Asia

Malaysia detains two boats with 11 foreign anglers

GEORGE TOWN (Malaysia), Dec 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian authorities detained two boats with 11 foreign fishermen on board who did not…

Seven Dead In Philippine Capital’s House Fire, Three Missing

MANILA, Dec 18 (NNN-PNA) – Authorities said, a fire broke out this morning, at a two-level house in the Philippine…

EU, member states to mobilise €10 bln for ASEAN infrastructure investments

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (NNN-Bernama) — In commemorating the celebration of 45 years of cooperation between the European Union (EU) and…

Canada police report record opium seizure at Vancouver port

OTTAWA, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian police have announced a record seizure of nearly 2.5 metric tons of opium hidden in…

Iranian President Says “Taking People’s Lives” Sole Result Of U.S. Presence In Any Country

TEHRAN, Dec 18 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, said that, the Americans’ presence in any country has solely resulted…

Scientists Reveal Key Reasons For Shrinking Of Aral Sea In Central Asia

URUMQI, Dec 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – After five years of joint scientific research, Chinese and Uzbek scientists, have revealed key factors…

Philippines Logged 1,196 New COVID-19 Cases, Death Toll Breached 65,000

MANILA, Dec 18 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines reported 1,196 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in…

Singapore Reported 1,052 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Dec 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore reported 1,052 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 2,188,511. A…

Uzbekistan’s Foreign Trade Turnover Reached 45 Billion USD

TASHKENT, Dec 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbekistan’s foreign trade turnover, reached 45 billion U.S. dollars as of Dec 1, the Uzbek…

Uzbekistan Gets One-Billion-USD World Bank Loan, For Strategic Reforms

TASHKENT, Dec 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The World Bank has approved a financial support package to Uzbekistan, comprising of 470-million-U.S.-dollar highly…