Asia

Underground Fire Leaves Nine Dead In Northeast China

DALIAN, Jan 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – A fire that broke out in an underground area below a market in northeast China’s…

Malaysia Reports 3,386 New COVID-19 Infections, 26 More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported another 3,386 COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to…

Nicaragua hands over Taiwanese Embassy to Chinese authorities

MANAGUA, Jan 2 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Nicaragua’s Government has seized former Taiwan’s Embassy in Managua and handed it over to China,…

S.Korea Reports 3,833 More COVID-19 Cases, 639,083 In Total

SEOUL, Jan 2 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 3,833 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, compared to 24 hours…

China To Donate Two Million Doses Sinovac Vaccines To Botswana

GABORONE, Jan 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese Ambassador to Botswana, Wang Xuefeng, announced yesterday that, China will donate two million doses…

Team Canada CEO “worried” if Beijing Winter Olympics can go ahead as planned

Workers attach signage near Big Air Shougang, a competition venue for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, at Shougang Park OTTAWA,…

Vietnam Reports 14,835 New COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, Jan 2 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 14,835 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, including 14,822 locally transmitted and 13 imported, according…

Humanitarian Aid Distributed To Orphans In Afghanistan’s Takhar Province

TALUQAN, Afghanistan, Jan 2 (NNN-ANA) – Authorities in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province, distributed humanitarian aid to 460 orphaned children yesterday,…

At Least Three Dead, 15 Feared Trapped In Landslide In Northern India

NEW DELHI, Jan 2 (NNN-PTI) – At least three people were killed and over 15 others feared trapped inside a…

Mexico, Afghanistan, India lead as 45 journalists killed globally in 2021 – IPI

VIENNA, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — In 2021, a total of 45 journalists were killed in connection with their work, an…