Asia

Feature: Filipino Durian Growers Eye More Income As Exports To China Cleared

by Yan Jie, Wang Xiaowei MANILA, Jan 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Jomar Abdon, 29, took on one of Davao City’s durian…

Afghan Forces Killed Seven Daesh Militants, Arrested Seven Others In Kabul

KABUL, Jan 5 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan security forces stormed a hideout of militants, affiliated with the rival Daesh outfit, in…

S.Korea’s Shipbuilding Orders Logged Double-Digit Fall In 2022

SEOUL, Jan 5 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s shipbuilding orders, logged a double-digit fall last year, due to a sharp drop…

Laos Saw Drop In Traffic Fatalities During New Year Holiday

VIENTIANE, Jan 5 (NNN-KPL) – A total of 26 people were killed in road accidents in Laos, over five days…

Philippine Inflation Rate Rose To 8.1 Percent In Dec

MANILA, Jan 5 (NNN-PNA) – Year-on-year inflation in the Philippines accelerated to 8.1 percent in Dec, from eight percent in…

India To Launch National Green Hydrogen Mission

NEW DELHI, Jan 5 (NNN-PTI) – India will launch the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), for which a budget of…

Sri Lankan Election Commission Ready For Local Elections

COLOMBO, Jan 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan’s Election Commission, said yesterday that, applications for postal voting from eligible voters for…

China, Philippines Cement Ties In New Year

BEIJING, Jan 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese President, Xi Jinping, held talks with Philippine President, Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., at the…

China stats ‘under-represent’ true impact of Covid outbreak: WHO

 GENEVA, Jan 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization criticised China’s “very narrow” definition of Covid deaths, warning that official…

UN Assures Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka With Financial, Technical Support

COLOMBO, Jan 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Assistant Secretary-General and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Director for Asia and the…