Vietnamese Military Receives Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine From China

HANOI, Aug 24 (NNN-VNA) – A transport aircraft of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China, carrying a batch of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, landed yesterday, at Noi Bai International Airport in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi. At the handover event, Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam, Xiong Bo, said, China had been…

Pakistan Urges Int’l Community To Keep Engaging With Taliban: Foreign Minister

ISLAMABAD, Aug 24 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, said yesterday that, his country wants the international community to keep interacting with the Afghan Taliban. Addressing a press briefing here, Qureshi said that, the countries which were in contact with the Taliban or visited by a delegation of…

Japan To Evacuate Embassy Staff By Sending Self-Defence Forces Planes To Afghanistan

TOKYO, Aug 24 (NNN-NHK) – Japan will send three Self-Defence Forces planes to Afghanistan, to evacuate Japanese nationals and local staff who worked for the Japanese embassy and other organisations, top government spokesperson said, yesterday. Chief Cabinet Secretary, Katsunobu Kato, said, the government will send one C-2 transport aircraft and…

Japanese Gov’t Calls On Tokyo Hospitals To Ensure Acceptance Of COVID-19 Patients

TOKYO, Aug 24 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s health ministry and the Tokyo metropolitan government, yesterday directed hospitals in the capital, to secure beds and accept as many COVID-19 patients as possible, amid pressure on the city’s medical system in a recent resurgence of infections. As record numbers of COVID-19 cases have…

US Singular Focus Now Is To Evacuate Own Citizens From Afghanistan & Vulnerable Afghans

SINGAPORE, Aug 23 (NNN-Bernama) — The United States (US) Vice President on Monday said right now the country is singularly focused on evacuating its own citizens from Afghanistan as well as Afghans who worked with the US and who are vulnerable, including women and children. “That is our singular focus…

Malaysia’s New COVID Cases Declining, 17,672 Cases Monday

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (NNN-Bernama) — The number of COVID-19 daily cases in Malaysia continues to drop, with 17,672 cases reported in the last 24 hours. Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said on Sunday, Malaysia recorded 19,807 new cases and on Saturday, 22,262 cases. Sharing the latest…

M’sian Maritime Enforcement Agency-US Navy Seacat Exercise Strengthens Diplomatic Ties

IPOH (Perak, Malaysia), Aug 23 (NNN-Bernama) — The training exercise between the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) of Perak and the United States Navy has strengthened the diplomatic ties between both nations and promote the country in the context of its waters’ sovereignty at the global level. Perak Maritime director…

Kabul airport gunfight leaves Afghan guard dead: Germany

 BERLIN, Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German and US forces joined in a gun battle Monday at Kabul airport after Afghan guards and unknown assailants exchanged fire, with one guard killed, the German army said. “This morning at 4.13am, there was an exchange of fire between Afghan guards and unknown assailants…

Malaysia Should Take ‘Wait And See’ Approach On Taliban Govt Recognition Issue – Geostrategist

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia should take a “wait and see” approach before deciding whether to recognise or not a Taliban-led government, following the wresting of power by the movement after toppling the Western-backed government of former president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in a swift campaign amidst a chaotic…

UN again relocates staff from Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations flew 120 persons from Kabul to Almaty, Kazakhstan, in addition to the relocation of 100 UN staff members on Wednesday. Passengers included UN personnel and members of several nongovernmental organizations that serve as implementing partners of the UN in Afghanistan, said…
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