Asia

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…

10 Died After Drinking Alcohol In North-Eastern Myanmar

YANGON, Jan 4 (NNN-MNA) – Ten people died and two others were hospitalised, after drinking alcohol at a pub, in…

5.1-Magnitude Quake Hit New Zealand’s North Island

WELLINGTON, Jan 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.1, jolted the Waikato district, in the central part…

S. Korea Fined Tesla 2.2 Million USD For Misleading Ads

SEOUL, Jan 3 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s anti-trust watchdog, decided today to fine U.S. electric carmaker Tesla and its South…

Cambodia’s Trade With RCEP Countries Up Seven Percent In First 11 Months Last Year

PHNOM PENH, Jan 3 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s trade with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries, reached 28.4 billion…

Sri Lanka To Import Eggs Amid Domestic Price War

COLOMBO, Jan 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan government, today, announced plans to import eggs in face of a “domestic…

COVID: Two Main Variants Found In China Detected In Malaysia – Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 (NNN-Bernama) — Two main COVID-19 variants that are found to be spreading rapidly in China, namely…