Vietnam’s Tra Fish (Catfish) Exports To Hit Record High This Year

HANOI, Dec 17 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s tra fish (catfish) exports, are forecast to reach a new record high of 2.4 billion U.S. dollars in 2022, surging 70 percent, year on year. The year 2022 marks a successful year for the production and trading of tra fish in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta…

Death Toll Rose To 21 In Landslide In Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The death toll of a landslide in Malaysia’s Selangor state has risen to 21, with another 12 still missing, a Malaysian official said yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, said, the search and rescue operation is still ongoing and various agencies are doing…

Malaysia Looks Forward To Further Strengthening Economic Cooperation With China: Official

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia looks forward to further strengthening economic cooperation with China, Transport Minister, Anthony Loke Siew Fook, said. The collaboration between the two countries in various sectors, will boost local industries and bodes well for bilateral trade and investment, Loke said, in his opening speech…

Japan’s Nikkei Dropped To One-Month Low On Europe, U.S. Recession Woes

TOKYO, Dec 17 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index, closed at its lowest in more than a month yesterday, dragged down by Wall Street’s drop overnight, as interest rate hikes by major central banks raised concern over an economic slowdown. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 524.58 points, or…

Bangladesh’s First-Ever Metro To Open In Capital

DHAKA, Dec 16 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh’s first-ever metro will begin commercial operations on Dec 28, easing gridlock in capital city Dhaka, an official said, yesterday. “Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, will formally inaugurate the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT Line)-6 of the metro rail, from the capital’s Uttara to Agargaon area, at…

Wind, Solar Remain Australia’s Cheapest Electricity Technologies: Report

CANBERRA, Dec 16 (NNN-AAP) – Wind and solar remain Australia’s cheapest options for electricity generation, according to the national science agency. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), and Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), today released the annual GenCost report, finding global supply constraints, in the wake of the…

Sri Lanka’s GDP Contracted 11.8 Percent In Q3

COLOMBO, Dec 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics, said yesterday that, the country’s estimated gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 11.8 percent, year-on-year, in the third quarter of 2022. The GDP for the third quarter at constant (2015) price was 2,884 billion rupees (7.9 billion U.S.…

Vietnam’s Commercial Banks To Slash Interest Rates As Businesses Struggle With Lower Orders

HANOI, Dec 16 (NNN-VNA) – Many commercial banks in Vietnam pledged to lower lending interest rates by 0.5 to three percentage points, to support businesses, amid falling demand and orders. A total of 16 banks had pledged to slash interest rates, following the State Bank of Vietnam’s decision to expand…

13 Dead, Dozens Trapped In Malaysian Landslide

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 (NNN-BERNAMA) – As of 11.00 am, 13 people have died from the early morning landslide, at a campsite in Batang Kali, said Health Minister, Dr Zaliha Mustafa. The landslide occurred at a popular campsite in the area, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department head, Norazam Khamis, was…

WHO eyes end to Covid, Mpox emergency in 2023

GENEVA, Dec 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said it hoped that Covid-19 would no longer be a public health emergency in 2023, as it urged China to share information that could pinpoint how the pandemic started. As the third anniversary of the original outbreak rolls around, the WHO said…
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