Asia

Covid-19: Japan residents to get free vaccine

TOKYO, Dec 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Japan will give free coronavirus vaccines to all of its residents under a bill passed…

Thailand’s Central Bank Worries Over Rapid Appreciation of Baht

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, Dec 2 (Bernama) — The Bank of Thailand’s (BoT) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has expressed…

US sanctions Chinese company supporting Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro

WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The United States imposed sanctions on a Chinese firm China National Electronics Import & Export…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Reaches 9,499,413

NEW DELHI, Dec 2 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 9,499,413 today, as 36,604 new cases were registered during the…

Qatar Signs Deal With China’s Yutong To Manufacture Electric Buses

DOHA, Dec 2 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA), signed an agreement with China’s Yutong, one of the world’s…

Saudi Arabia Denies Role In Assassination Of Iranian Nuke Scientist

RIYADH, Dec 2 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel al-Jubeir, denied any role of his country,…

NZ Registers Largest Trade Drop In A Decade, As Export Prices Sour

WELLINGTON, Dec 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Lower export prices for New Zealand dairy, meat, and logs, in the Sept, 2020 quarter,…

COVID-19 Leads To A Plummet In New Zealand’s Outbound, Inbound Tourism

WELLINGTON, Dec 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealanders’ overseas spending, in the Sept, 2020 quarter, fell almost 1.7 billion NZ dollars…

Sri Lanka Signs Loan Agreement With ADB To Strengthen Secondary Education

COLOMBO, Dec 2 (NNN-SLNEWS) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Sri Lankan government, yesterday signed a 400-million-U.S.-dollar loan…

Covid-19: WHO says ‘will do everything’ to find virus origins

GENEVA, Dec 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization insisted it would do everything possible to find the animal origins…