Dengue Fever Becomes Big Concern In Southern Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY, Jun 3 (NNN-VNA) – Dengue fever is a big concern in Ho Chi Minh City, as the number of severe cases in Jan-May has been seven times as high as the same period last year, local health authorities were quoted as saying, yesterday. Major dengue fever…

Sri Lanka Runs Out Of Money To Feed Animals In Zoos Amid Economic Crisis

COLOMBO, Jun 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Department of Zoology, informed the Wildlife Ministry that, it has run out of funds to provide daily food to animals in zoos, amid the ongoing economic crisis, local media reported, yesterday. Department officials, quoted by media reports, said that, there was a severe…

Bangladesh Bank To Allow Floating USD-Taka Exchange Rate

DHAKA, Jun 3 (NNN-BSS) – The central bank of Bangladesh, yesterday withdrew fixed U.S. dollar-taka exchange rate, allowing the market to set the price, based on demand and supply. Md Serajul Islam, spokesperson and an executive director of the Bangladesh Bank (BB), made the announcement. The latest BB move aims…

Fijians Urged To Receive Booster Dose To Minimise COVID-19 Spread

SUVA, Jun 3 (NNN-PIN) – Fijians have been urged to get the vaccine booster dose, as the current noticeable hike in COVID-19 cases indicates an urgency to step up efforts, to increase the booster dose coverage. Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for Health, James Fong, urged the Fijian public to get the…

Pakistan To Counter Disinformation, Propaganda Against CPEC: National Assembly Speaker

ISLAMABAD, Jun 3 (NNN-APP) – Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, said yesterday that, his country would leave no stone unturned to counter a malicious disinformation campaign, against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. “CPEC has, over the…

Schools Reopen For In-Person Classes For New Academic Year In Myanmar

YANGON, Jun 3 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reopened primary, middle and high schools across the country, for in-person classes for 2022-2023 academic year yesterday, the education ministry’s director-general, U Kyaw Swar Thwin, said. “Although the national school enrollment week for 2022-2023 academic year was from May 26 to Jun 1, the…

S. Korea, Japan Hold Talks On Survey Near Disputed Islets, Dumping Of Nuclear Waste Water

SEOUL, Jun 3 (NNN-YONHAP) – Diplomats from South Korea and Japan, held working-level talks here yesterday, to discuss bilateral relations, including the maritime survey near disputed islets, and release of radioactive waste water into the ocean from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant. Lee Sang-ryol, director-general for Asian and the Pacific affairs,…

India’s Sugar Export Ban Comes Into Effect

NEW DELHI, Jun 2 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government’s sugar exports ban came into effect yesterday, officials said. The ban will be in place until the end of Oct. Last week the government decided to put a cap on sugar exports to ensure domestic availability. “Export of sugar (raw, refined…

Influenza Cases Spike In Australian State Amid COVID-19 Community Transmission

CANBERRA, Jun 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Influenza cases in South Australia (SA) have spiked, prompting concerns about pressure on the hospital system. According to data, released by SA Health yesterday, the number of confirmed flu cases in the state surged by 673 to 1,868 in the past seven days. It comes…

S.Korea Reports 9,898 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Jun 2 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 9,898 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,129,313, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was down from 15,797 in the previous day, and lower than 18,805 tallied a…
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