Indian PM Gets His First COVID-19 Vaccine Dose As Country Begins Phase-2 Of Vaccination Drive

NEW DELHI, Mar 1 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, took his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, today. The Covaxin vaccine is manufactured by “Bharat Biotech” company. Phase 2 of the ongoing COVID-19 vaccine drive began in India today, as Modi took his first vaccine dose, at the…

Vietnam Records Trade Surplus Over Two Months

HANOI, Mar 1 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam recorded export turnovers of nearly 48.6 billion U.S. dollars and import turnovers of roughly 47.3 billion U.S. dollars, in the first two months of this year, with a trade surplus of around 1.3 billion U.S. dollars, according to the General Statistics Office today. The…

Striking Balance Between Protecting Lives And Livelihoods Main Challenge Of PN Govt – PM Muhyiddin

PUTRAJAYA, March 1 (NNN-Bernama) — The Perikatan Nasional (PN) government had to take bold and proactive measures in order to protect lives and livelihoods the past one year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Muhyiddin Yassin. The prime minister said while the government enforced the Movement Control Order (MCO) to…

Malaysian Govt Formulates Strategy On COVID-19 Based On Data

PUTRAJAYA, March 1 (NNN-Bernama) — The government formulates strategies to control the spread of COVID-19 based on data, as well as taking on a more targeted approach by implementing a stricter Movement Control Order at the location of the cluster infection, said Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. He said much has…

Not A Single Emergency Ordinance Meant To Keep PM In Power – PM Muhyiddin

PUTRAJAYA, March 1 (NNN-Bernama) — Muhyiddin Yassin said not even one of the ordinances introduced under the Emergency Proclamation was aimed at enabling the prime minister to remain in power forever. In fact, the emergency that is in force now has an end date, Aug 1 this year, he said.…

Aussie Airlines Compete For Diminished Passengers Amid COVID-19

SYDNEY, Mar 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian airline, Rex, commenced services between Sydney and Melbourne for the first time, in an attempt to challenge Qantas’ dominance over the country’s busiest route. Despite the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on air travel, competition between the two airlines has heated up recently,…

China-Donated COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive In Philippines

MANILA, Mar 1 (NNN-PNA) – A batch of Sinovac vaccine CoronaVac, donated by China, arrived in the Philippines yesterday, the first COVID-19 vaccine to reach the Southeast Asian country. Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, witnessed the unloading of the vaccines at a Philippine Air Force base, located in the capital. “I…

Bangladesh To Vaccinate Teachers Against COVID-19 By Mar 30

DHAKA, Mar 1 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina yesterday said, teachers and officials of educational institutions in the country should be vaccinated against the COVID-19 by Mar 30. She made the remarks, when speaking at the inaugural ceremony via videoconference, for distributing stipends, tuition fees, admission assistance and…

Nepali PM Lays Foundation Stone For Largest Industrial Park

KATHMANDU, Mar 1 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepali Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, yesterday laid the foundation stone for the China-Nepal Friendship Industrial Park, located in the eastern Jhapa district. Damak Clean Industrial Park, a Nepali partner for the joint venture, along with Lhasa Economic and Technological Development Zone Investment Development Co.…

India Dam Disaster Toll Rises To 72

NEW DELHI, Feb 28 (NNN-PTI) – Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, yesterday said, the death toll in the dam disaster has risen to 72, and the search for missing people was still underway. “As of now, a total of 72 bodies and 30 human body parts have…
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