Asia

ADB Announces Three Million USD Aid To Support Pakistan’s Flood Relief

ISLAMABAD, Aug 31 (NNN-APP) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), announced three million U.S. dollars in emergency assistance, to support…

UN IOM: 16 Mozambicans trafficked to Laos rescued, repatriated

MAPUTO, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sixteen Mozambican nationals trafficked to Laos and forced to work in slave-like conditions have been…

Paraguay’s Senate wants to explore shifting from Taipei to Beijing ties

ASUNCION, Aug 30 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Paraguay’s Senate has requested a report from the Foreign Ministry as to the reasons for…

Malaysia’s Petronas Records Lower Profit Amid Challenging Environment

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas firm, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), announced yesterday that, its…

Cambodia’s Angkor Wat Ranked TripAdvisor’s Most Attractive Tourist Destination In Asia For 2025: PM

PHNOM PENH, Aug 30 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Manet, said today that, the Angkor Wat has been ranked…

AU, China renew partnership to advance modern agricultural technology in Africa

ADDIS ABABA, Aug 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — The African Union (AU) Commission and China renewed their partnership on Friday to advance…

Cholera spreads across 31 countries, WHO raises the alarm

GENEVA, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organisation has warned that the global cholera crisis is deepening, with deaths…

Japan Requests Largest-Ever Defence Budget For Fiscal 2026 Amid Concerns

TOKYO, Aug 30 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s defence ministry, yesterday, submitted a record defence budget request of 8.8 trillion yen, for…

Number of registered missing people surges 70% in five years: Red Cross

GENEVA, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than a quarter of a million people are registered as missing by the Red Cross,…

India’s Forex Reserves Fell By 4.386 Billion USD

NEW DELHI, Aug 30 (NNN-PTI) – India’s foreign exchange reserves, decreased by 4.386 billion U.S. dollars, to 690.720 billion dollars,…