Asia

Construction Of All Communication Towers Along China-Laos Railway Completed

VIENTIANE, May 17 (NNN-KPL) – Construction of all 67 communication towers, along the China-Laos railway has been completed, marking a…

COVID-19 Cases In Thailand Surpass 100,000

BANGKOK, May 17 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s tally of COVID-19 cases surpassed 100,000, with 2,302 cases confirmed yesterday, according to the…

Nepal Gets More China-Donated Oxygen Cylinders Amid Oxygen Crisis Over COVID-19

KATHMANDU, May 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepal received a second shipment of China-donated oxygen cylinders yesterday, as the country faces a…

Palestine-Israel conflict: China FM ‘regrets’ US blocking UN statement on Mideast

UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China on Sunday voiced regret that the United States was blocking a UN Security…

Covid-19: UK confident vaccines protect against Indian variant

LONDON, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain is confident that existing vaccines will provide protection from a more transmissible Indian coronavirus…

Afghan Fighting Resumes As Cease-Fire Ends, More Than 30 Killed

KABUL, May 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Fighting in Afghanistan resumed, with 31 Afghans, mostly militants, killed in the insurgency-battered Asian country…

Many Injured As Farmers, Police Clash In India’s Haryana

NEW DELHI, May 17 (NNN-PTI) – Many people, including policemen, were injured, yesterday, in India, as protesting farmers clashed with…

COVID-19 Lockdown In Indian Capital Extended Till May 24

NEW DELHI, May 17 (NNN-PTI) – The ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in New Delhi has been extended by a further week,…

Sri Lanka, World Bank Sign 80.5-Million-U.S.dollar Additional Financing To Assist COVID-19 Vaccination

COLOMBO, May 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka and the World Bank signed an 80.5-million-U.S. dollar additional financing, to help Sri…

Indonesia Reports 2,385 New COVID-19 Cases, 144 More Deaths

JAKARTA, May 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 2,385 within one day, to 1,736,670, with the…