Asia

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…

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…