Japan Says U.S. Mistakenly Issued G7 Statement On Russia

TOKYO, Feb 23 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese foreign ministry, yesterday denied a Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers’ joint statement, condemning Russia, issued by the U.S. State Department, local media reported. Japan did not issue such a statement, and the ministry has communicated the apparent error to the U.S. State…

Chinese Tourists Filled Up Hotels In Northern Laos’ Luang Prabang

VIENTIANE, Feb 23 (NNN-KPL) – The number of Chinese visitors has surged in northern Laos’ Luang Prabang province, with room reservations expected to rise throughout 2023, said officials. Local daily, Vientiane Times, yesterday quoted Vice President of the Hotel and Guesthouse Association in Luang Prabang province, Daophet Bouphaphanh as saying…

ASEAN Secretary-General Called For Elevating ASEAN-China Partnership To New High

JAKARTA, Feb 23 (NNN-ANTARA) – ASEAN Secretary-General, Kao Kim Hourn, called for joint efforts, to push forward the ASEAN-China comprehensive strategic partnership to a new high. At a meeting with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister, Qin Gang, he appreciated the longstanding, utmost importance China has attached to the Association of Southeast…

S. Korea To Lift Post-Arrival Test Requirement For Travellers From China

SEOUL, Feb 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea will lift a post-arrival test requirement for travellers from China next month, as the COVID-19 situation stabilised, South Korea’s central prevention and countermeasures headquarters said, yesterday. Travellers from China have been required to take polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, after arrival here since…

Fire Chiefs Warned Of Unprecedented Grass Fire Risk In Australia

CANBERRA, Feb 22 (NNN-AAP) – Australia is facing unprecedented grassfire risk in the summer of 2023/24, experts warned. According to a new report, published today, three years of wet conditions have left Australia with high fuel loads for fires. The Climate Council and Emergency Leaders for Climate Action (ELCA) –…

Three Pandas At Japan’s Wakayama Park Returned To China

SHIRAHAMA, Japan, Feb 22 (NNN-NHK) – Eimei, a giant panda that has lived in Japan for 28 years, left western Japan’s Wakayama park, along with his twin daughters to fly back to China, this morning. The 30-year-old male panda, along with his eight-year-old Japan-born twin daughters Ouhin and Touhin, has…

Iran Slaps “Retaliatory” Sanctions On EU, British Individuals, Entities

TEHRAN, Feb 22 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry, imposed yesterday, new sanctions on several individuals and entities of the European Union and Britain, for “supporting terrorism and inciting violence.” The “retaliatory” move targets those supporting terrorism and terrorist groups, encouraging terrorist acts and violence against Iranians, interfering in Iran’s…

UN to convene as Ukraine, allies seek votes for ‘peace’ resolution

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN General Assembly meets Wednesday, two days ahead of the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with Kyiv and its allies hoping to garner broad support for a resolution calling for a “just and lasting peace.” The draft resolution, sponsored by some 60…

Iran Seized 81 Vessels Carrying Smuggled Goods In 12 Days: Report

TEHRAN, Feb 22 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s border guards have seized 81 vessels carrying smuggled goods, over the past 12 days, and arrested 145 smugglers. Commander of the Iranian Border Guards, Ahmad-Ali Goudarzi, told reporters on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of an exhibition of items confiscated by Iranian border…

Plastic Waste Increases In Vietnam Due To Tourism

HANOI, Feb 22 (NNN-VNA) – Tourism could cause a three-time spike in plastic waste to 340,000 tonnes by 2030, in Vietnam, local media reported yesterday, citing a report from the country’s Institute for Tourism Development Research. Before the COVID-19 outbreak, 85 million domestic tourists discarded nearly 61,000 tonnes of plastic…
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