Asia

S.Korea’s Imported Car Sale Rose 2.6 Percent In 2022

SEOUL, Jan 4 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s imported car sale rose in single digits last year, due to robust demand…

Cambodia Saw Sharp Rise In Dengue Fever Cases In 2022

PHNOM PENH, Jan 4 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia reported 12,500 dengue fever cases in 2022, a significant increase from 1,811 cases…

Cambodia’s Famed Angkor Welcomed 287,454 Int’l Tourists Last Year

PHNOM PENH, Jan 4 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park, attracted 287,454 foreign tourists in 2022, earning 11.5 million…

5 countries start responsibilities as newly elected members of UN Security Council

Five countries — Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland — on Tuesday began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of…

Aussie Population Smaller, Older Following COVID-19 Pandemic

CANBERRA, Jan 4 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s population is smaller and older than previously projected, as a result of the COVID-19…

Myanmar Resumed Equestrian Competition After Three-Year Suspension

YANGON, Jan 4 (NNN-MNA) – The Myanmar Equestrian Federation, resumed its President’s Cup Competition here, after three years’ suspension over…

Sri Lanka Increases Duty On Tobacco, Alcohol By 20 Percent

COLOMBO, Jan 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan government increased the excise duty imposed on alcohol and cigarettes by 20…

Myanmar Exported Over One Million Tonnes Of Rice In Nine Months

YANGON, Jan 4 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar exported over one million tonnes of rice, in the first nine months of fiscal…

Indian Gov’t Signed 1.2 Billion- USD Loan Agreements With ADB For Infrastructure Projects

NEW DELHI, Jan 4 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), yesterday signed four different loan…

Covid-19: EU offer vaccines to China which see surges in infection after lifting “zero-covid” policy

BRUSSELS, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU said it is prepared to send Covid vaccines to China as it grapples…