, he said. The private bus fell onto a…

Myanmar Earned 384 Million USD From Garment Exports In Apr

YANGON, May 10 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar earned 384 million U.S. dollars, from the exports of garments, manufactured under the cut-make-pack (CMP) system, in Apr this year, the state media, citing the Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association, reported yesterday. The country exported garments worth 200 million dollars through land borders, while it…
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