Asia

Manila City Mayor Officially Joins Philippine Presidential Race

MANILA, Oct 4 (NNN-PNA) – Manila City Mayor, Francisco Domagoso, today filed his certificate of candidacy, to run for the…

Fumio Kishida Elected As Japanese PM To Succeed Suga, Seeks To Tackle COVID-19 While Reviving Economy

TOKYO, Oct 4 (NNN-NHK) – Fumio Kishida, leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was elected today as the…

MASkargo To Distribute Its Global Capacity On Digital Platform In Asia Pacific Region

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 (NNN-Bernama) — MASkargo has become the first carrier in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region to distribute…

Mongolia Launches Nationwide Campaign To Encourage Personal Saving

ULAN BATOR, Oct 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia today launched a national campaign to encourage its citizens to save more money…

Bangkok Braces For Floods

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, Oct 4 (NNN-Bernama) — Bangkok’s City Hall staff were seen stepping up cleaning works…

Malaysia’s Jan-Aug Trade Rises To RM1.4 Trillion

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s trade from January to August this year increased by 22.9 per cent to…

Bangladesh’s Fiscal Q1 Remittances Top Five Billion USD

DHAKA, Oct 4 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi people living and working abroad, remitted home more than five billion U.S. dollars in…

Malaysia’s New COVID-19 Cases Continue To Drop To 8,075

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 (NNN-Bernama) — The number of COVID-19 new cases recorded in Malaysia on Monday continue to decline…

143,000 Students Return To School In Malaysia

KUALA PILAH (Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia), Oct 4 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 143,000 students in Malaysia, except in Kedah and…

Nepal Bans Import Of Betel Nut, Pea, Peppercorn, Dried Date Amid Depleting Forex Reserves

KATHMANDU, Oct 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Nepali government has banned the import of betel nut, pea, peppercorn and dried date…