Asia

Aussie State Sees Deadliest Day Of Pandemic

SYDNEY, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – As the Omicron wave continues to rage across Australia, the Australian state of New South…

COVID: 88 Pct Of Adolescents In Malaysia Fully Vaccinated

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 2,768,673 individuals or 88 per cent of adolescents aged between 12…

COVID: Malaysia Detects 219 Positive Cases, 16 Clusters Involving Umrah Pilgrims

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 16 COVID-19 clusters involving Malaysian umrah pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia…

Global Air Cargo Posts Slower Growth Of 3.7 Pct In Nov 2021 – IATA

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Global air cargo markets showed slower growth in November 2021 with demand, measured in…

Vietnam’s Auto Sales Up Slightly In 2021

HANOI, Jan 12 (NNN-VNA) – As many as 304,149 units of automobile were sold in the Vietnamese market in 2021,…

Global growth to ‘decelerate markedly’ in 2022: World Bank

WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global growth will “decelerate markedly” this year as Covid-19 outbreaks and supply chain snarls persist…

Covid-19: Repeated boosters not a viable strategy – WHO

GENEVA, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — WHO experts warned that repeating booster doses of the original Covid vaccines is not a…

Vietnam Reports 16,035 New COVID-19 Cases, 1,930,428 In Total

HANOI, Jan 12 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 16,035 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, including 16,019 locally transmitted and 16…

Pakistan To Increase Exports To Stimulate Economic Growth: PM

ISLAMABAD, Jan 12 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, said yesterday that, his government remained fully focused on increasing…

DPRK Test-Fired A Hypersonic Missile

PYONGYANG, Jan 12 (NNN-KCNA) – It is confirmed in a report today that, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)…