EU leaders seek unity on how to face China, US

   BRUSSELS, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — EU leaders will have a hard discussion on Europe’s place in the world on Tuesday as they seek unity on how to approach ties with superpowers China and the US.    The 27 heads of state and government are set to converge on Brdo…

Brunei’s Hopes Pegged On Movement Control Measure

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 5 (NNN-ANN) – Minister of Health, Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar said, with the measures taken to control movement, the Sultanate will hopefully see a drop in the number of COVID-19 cases in the coming days. The enhanced COVID-19 restrictions, Operasi Pulih, commenced at…

Laos Exports First 50 Tonnes Of Rice To EU

VIENTIANE, Oct 5 (NNN-KPL) – Laos exported its first 50 tonnes of rice to the European Union, local daily Vientiane Times reported today. The first shipment of the Thadokkham-8 (TDK8) rice variety, is being sold to Belgium by Champahom Trading Import-Export Sole Co., Ltd., and the sale is part of…

S.Korea’s Online Shopping Grows 16.8 Percent In Aug

SEOUL, Oct 5 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s online shopping logged a double-digit growth in Aug, as the continued COVID-19 resurgence raised demand for online food delivery services, statistical office data showed today. Shopping in the cyberspace stood at 15.77 trillion won (13.3 billion U.S. dollars) in Aug, up 16.8 percent…

US hopes to restart Iran talks but cites ‘alarming’ nuclear progress

 WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States hopes to restart nuclear talks with Iran soon, a senior US official said Monday, while noting “alarming” progress by Tehran on developing nuclear capacity.   “We’re hopeful we can be back in Vienna (for talks)… in a fairly short period of time,”…

Australia’s Victoria State Breaks Grim COVID-19 Daily Record

SYDNEY, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s state of Victoria embraced the highest daily increase of COVID-19 cases today, with 1,763 new cases and four deaths recorded. Victorian Health Department deputy secretary, Kate Matson, warned that, the virus was now “everywhere” in Melbourne, the country’s second largest city, and urged residents…

Moody’s: Asia-pacific Resuming Economic Recovery Amid Lower Delta Variant Infections

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 (NNN-Bernama) — Asia-Pacific is starting a period of recovery from the wave of the COVID-19 Delta variant, allowing for a resumption of economic recovery across much of the region in the fourth quarter of this year, according to Moody’s Analytics. Asia-Pacific (APAC) chief Steve Cochrane said…

Philippines Logs 10,748 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Tops 2.6 Million

MANILA, Oct 5 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 10,748 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, pushing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 2,604,040. The DOH also reported that, 61 more people died, as of yesterday, from COVID-19 complications, bringing the country’s death toll to…

S’pore May Facilitate Nuclear-powered Subs But Must Abide By Its Laws During Port Calls

SINGAPORE, Oct 5 (NNN-Bernama) — Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine programme is expected to take more than 10 years before it rolls out its first submarine for deployment. If at that time, Australia requests to use facilities at Singapore naval bases, the republic would treat such requests as it does now with…

France reserved as US Sec of State Blinken visits to patch up ties

  PARIS, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold potentially delicate talks in Paris on Tuesday to patch up ties with France, which is still angry over the cancellation of a submarine contract.   President Emmanuel Macron was furious last month when Australia scrapped a…
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