Asia

S.Korea Reported 59,046 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Aug 22 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 59,046 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago,…

Nine Pakistani Soldiers Killed, Four Injured In Road Accident In Pakistan-Controlled Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, Aug 22 (NNN-APP) – At least nine Pakistani soldiers were killed and four others injured yesterday, in a road…

Pistachio Yield Increased In Afghanistan’s Samangan Province

AYBAK, Afghanistan, Aug 22 (NNN-ANA) – Pistachio yield in northern Samangan province, reached 210 tonNEs this year, increasing three folds,…

Singapore To Announce New Initiatives To Attract Top Talent: PM

SINGAPORE, Aug 22 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore will soon announce new initiatives, to lure and retain top global talent, in an…

Leaders of US, UK, France, Germany discuss Iran nuclear issue

A man walks past a wall of the former US Embassy, with an anti-America mural on it, in Tehran, Iran…

Philippines Logged 3,643 New COVID-19 Cases, 49 Deaths

MANILA, Aug 22 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines reported 3,643 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in…

Flash Floods Death Toll In India Rose To 50

NEW DELHI, Aug 22 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in flash floods and landslides, triggered by torrential rains, in northern…

Japanese PM Tested Positive For COVID-19

TOKYO, Aug 22 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, tested positive yesterday for COVID-19, the government announced. According to…

Subsidies ensured inflation rate remained low in Malaysia

PUTRAJAYA (NNN-Malaysia), Aug 21 (Bernama) — Malaysia’s inflation rate could have reached up to 11.4 per cent if the government had not implemented…

Dozens suffer minor injuries in escalator incident at Bangkok’s Skytrain station

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, Aug 21 (NNN-Bernama) — A commuter reaching the top of a crowded escalator at…