Asia

S.Korea’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Hit Record High At 7,175

SEOUL, Dec 8 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases hit a record high, due to the surging infections in…

Japan’s Current Account Surplus In Oct Contracts 39 Percent

TOKYO, Dec 8 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s current account surplus in Oct, contracted a year-on-year 39.4 percent to 1.2 trillion yen…

Russia to deliver Japanese billionaire to the ISS

BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan), Dec 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Russian rocket on Wednesday send a Japanese billionaire to the International Space Station,…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 34,656,822

NEW DELHI, Dec 8 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,656,822 today, as 8,439 new cases were registered during…

Cambodia’s Late Prince Ranariddh Cremated In Phnom Penh Today

PHNOM PENH, Dec 8 (NNN-AKP) – The body of Cambodia’s Prince Norodom Ranariddh was cremated today, in an elaborate Buddhist…

Egyptian University Hosts Symposium On Similarities Between Egyptian, Chinese Noted Writers

CAIRO, Dec 8 (NNN-MENA) – Helwan University held a symposium yesterday, to mark the birth anniversaries of Egypt’s late Nobel…

Jump In Cases In Aussie State Renews Fears Amid Omicron Clusters

SYDNEY, Dec 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – As health authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) flagged a number…

Australia To Face Further Drenching As Downpours Continue

SYDNEY, Dec 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The record-breaking wet weather that battered Australia’s eastern states for much of last month, shows…

Malaysia Reports 4,965 New COVID-19 Infections, 66 New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported another 4,965 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight, bringing the national total…

5.0-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Dec 8 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.0, early this morning, struck off Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture,…