Asia

Iran Expected To Receive Frozen Assets In ROK Via Third Country’s Central Bank: Media

TEHRAN, Oct 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran is expected to receive its frozen assets from the Republic of Korea (ROK), via…

21 Dead, Over 26,000 Infected With Dengue In Laos Since Jan

VIENTIANE, Oct 4 (NNN-KPL) – The dengue virus has killed 21 people and infected 26,867 across Laos, so far this…

Dengue Fever Cases Keep Rising In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 4 (NNN-APP) – The number of dengue fever cases keeps increasing in Pakistan, amid an outbreak due to…

Positivity Rate Of COVID-19 “Very High” In Philippine Capital, Says Health Expert

MANILA, Oct 4 (NNN-PNA) – The positivity rate of COVID-19, in the Philippine capital region is “very high,” at 19.1…

Over 100,000 Sri Lankans Seek Treatment For Animal Bites Annually

COLOMBO, Oct 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Over 100,000 Sri Lankans receive treatment at government hospitals each year, for animal bites, the…

Death Toll Of Afghanistan’s Suicide Blast Soars To 53: UNAMA

KABUL, Oct 4 (NNN-ANA) – The death toll of a suicide blast on the western edge of Kabul city on…

Indonesia Launched Fact-Finding Team To Probe Deadly Football Stampede

JAKARTA, Oct 4 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian authorities have formed an independent fact-finding team, to investigate Saturday’s deadly stampede that…

Malaysia’s Parliament Reconvened With 2023 Budget In Sight

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s lower house of parliament reconvened yesterday with the national budget for 2023 expected…

Singapore’s Manufacturing PMI Declined To 49.9 In Sept

SINGAPORE, Oct 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – The purchasing managers’ index (PMI), an early indicator of manufacturing activity, dipped 0.1 points in…

Vietnam Reported Its First Monkeypox Case

HANOI, Oct 4 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s Ministry of Health said yesterday that, a 35-year-old woman had been diagnosed with monkeypox,…