Asia

Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei Drops 9.4 Percent In 2022, Logged First Annual Drop In Four Years

TOKYO, Dec 31 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stocks index ended essentially flat yesterday, after erasing early gains on concerns…

Non-Essential Construction Banned In Delhi Amid Rising Air Pollution

NEW DELHI, Dec 31 (NNN-PTI) – Construction activities, barring the essential ones, were once again banned in Delhi and surrounding…

Australian Scientists Embarked On 1,200km Antarctic Search For Ancient Ice

CANBERRA, Dec 31 (NNN-AAP) – Australian Antarctic researchers, have departed on an ambitious mission, to retrieve million-year-old ice in a…

Singapore Reported 1,026 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Dec 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore reported 1,026 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 2,201,379. A…

Death Toll Of Cambodia’s Hotel Fire Rose To 26, As Search Operation Ended

PHNOM PENH, Dec 31 (NNN-AKP) – The death toll in a hotel fire in north-west Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey province, has…

S. Korea’s Headline Inflation Hit 24-Year High In 2022

SEOUL, Dec 31 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s headline inflation hit the highest in 24 years this year, due to higher…

Uzbek President Appoints New Acting Foreign Minister

TASHKENT, Dec 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – Bakhtiyor Saidov, has been appointed as Uzbekistan’s acting foreign minister, under the presidential decree, the…

Iran Arrested 11 People Behind “Fake Pricing” In Forex Market

TEHRAN, Dec 31 (NNN-FNA) – The Iranian Intelligence Ministry, said yesterday, its forces arrested 11 people, behind the recent instability…

Indonesia Lifted COVID-19 Related Public Mobility Restrictions

JAKARTA, Dec 31 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government has decided to lift COVID-19 related public activity restrictions nationwide, President Joko…

Pakistani, Chinese Staff Joined Hands To Make CPEC A Success Story: Minister

ISLAMABAD, Dec 31 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, said yesterday that, Pakistani and…