Asia

Floods In Malaysia: Singapore Ready To Provide Any Further Assistance

SINGAPORE, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Singapore stands ready to provide any further assistance to Malaysia relating to the recent floods,…

India Imports 422,383 Tonnes Of Palm Oil From Malaysia In December

NEW DELHI, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — India imported 422,383 tonnes of palm oil from Malaysia in December 2021, about 67…

Indonesia Starts Booster Vaccines For Adults

By Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar JAKARTA, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Indonesia rolled out booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on…

Covid-19: Omicron quickly overtaking Delta globally in terms of circulation – WHO

   UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Omicron is quickly overtaking the Delta variant of COVID-19 and becoming dominant around the world,…

S. Korea’s Employment Growth Hits Seven-Year High In 2021

SEOUL, Jan 12 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s employment growth hit a seven-year high last year, amid the labour market recovery…

Iran Reports 1,961 Daily COVID-19 Cases, 6,210,298 In Total

TEHRAN, Jan 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Health Ministry, yesterday reported 1,961 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to…

Turkey’s Flag Carrier Evacuates 167 From Unrest-Hit Kazakhstan’s Almaty

ISTANBUL, Jan 12 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Airlines (THY), Turkey’s flag carrier, said yesterday that, it has evacuated 167 people from…

Galaxy Racer Projected To Invest US$10 Million Into Malaysia’s E-sports Ecosystem

By Aisha Hani Nor Azmir DUBAI, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Dubai-based e-sports organisation, Galaxy Racer expects to invest RM42 million…

Iran nuclear talks proceeding too slowly, says France

 France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian PARIS, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — International negotiations on Iran’s nuclear activities are proceeding so…

Consumer Spending In Malaysia  To Post Good Growth Over 2022 – Fitch Solutions 

SINGAPORE, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Consumer spending in Malaysia will post good growth in 2022, with real household spending projected to…