Asia

Aussie Bank Calls For Skilled Migrants To Keep Businesses Working

SYDNEY, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – About four in 10 Australian businesses are experiencing significant impacts from labour shortages, according to…

Pakistan-China Forum Held To Improve Business Environment: Pakistani PM

ISLAMABAD, Jan 4 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, said yesterday that, a Pakistan-China business and investment forum, will…

India Starts Vaccinating 15 To 18-Year-Olds Amid Omicron Fears

NEW DELHI, Jan 4 (NNN-PTI) – India yesterday started vaccinating children aged 15 to 18, against COVID-19, amid fears of…

China-Laos Railway In Smooth Operation A Month After Launch

BEIJING, Jan 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – China-Laos Railway, which opened to traffic a month ago, handled about 670,000 passengers and 170,000…

Maldives’ Tourist Arrivals Increased 138 Percent In 2021

MALE, Jan 4 (NNN-PSM) – Tourist arrivals in the Maldives increased 138 percent in 2021, compared with 2020, state media,…

6.9-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Japan’s Ogasawara Islands, No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Jan 4 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.9, early today, struck, off Japan’s Ogasawara Islands of…

Dutchman accused of smuggling people to Europe via Asia arrested in Kenya

John Habeta was on Interpol’s Wanted List NAIROBI, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenyan police arrested a Dutch national wanted by…

Iran’s Missile Progress Poses Challenges To U.S. Regional Military Plan: Expert

TEHRAN, Jan 3 (NNN-IRNA) – A U.S. political expert said, the progress in Iran’s missile programme has posed challenges to…

Malaysia’s Manufacturing PMI Rises To 52.8 In Dec, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The headline IHS Markit Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a composite single-figure indicator…

India Reports 33,750 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Jan 3 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,922,882 today, as 33,750 new cases were registered during…