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65,000 Foreign Employees Benefit From Saudi Arabia’s Labour Reforms: Ministry

RIYADH, Mar 16 (NNN-SPA) – A total of 65,000 foreign employees benefited from the labour reforms, initiated by Saudi Arabia…

Vietnam, Sierra Leone Agree To Boost Cooperation

HANOI, Mar 16 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnamese President, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and visiting Sierra Leonean counterpart, Julius Maada Bio, yesterday agreed…

Myanmar Eases COVID-19 Restrictions To Allow Public Gatherings Of Up To 400 People

YANGON, Mar 16 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Ministry of Health, yesterday, issued an order to increase the maximum size of public…

ASEAN Military Intelligence Chiefs Vow To Enhance Centrality, Solidarity, Unity

PHNOM PENH, Mar 16 (NNN-AKP) – Military intelligence chiefs of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), yesterday vowed to…

Australian Cruise Ship Ban Over COVID-19 To End In Apr

CANBERRA, Mar 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s ban on international cruise ships will end in Apr, the government said. Health Minister,…

Three Dead, One Injured From Sydney Boarding House Fire

SYDNEY, Mar 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A fire at a boarding house in Sydney, killed three people with one in a…

S. Korea Logs Trade Surplus For Third Month In Feb

SEOUL, Mar 15 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea logged a trade surplus in Feb, due to a faster increase in export,…

Marcos-Carpio Tandem Maintains Lead In Philippine Presidential Election Survey

MANILA, Mar 15 (NNN-PNA) – The tandem of presidential aspirant, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and vice-presidential candidate, Sara Duterte-Carpio, maintained a…

Documentaries Screened In Afghanistan To Show Country’s Reconstruction

KABUL, Mar 15 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan Film, the state-run film producing company, screened two recently-made documentaries at its headquarters Sunday,…

Vietnam Logs 161,262 New COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, Mar 15 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam recorded 161,262 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, a decline of 5,706 cases from Sunday, according…