Cambodian King Flew To Beijing For Regular Medical Checkup

PHNOM PENH, Feb 12 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian King, Norodom Sihamoni, along with his mother, former Queen, Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, left here today for Beijing, for a routine medical checkup. At the Phnom Penh International Airport, the royal family was seen off by Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen and…

Ethiopian Airlines adds two Chinese cities to its cargo destinations

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 12 (NNN-XINHUA) — Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopia’s national flag carrier, announced that it has added the southern Chinese cities of Xiamen and Shenzhen to its cargo destinations. In a press statement issued late Friday, the airline said it has already started two weekly freighter flights connecting Xiamen with…

Roundup: UAE Looks Forward To More Investment From Hong Kong

DUBAI, Feb 12 (NNN-WAM) – Government and business leaders of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said that, the UAE is looking forward to welcoming more companies from China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), to invest in the country. They made the remarks, during a recent visit to the UAE,…

Millions Of Iranians Marked Islamic Revolution Victory Through Nationwide Rallies

TEHRAN, Feb 12 (NNN-TASNIM) – Millions of people across Iran took to the streets yesterday, to mark the 44th anniversary of the victory of the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. The rallies were held in the capital, Tehran, as well as, 1,400 Iranian cities and 38,000 villages, the report said. Along…

Two Killed After House Fire In Japan’s Tochigi Prefecture

TOKYO, Feb 12 (NNN-NHK) – Two men were found dead, after a fire, early this morning, burnt down three houses in Tochigi, a Japanese prefecture north of Tokyo, local media reported. Local police said, the house fire at a two-story wooden house in the city of Oyama was reported after…

US adds six China entities tied to balloon programme to export blacklist

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Commerce Department blacklisted six Chinese entities for supporting Beijing’s military modernisation efforts, particularly relating to aerospace programmes including airships and balloons. The move came a day after US lawmakers unanimously denounced China’s use of a suspected spy balloon that flew over North America last week.…

Army Camp Shooting Killed Five Soldiers In Southern Philippines

MANILA, Feb 12 (NNN-PNA) – Four soldiers were killed and another critically wounded, after a soldier ran amok, and fired at sleeping soldiers yesterday, inside an army camp in northern Mindanao, south of the Philippines, said the Philippine military. The alleged murderer was also shot dead. The incident happened at…

Company Bankruptcies In Japan Up For Ninth Month In Jan: Survey

TOKYO, Feb 12 (NNN-NHK) – A total of 546 companies in Japan went bankrupt in Jan, rising for the ninth straight month, according to a recent survey by a credit research company. The reading marked a year-on-year increase of 13.3 percent, and increased for Jan, for the first time in…

India’s Direct Tax Collections Up 24 Percent So Far In 2022-23 FY

NEW DELHI, Feb 12 (NNN-PTI) – Direct Tax collections in India, during the current 2022-23 financial year, stood at 15.67 trillion Indian rupees (190 billion U.S. dollars) till Feb 10, which is 24.09 percent higher than the gross collections for the corresponding period of last year. According to a statement,…

Air Asia India Fined Over Lapses In Pilots’ Training

NEW DELHI, Feb 12 (NNN-PTI) – India’s aviation regulator, imposed a fine of 4.4 million Indian rupees (53,320 U.S. dollars) on the Air Asia India airline and its examiners, after lapses were found in pilots training, an official source said, yesterday. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), fined the…
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