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World Bank Approves New Financing To Cambodia For Education Improvement

PHNOM PENH, Jan 20 (NNN-AKP) – The World Bank approved new financing, to help Cambodia improve equitable access to basic…

Schools In Laos Prepare To Resume Face-To-Face Classes

VIENTIANE, Jan 20 (NNN-KPL) – Educational authorities are assessing the readiness of schools in the Lao capital, Vientiane, to resume…

New Cargo Train Route Between East China, Moscow Opens

FUZHOU, Jan 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – A new cargo train, loaded with 445 tonnes of goods, departed from Quanzhou, east China’s…

UN Conducted Post-Quake Assessment In Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), is leading an inter-agency…

Covid-19: WHO warns pandemic not over amid Europe case records

GENEVA, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning to world leaders…

UN confirms 2021 among seven hottest years on record

  GENEVA, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The past seven years have been the hottest on record, the United Nations confirmed,…

Saudi, S. Korea Sign 10-Plus Investment Deals Amid President’s Visit

RIYADH, Jan 20 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Korea (ROK), signed more than 10 deals, during the…

Covid-19: Omicron unlikely to mark end of pandemic, Russian expert says

 MOSCOW, Jan 20 (NNN-TASS) — The coronavirus pandemic will continue until most people develop immunity, Director of Russia’s Gamaleya Scientific…

Lao Central Bank Issues Licenses For Cryptocurrency Exchange Platforms

VIENTIANE, Jan 20 (NNN-KPL) – Lao central bank, the Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL), issued licenses authorising two companies…

Indonesian Parliament Passes Law To Relocate Capital To Nusantara

JAKARTA, Jan 20 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian lawmakers, on Tuesday, passed a law on the relocation of the nation’s capital to…