Brunei Celebrated National Day With Parade, Performances

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Brunei held a massive parade and performances with about 7,000 participants in the capital, yesterday, to celebrate its 39th National Day. Brunei’s Sultan, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, together with other members of the royal family, attended the celebration at Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar…

Powerful Earthquake Jolted Eastern Indonesia, No Casualties Reported

JAKARTA, Feb 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.8-magnitude earthquake, struck off Indonesia’s eastern province of North Maluku, early this morning, but did not cause casualties or damages, authorities said. The earthquake occurred at 03:02 a.m. local time, today (2002 GMT Thursday), with its epicentre located 133 km north-west of Morotai Island…

S.Korea’s Busan Hosts Asia’s Largest Drone Exhibition

BUSAN, Feb 24 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s south-eastern port city of Busan is staging Asia’s largest drone exhibition, to show off the latest technology of the industry, the city government said. The Drone Show Korea 2023, the seventh of its kind, is scheduled to last for three days till tomorrow,…

Philippine Rescuers Found Four Bodies From Cessna Plane Wreck

MANILA, Feb 23 (NNN-PNA) – Rescuers found the four bodies from the small plane, which went down a few hundred metres away from the crater of an active volcano, south-east of Manila, six days ago, a local official said today. Mayor Caloy Baldo of the Camalig town, where the plane…

Six Terrorists Killed In Police Encounter In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 23 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani police killed six terrorists, during an encounter in the country’s north-west Lakki Marwat district, local media reported today. Local media, quoting official sources, reported that, the personnel of the Counter Terrorism Department of police, raided a place on intelligence information, in the Dodiwala area…

Latest: 7.2-Magnitude Quake Hit Tajikistan

BEIJING, Feb 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – A 7.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Tajikistan, at 8:37 a.m. Beijing Time, today, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC). The epicentre was monitored at 37.98 degrees north latitude, and 73.29 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 10 km, the CENC said.– NNN-XINHUA  

Indonesia, China Vowed To Safeguard Regional Peace, Stability

JAKARTA, Feb 23 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, met with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister, Qin Gang, here yesterday, as both sides promised to jointly maintain regional peace and stability. Widodo, during the meeting, wished a successful outcome of the upcoming sessions of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) and the…

Iran Condemned Israeli Killing Of Palestinians In Nablus

TEHRAN, Feb 23 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, yesterday, condemned the “brutal” Israeli attack and killing of Palestinians on the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Nasser Kanaani made the remarks, in a statement published on the Foreign Ministry’s website, reacting to the attack by the Israeli army…

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…
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