S. Korea’s Foreign Currency Deposit Hit Record High In Dec

SEOUL, Jan 25 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s foreign currency deposit hit a record high last month, as companies placed more U.S. dollar-fund in bank accounts, central bank data showed, today. Deposit, denominated in foreign currencies, came in at 110.98 billion U.S. dollars, at the end of Dec, up 3.59 billion…

Peru’s Sanipes signs fish export control agreement with South Korea

LIMA, Jan 25 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru’s National Service of Fisheries Health (Sanipes) —an institution attached to the Ministry of Production— has signed a mutual agreement on the safety of hydrobiological products with the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea. This will strengthen safety control in Peruvian exports to…

Malaysian PM granted an audience with Sultan of Brunei

From Kamarul Ariffin Md Yassin BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jan 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who is on a two-day official visit to Brunei, was granted an audience with the Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, at Istana Nurul Iman (the Sultan’s official residence), here Wednesday.  Anwar, who is accompanied…

Timor Leste could gain full ASEAN membership under Indonesia’s chairmanship — analysts

(rewording the sentence in para 3… ASEAN under Jakarta’s leadership…, and changing Timor Timur to Timor Leste in para 4 and 5) By Rosmalis Anuar KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 (Bernama) — After more than a decade of seeking full membership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Timor Leste was finally, in…

Cargo Ship Capsized Off South-Western Japan

TOKYO, Jan 25 (NNN-NHK) – A cargo ship capsized off Nagasaki Prefecture, in south-western Japan, the coast guard said, having received a distress call from the vessel late yesterday. The coast guard said, 22 people were on board the 6,651-tonne cargo ship, named Jintan, of whom four have been rescued,…

WHO urges ‘immediate action’ after cough syrup deaths

A member of the Gambia Red Cross looks through sacks of collected cough syrups in Banjul GENEVA, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for “immediate and concerted action” to protect children from contaminated medicines after a spate of child deaths linked to cough syrups last…

Pakistan Has Sufficient Petrol, Diesel Stocks To Meet Domestic Demand

ISLAMABAD, Jan 25 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), said that, the country has sufficient petrol and diesel in stock, to meet domestic demand, after rumours of shortage triggered panic buying of petrol and diesel in all major cities of Pakistan. “Sufficient stocks of petrol and diesel…

Generating high-value carbon from oil palm waste

By Nurqalby Mohd Reda KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 (NNN-Bernama) – It is one thing to be a leading producer of palm oil but it is quite another thing to be a huge producer of oil palm waste which, if not managed sustainably, can be detrimental to the environment. Malaysia is the…

Bursa Malaysia opens marginally higher after long weekend

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Bursa Malaysia, the stock exchange of Malaysia, opened marginally higher Wednesday after a long weekend due to the Chinese New Year holidays, trading cautiously, taking the cue from the United States (US) stocks which closed little changed on Tuesday. Investors are still digesting the Federal Reserve Bank…

Malaysian ringgit strengthens against US dollar in early trade

By Kisho Kumari Sucedaram KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian ringgit extended its upbeat momentum to open higher versus the US dollar Wednesday, supported by renewed buying interest in the currency and improved sentiment on China’s continued opening for international travel, said an analyst. At 9 am, the ringgit climbed to 4.2755/2805 against…
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