Asia

Thailand Records All-Time High Daily COVID-19 Cases

BANGKOK, Aug 1 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s daily COVID-19 cases and deaths both set records again yesterday, as the country fights…

Rhino killings on the rise in South Africa

South Africa is home to nearly 80 percent of the world’s rhinos but their horns are prized in traditional medicine…

US Secretary of State Blinken to court Southeast Asia in virtual meetings next week

WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet virtually with Southeast Asian officials every day next week, a…

Iran Reports 19,846 New COVID-19 Cases, 3,871,008 In Total

TEHRAN, Aug 1 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian health ministry reported yesterday, 19,846 new COVID-19 cases, raising the country’s total infections…

Thais Lending Helping Hand To Those Struggling Under Pandemic

BANGKOK, Aug 1 (NNN-TNA) – At 9:00 a.m. every morning, Tassaneeya Visupakarn arrives at a temporary kitchen, in a temple…

Feature: Displaced Afghan Families Suffer In Makeshift Camps, Hoping To Live In Peace

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Aug 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Bibi Maryam, a displaced woman in Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh…

Bangladesh’s Export-Oriented Factories To Reopen Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

DHAKA, Aug 1 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government decided to allow export-oriented factories to resume production today (Aug 1), amid…

Cambodia Receives New Batch Of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine

PHNOM PENH, Aug 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – A plane carrying a new batch of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine landed in Phnom Penh,…

Pakistan Adds 4,950 New COVID-19 Cases With Over Eight Percent Positivity Rate

ISLAMABAD, Jul 31 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan added 4,950 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, with a positivity rate…

India’s Index Of Eight Core Industries Rises 8.9 Percent In June

NEW DELHI, Jul 31 (NNN-PTI) – India’s index of eight core industries increased by 8.9 percent in June, according to…