Asia

Vietnam Reports 94,385 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Tally Tops 3.4 Million

HANOI, Mar 1 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam logged a new daily record of 94,385 COVID-19 infections yesterday, taking the total to…

India’s Core Industries Grow 3.7 Percent In Jan

NEW DELHI, Mar 1 (NNN-PTI) – India’s eight core industries increased 3.7 percent in Jan, according to data released by…

Two Killed, Six Injured In Pakistan’s Karachi Gun Fires

ISLAMABAD, Mar 1 (NNN-APP) – Two people were killed and six others were injured, in separate firing incidents in Pakistan’s…

Hosting U.S. Nuclear Weapons “Completely Unacceptable”: Japan’s PM

TOKYO, Mar 1 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, yesterday said, it is completely “unacceptable” for Japan to make…

Iran Says Vienna Agreement Draft Ready, Awaiting West’s Political Decisions

TEHRAN, Mar 1 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran said yesterday that, a draft of the final agreement in the Vienna talks, on…

President Museveni of Uganda gets Asian business leadership award

DUBAI (UAE), Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has been awarded the Asian Business Leadership Forum (ABLF)…

Afghan Woman Builds Girls’ School In Far-Flung District

SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan, Feb 28 (NNN-ANA) – An Afghan woman helped, in constructing a school for girls, in the country’s northern…

Kidnapper Killed, Hostage Rescued In Afghanistan’s Kabul

KABUL, Feb 28 (NNN-ANA) – One kidnapper was killed and four others arrested, after intelligence personnel of the Afghan caretaker…

Philippines Logs 951 New COVID-19 Cases, Lowest Since Dec Last Year

MANILA, Feb 28 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 951 new COVID-19 infections today, the lowest since…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Tech firms flock to Spain trade show in shadow of Russia war

BARCELONA, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One of the technology industry’s biggest annual get-togethers is set to kick off in the…