EU lawmakers push for closer ties with Taiwan amid rising Chinese pressure
European Commission’s executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager STRASBOURG, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union must deepen ties with Taiwan…
US bans Malaysian firm’s gloves over forced labour
WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has barred imports from a Malaysian latex glove maker over alleged labour…
Iran Urges UN Action Against Israeli Threats To Nuke Programme
TEHRAN, Oct 21 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations, Majid Takht Ravanchi, called for an action by the…
Road Accident Kills Six In Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province
FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Oct 21 (NNN-ANA) – Six commuters lost their lives and four others sustained injury, as their vehicle plunged…
Foreign Travellers To Japan Fall 99 Percent In Sept From Pre-Pandemic Level
TOKYO, Oct 21 (NNN-NHK) – The number of foreign visitors to Japan dropped over 99 percent in Sept, compared with…
US, Europeans condemn NKorea submarine missile launch at UN
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States, Britain and France confirmed to the UN that North Korea has…
Fitch Solutions Foresees Malaysia’s Consumer Spending Recovery In 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Consumer spending in Malaysia will begin its recovery in 2022, with household spending forecast…
India Administers Over One Billion Vaccine Doses As COVID-19 Tally Rises To Over 34 Million
NEW DELHI, Oct 21 (NNN-PTI) – India achieved a major milestone of administering one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses, Health Minister,…
Sri Lanka To Amend Laws To Ban Cattle Slaughter
COLOMBO, Oct 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet, approved to amend existing laws to ban cattle slaughter in the country,…
India To Relax Quarantine Rules For Foreign Travellers
NEW DELHI, Oct 21 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government decided to relax the quarantine rules for international passengers arriving from…