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Japan’s Former PM Shinzo Abe On Special Visit To Malaysia

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), March 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is on a special visit to Malaysia from…

US says North Korea testing new ICBM system, promises fresh sanctions

People watch a TV showing file footage of North Korea’s missile launch WASHINGTON, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two recent missile…

Indonesia Reports 21,311 Newly-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 278 More Deaths

JAKARTA, Mar 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia yesterday confirmed 21,311 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,847,900, the…

Covid-19: UN rights body urges fair, equitable allocation of vaccines

The 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), held at the United Nations Office at Geneva GENEVA,…

Cambodia Recovers War-Left Aerial Bomb From Riverbed

PHNOM PENH, Mar 11 (NNN-AKP) – A Cambodian explosive ordnance disposal diving team, safely removed a war-left unexploded U.S. Mark…

Vietnam’s Auto Sales Up 34 Percent In Two Months

HANOI, Mar 11 (NNN-VNA) – A total of 53,544 units of automobile were sold in the Vietnamese market, in the…

Vietnam Cracks Down On Drug Trafficking Ring, Seizes 220,000 Synthetic Drug Pills

HANOI, Mar 11 (NNN-VNA) – Police of northern Vietnam’s Dien Bien province, arrested four drug smugglers and seized over 220,000…

Indian Gov’t Signs 125-Million-USD Loan Agreement With World Bank

NEW DELHI, Mar 11 (NNN-PTI) – India signed a 125-million U.S. dollar-loan agreement with the World Bank, to support access…

Cambodia-EU Trade Up 4.6 Percent Last Year

PHNOM PENH, Mar 11 (NNN-AKP) – Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the European Union (EU) was valued at 4.5 billion…

Philippines Blames Western Countries Over Failing To Keep Climate Financing Promises

MANILA, Mar 11 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines decided to pursue “practical and localised” projects of climate action, blaming the U.S.…