Tajikistan, Pakistan Agreed To Raise Bilateral Ties To Strategic Cooperation: Pakistani Foreign Ministry

ISLAMABAD, Dec 16 (NNN-APP) – Tajik President, Emomali Rahmon, and Pakistani Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, agreed to further deepen the bilateral relationship between the two countries and raise it to strategic cooperation, for the mutual benefit of their peoples, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said yesterday. During Rahmon’s two-day visit to…

Sri Lanka Discussed Nuclear Energy Cooperation With Russia

COLOMBO, Dec 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera, said yesterday, the country is discussing nuclear energy cooperation with Russia. The minister said, he met with the Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Levan Dzhagaryan, yesterday morning, and discussed the requirements of Sri Lanka’s energy sector.…

Japan Logged Trade Deficit For 16th Month In Nov

TOKYO, Dec 15 (NNN-NHK) – Japan logged a 2.03-trillion yen (14.95-billion U.S. dollar) trade deficit in Nov, a record for the month and marking the 16th straight month of red ink, amid higher energy prices and a weaker yen, the government said in a report today. According to the Finance…

EU Pledged 10-Billion-Euro Investment In SE Asia

BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The European Union (EU), pledged to mobilise 10 billion euros (10.6 billion U.S. dollars) by 2027, to accelerate infrastructure investments in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). At the EU-ASEAN Commemorative Summit, held here yesterday, the EU and its member states offered the financial…

World Insights: U.S. – “The Greatest Propagator” Of Disinformation

BEIJING, Dec 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – “Do you know who the greatest propagator of disinformation in the history of the world is? The U.S. government,” U.S. Senator, Rand Paul, spoke bluntly at a Senate hearing in May. Paul cited a series of examples for his assertion, one of which was, the…

Economists Cut Forecast For Singapore’s 2023 GDP Growth To 1.8 Percent

SINGAPORE, Dec 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), announced in a report yesterday that, economists and analysts polled in the Survey of Professional Forecasters, expect Singapore’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to expand by 1.8 percent in 2023. This is one point lower than the 2.8 percent GDP…

Pakistan Caps Foreign Currency Carrying Limit For Outbound Travellers At 5,000 USD

ISLAMABAD, Dec 15 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), has fixed a limit of 5,000 U.S. dollars per visit, for all passengers 18 years old and above travelling abroad, local media reported yesterday. A recent FBR notification showed, the board also capped the annual limit of foreign currency…

Thai Economy Remains Resilient Despite Global Headwinds: World Bank

BANGKOK, Dec 15 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s economy is expected to recover, but growth will be slower than anticipated next year, due to global headwinds, the World Bank said yesterday. The country’s economy is expected to expand 3.4 percent this year, and 3.6 percent in 2023, with the 2023 growth projection…

Chinese Film Festival Held In Serbia

BELGRADE, Dec 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese Film Festival, opened yesterday, at the Yugoslavian Cinematheque in Belgrade, bringing some of the most popular Chinese modern film productions, to Serbian filmgoers, for the first time. From Dec 14 to 18, the audience has an opportunity to watch eight feature-length productions, starting…

WFP Executive Board Approved Sri Lanka’s Country Strategic Plan

COLOMBO, Dec 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Board, has approved Sri Lanka’s Country Strategic Plan (CSP), for the period between 2023 and Dec, 2027, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said, yesterday. The CSP, which is valued at 74.87 million U.S. dollars, is aligned with the national…
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