Asia

World Bank Downgraded India’s Growth Forecast To 6.5 Percent

NEW DELHI, Oct 7 (NNN-PTI) – The World Bank, yesterday, downgraded India’s economic growth forecast to 6.5 percent, for the…

Indonesia Urged G20 Parliaments To Strengthen Cooperation For Global Economic Recovery

JAKARTA, Oct 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, yesterday, asked parliaments of the Group of Twenty (G20) countries, to…

India’s Capital Market Regulator Ordered Domestic Credit Agency To Wind Up

MUMBAI, Oct 7 (NNN-PTI) – India’s capital market regulator, yesterday, issued a winding-up order against a domestic credit rating agency,…

Japanese Panda Painting Exhibition Held In Tokyo

TOKYO, Oct 7 (NNN-NHK) – A Japanese panda painting exhibition was held yesterday, in Tokyo, as China and Japan celebrated…

CPTPP To Come Into Force For Malaysia On Nov 29, 2022 — Minister Mohamed Azmin

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (NNN-Bernama) — Senior Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI) Mohamed Azmin Ali said the Comprehensive…

Brazil, with Mercosur partners, plans to become a global rice exporting hub

BRASILIA, Oct 6 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — As India, the world leader in exports restricts rice shipments, Brazil signaled at the World…

WHO probing Indian cough syrup after 66 children die in The Gambia

GENEVA, Oct 6 (NNN-NEWVISION) — The World Health Organization (WHO) issued an alert Wednesday over four cough and cold syrups…

Singapore Reported 5,923 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Oct 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore reported 5,923 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,930,062. Of…

Japan Greenlights COVID-19 Vaccine For Use With Young Children

TOKYO, Oct 6 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s health ministry, yesterday granted fast-track approval, to U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s updated coronavirus vaccine,…

Four Killed, 25 Wounded In Explosion Next To Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry

KABUL, Oct 6 (NNN-ANA) – Four people were killed and 25 others wounded, after a bomb explosion ripped through a…