Asia

FAO’s Asia-Pacific Regional Conference Focuses On Post COVID-19 Resilient Food, Agriculture System

DHAKA, Mar 9 (NNN-BSS) – The 36th session of the Asia-Pacific regional conference (APRC) of the Food and Agriculture Organisation…

Covid-19: US CDC urges Americans to avoid travel to Hong Kong, New Zealand, Thailand

WASHINGTON, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urged Americans to avoid travel…

Sri Lanka Allows Rupee To Devalue

COLOMBO, Mar 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s central bank allowed the rupee to devalue to 230 per U.S. dollar, considering…

Lao Health Ministry, Partner To Eliminate Malaria

VIENTIANE, Mar 8 (NNN-KPL) – The Department of Communicable Disease Control, under Lao Ministry of Health, working in partnership with…

S.Korea Reports 202,721 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Mar 8 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 202,721 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, raising the total number of…

Vietnam’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Hit All-Time High, Nearly 4.6 Million In Total

HANOI, Mar 8 (NNN-VNA) – Daily COVID-19 tally in Vietnam rose to a new record of 147,358 cases yesterday, up…

‘No witnesses’ to implicate MH17 suspect, Dutch court told

The defendant’s lawyers Sabine ten Doesschate and Boudewijn van Eijck prepare for the pleadings in the Schiphol Judicial Complex in…

Australian Defence Force “Sorry” For Slow Response To Catastrophic Floods

CANBERRA, Mar 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian Defence Force (ADF), apologised for its slow response to catastrophic flooding across the…

Nearly 400 civilians killed in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover, UN says

GENEVA, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 400 civilians have been killed in attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, more…

Feature: Filipinos Brace For Higher Fuel, Food Prices Amid Supply Shocks

MANILA, Mar 8 (NNN-PNA) – Passenger jeepney driver, Arthur Arsenio, 48, charged his passengers 13 pesos (about 0.25 U.S. dollar),…