Asia

Vietnam’s Automobile Import Up 22.5 Percent In Jan

HANOI, Feb 8 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam spent 551 million U.S. dollars on importing completely-built automobiles and components for assembly in…

Update: 12 Rescued, At Least 30 Still Trapped In Tunnel In Glacier-Hit North India

NEW DELHI, Feb 8 (NNN-PTI) – Strenuous efforts are underway to rescue around 35 to 40 workers, reportedly stuck inside…

Indonesia Reports 10,827 New COVID-19 Cases, 163 New Deaths

JAKARTA, Feb 8 (NNN-ANTARA) – The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 10,827 within one day to 1,157,837, with the…

Bangladesh’s COVID-19 Cases Rise To 538,062, Death Toll Reaches 8,205

DHAKA, Feb 8 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 292 new cases of COVID-19, and 15 new deaths yesterday, bringing its total…

COVID-19 Pandemic Teaches World One Can’t Be Safe If Others Are At Risk: Indian President

NEW DELHI, Feb 8 (NNN-PTI) – Indian President, Ram Nath Kovind, said, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has taught the world…

5.7-Magnitude Quake Hits 121 Km SE Of Pondaguitan, Philippines

MANILA, Feb 8 (NNN-PNA) – An off-shore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7, jolted Davao Oriental, 121 km SE…

China-Donated Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive In Laos

VIENTIANE, Feb 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – A batch of China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines arrived in the Lao capital, Vientiane, early today.…

Thousands Of People Hold Peaceful Protest In Downtown Yangon

YANGON, Feb 8 (NNN-MNA) – Thousands of people held a peaceful protest in downtown Yangon, yesterday, demanding the release of…

High Alert Issued In India’s Uttar Pradesh, As Glacier Crashes Into Dam

NEW DELHI, Feb 8 (NNN-PTI) – Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, issued directions asking all districts…

Cambodian PM Welcomes First Batch Of Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines

PHNOM PENH, Feb 8 (NNN-AKP) – A special plane carrying the first batch of China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, arrived in…