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…

Thailand’s Auto Exports Soared In Jan

BANGKOK, Feb 22 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s auto exports soared in Jan, as semiconductor supplies improved, data showed, yesterday. Car exports climbed 24.28 percent from a year earlier to 86,786 units in Jan, following a 10.17 percent rise registered in the previous month, according to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).…

Sri Lanka Needs To Pay Over 2.6 Billion USD To Foreign Creditors In 2023

COLOMBO, Feb 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka needs to pay over 2.6 billion U.S. dollars to foreign parties in 2023, in loan repayments and interest, Cabinet spokesman, Bandula Gunawardena, told reporters yesterday. Addressing a press conference, Gunawardena said, around 2.1 billion dollars will be spent on debt repayment and 504…

Centuries-Old Three-Tonne Buddha Footprint Statue Exhibited At Museum In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Feb 22 (NNN-AKP) – Centuries-old Buddha’s right footprint statue, weighing about three tonnes, is on public display at the Preah Norodom Sihanouk-Angkor Museum in north-west Cambodia’s Siem Reap province, the Apsara National Authority (ANA) said. The exhibition would help members of the public research, study, and understand important…

Indonesia Exported First Batch Of Locally-Made Hybrid Electric Vehicles

JAKARTA, Feb 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian Industry Minister, Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, inaugurated yesterday, the first exports of the country’s locally-made hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), in Karawang Regency, West Java province. These HEVs, which have 70 percent of components made in Indonesia, will be shipped to 19 nations across Southeast Asia,…

Severe weather hit southern New Zealand, trapping ultramarathon athletes

WELLINGTON, Feb 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Another wave of severe weather has hit southern New Zealand and trapped athletes of an ongoing seven-day ultramarathon, as North Island residents are cleaning the mud left by Cyclone Gabrielle. Six athletes have been airlifted to the Queenstown Lakes Hospital, after 110 athletes were trapped…

Rare Wild Donkeys Spotted Near China-Mongolia Border

HOHHOT, Mongolia, Feb 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Patrollers have recently spotted a herd of Mongolian wild donkeys in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, as heightened protection improves the environment for the rare mammals. The eight donkeys were seen earlier this month, in the Urad natural reserve, near the China-Mongolia border,…

India Launched Mobile Fast Payment System For Foreign Travellers

NEW DELHI, Feb 22 (NNN-PTI) – India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), announced a payment facility for in-bound foreign travellers, by using mobile-based fast payment system, “Unified Payments Interface (UPI),” with effect from yesterday. Two banks, namely the ICICI Bank and the IDFC First Bank, and two…
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