Asia

Australia In Recession For 1st Time In Nearly 30 Years

CANBERRA, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Gross Domestic Product, fell 7.0 percent in the June quarter, the largest quarterly fall…

DPRK Takes Measures To Minimise Typhoon Damage

PYONGYANG, Sept 2 (NNN-KCNA) – With Typhoon Maysak approaching the Korean Peninsula later this week, the Democratic People’s Republic of…

US vetoes foreign fighters resolution at UN over repatriation: diplomats

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has vetoed a UN resolution on the fate of foreign fighters…

Thai Central Bank Warns 2nd Wave Of COVID-19 To Delay Economic Recovery

BANGKOK, Sept 2 (NNN-TNA) – With surging COVID-19 cases in neighbouring Myanmar, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) warned that, the…

Japan Confirms 633 New COVID-19 Cases, Cumulative Infections Top 69,000

TOKYO, Sept 2 (NNN-NHK) – Japan reported 633 new daily COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the nation’s cumulative tally to…

Unemployment Rate Nears 10 Percent In Urban India

NEW DELHI, Sept 2 (NNN-UNI) – The rate of unemployment in urban India rose to 9.83 percent in Aug, from…

Thailand To Run Trams In Northeast Province

BANGKOK, Sept 2 (NNN-TNA) – The government of Thailand’s northeastern Nakhon Ratchasima province, said, it will have trams running in…

Singapore Reports 40 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Sept 2 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 40 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total…

Seoul sees empty streets as strict measures implented amid COVID-19 fear

SEOUL, Sept 1 (NNN-YONHAP) — Activities around busy streets in Seoul came to quiet as South Korea implemented its strict…

Malaysia to restrict entry of Indian, Indonesian, Philippines’ long term pass holders from Sept 7

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia will block the entry of long-term pass holders from India, Indonesia and the Philippines…