Pakistani PM Launched Report In Wake Of Climate-Induced Catastrophic Floods

ISLAMABAD, Dec 22 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, yesterday, launched the Resilient, Recovery, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Framework (4RF) report, in wake of the recent catastrophic floods in the country. The 4RF document, is the action plan for rehabilitation and reconstruction, over damages caused by the climate-induced floods, containing…

Several School Children Killed In Bus Accident In Northeast India

NEW DELHI, Dec 22 (NNN-PTI) – Around 10 persons, including eight school children, died, when the bus they were travelling in, met with an accident, in India’s northeastern state of Manipur yesterday, confirmed a local senior police officer. The death toll is feared to rise, in the accident reported from…

Myanmar Lost To Malaysia In First Home International Football Match Since Start Of Pandemic

YANGON, Dec 22 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s national football team, staged its first international match on home turf, in around three years, in a 1-0 loss to Malaysia yesterday evening for the 2022 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Championship. “Today’s (yesterday’s) match is our team’s first international match on home turf, since…

Iranian FM Spoke To Saudi Counterpart

TEHRAN, Dec 22 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said yesterday that, he spoke to his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, one day before, marking the highest-level engagement reported between the two countries, since they severed ties in 2016. Amir-Abdollahian wrote in Arabic on his Twitter…

Japan’s Ruling LDP Lawmaker Quit For Underreporting Political Funds

TOKYO, Dec 22 (NNN-NHK) – A Japanese lawmaker from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), yesterday resigned, following allegations of underreporting political funds, marking the latest in a string of such scandals that have hammered public support for Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida. Informed sources said that, following suspicions being…

Elevate South Korea-Malaysia Ties To Strategic Level With ‘Look East Policy’ Anniversary – Ambassador

By Nabilah Saleh KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 (NNN-Bernama) — Given the ongoing global challenges and the importance of Asian regionalism in the 21st century today, South Korea foresees the Look East Policy (LEP) framework it established with Malaysia in 1983 could be further upgraded. Entering its 40th anniversary next year, the…

Kenya commits to strengthen bilateral ties with China: Pres Ruto

NAIROBI, Dec 21 (NNN-KBC) — President William Ruto on Tuesday met with Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Zhou Pingjian at State House. In a statement, Ruto said Kenya is interested in exploring various areas of partnership with China. “Kenya is committed to strengthening its mutually beneficial bilateral relations with China, expanding…

World Bank Lends 274 Million USD To Cambodia To Support Economic Recovery, Long-Term Resilience

PHNOM PENH, Dec 21 (NNN-AKP) – The World Bank has approved a 274-million-U.S. dollar credit to Cambodia, to help support boost the country’s economic recovery and long-term resilience, said its press release today. The financing for the Cambodia Growth and Resilience Development Policy Operation, will support reforms that will streamline…

Vietnam ratified as Cuba’s strategic partner: Trade Minister Malmierca

 HAVANA, Dec 21 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban foreign trade and investment minister Rodrigo Malmierca said that by 2023 Cuba is counting on the effective participation of Vietnam, a strategic partner, in its priorities of productive reactivation and exports.At the 40th Session of the Intergovernmental Commission for Economic and Scientific-Technical Collaboration, both…

S.Korea’s Export Fell 8.8 Percent During Dec 1-20

SEOUL, Dec 21 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s export fell in the first 20 days of Dec, leading to a successive trade deficit, customs office data showed, today. Export came to 33.64 billion U.S. dollars, during the Dec 1-20 period, down 8.8 percent compared to the same period of last year,…
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