Four Killed, 13 Injured In Suspected Firecracker Blast In Indonesian Village

JAKARTA, Feb 21 (NNN-ANTARA) – A huge explosion at a village house in Blitar city of Indonesia’s East Java Province, killed four and injured dozens in the area, on Sunday evening, the local police said yesterday. The victims killed in the blast were all from the same family, a father…

Chinese FM To Visit Indonesia

BEIJING, Feb 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese Foreign Minister, Qin Gang, will visit Indonesia from today, Feb 21 to 23, at the invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia,Retno Marsudi, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Wang Wenbin, announced here, yesterday. Qin will chair the 4th meeting of the Joint Commission on Bilateral…

Chinese FM Met Singaporean Counterpart In Beijing

BEIJING, Feb 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese Foreign Minister, Qin Gang, met with his Singaporean counterpart, Vivian Balakrishnan, in Beijing, yesterday. Qin said that, China attaches great importance to bilateral ties with Singapore, and the unique role Singapore plays in regional and international affairs. China stands ready to work with Singapore,…

UK summons Iran envoy over ‘threats’ to UK-based Iranian journalists

LONDON, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The British government summoned Iran’s top diplomat in London to condemn “serious threats” to the lives of UK-based journalists after a Persian-language TV network was forced to relocate. Charge d’Affaires Mehdi Hosseini Matin was hauled in “to make clear the UK will not tolerate threats…

APEC to finance digital connectivity in business formalization project proposed by Peru

LIMA, Feb 21 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Secretariat of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has approved the financing for the cooperation project presented by Peru, titled “Study and workshop to understand the role of digital connectivity in the formalization process of informal businesses in the Asia-Pacific region,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reported. This…

China says ‘never interfered’ in Canadian elections

 MONTREAL, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China has rejected allegations it interfered in Canada’s federal elections, describing Canadian media reports that cited intelligence documents as “false” and attempts at “smearing” Beijing. A statement from the Chinese consulate general in the western city of Vancouver accused Canadian media of “smearing and discrediting…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: US Pres Biden makes surprise trip to Kyiv before invasion anniversary

 KYIV, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden on Monday made a trip to Kyiv organised in strict secrecy, promising $500 million in fresh arms deliveries and “unwavering” American support ahead of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Air raid sirens rang out across the capital at one point…

Chinese Naval Fleet Arrived In South African Port Of Richards Bay For Joint Maritime Exercise

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 21 (NNN-BUANEWS) – The 42nd Chinese naval escort fleet, consisting of the guided-missile destroyer, Huainan, the missile frigate, Rizhao, and a supply vessel, arrived at the Port of Richards Bay, South Africa, to participate in a joint maritime exercise held by China, Russia and South Africa. The South…

Vietnamese Automaker Joined Chinese Partner To Tap Local Mini-EV Market

HANOI, Feb 21 (NNN-VNA) – A Vietnamese automaker has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with a General Motors’ local Chinese joint venture, to introduce micro electric vehicles in the country, online newspaper, VnExpress, reported yesterday. Vietnam’s TMT Motors would make a joint push with SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW), a joint venture between…

Pakistan’s Current Account Deficit Shrank 90 Percent In Jan: State Bank

ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s current account deficit shrank by 90 percent in Jan, from the same month last year, as the government continued with its strategy to restrict imports, to evade an external payment crisis, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said, yesterday. Pakistan’s current account deficit fell…
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