Cameroon Keen To Attract More Chinese Investment At Trade Expo: Official

YAOUNDE, Cameroon, May 11 (NNN-IRIN) – Cameroon hopes to attract more Chinese investment, when it takes part in the upcoming third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo, said a Cameroonian trade official. Joseph Mutomby Ndumbe, director of foreign trade at Cameroon’s Ministry of Trade, made the remarks, during a promotional conference…

S. Korea’s Export Fell 10.1 Percent In First 10 Days Of May

SEOUL, May 11 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s export fell in double digits, in the first 10 days of May, due to the continued weakness in global demand for locally-made products, customs office data showed today. Export amounted to 14.48 billion U.S. dollars, during the May 1-10 period, down 10.1 percent…

Urgent: 10 Killed, Over 1,750 Injured In Protesters-Police Clashes In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, May 11 (NNN-APP) – At least 10 people have been killed and over 1,750 others injured, in Pakistan’s clashes between protesters and police, since Tuesday, following the arrest of former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, hospital and police officials sources, said, today. According to the sources, all the deceased are…

New Zealanders To Celebrate Maori New Year In July

WELLINGTON, May 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand will celebrate Maori New Year on July 14 this year, and mark its newest public holiday for the second time, after last year’s inaugural celebration as a statutory holiday. Celebrations leading up to Matariki began today, as a booklet containing karakia (Maori prayer)…

Economic Watch: ASEAN Spirited To Be World’s New Economic Powerhouse

by Wang Aona, Qu Junya LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia, May 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), demonstrated its confidence in becoming the world’s new economic powerhouse, reflected at a summit held this week in the Indonesian town of Labuan Bajo. This year’s 42nd ASEAN Summit, under Indonesia’s…

Tehran, Moscow Discussed Further Improvement Of Economic Ties

TEHRAN, May 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and Russia, yesterday, exchanged views on ways to further expand all-out relations, particularly in the fields of trade and economy. Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, discussed the issue on the sidelines of a quadrilateral meeting on the Syria…

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…
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