Asia

Bangladesh urges int’l community to help rehabilitate Rohingyas in Myanmar

DHAKA, Oct 16 (NNN-BSS) — Bangladesh put emphasis on immediate repatriation of the Rohingyas in their homeland and reiterated call…

Sri Lanka To Import 6,000 Metric Tonnes Of Rice Annually From Pakistan

COLOMBO, Oct 15 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers, agreed to import 6,000 metric tonnes of basmati rice annually…

India’s COVID-19 Tally 7,307,097, Death Toll Rises To 111,266

NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 7,307,097 and death toll 111,266 today, as 67,708 new cases…

Armed Forces Recover Narcotics Worth Millions Of USD In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 (NNN-PPI) – Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG), and the army, recovered ice heroin worth millions of U.S. dollars,…

Dengue Kills 28 In Singapore This Year, Hitting Record High

SINGAPORE, Oct 15 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s dengue death toll in 2020 has reached 28, as of Oct 12, local media…

S.Korea’s ICT Export Keeps Growing For Four Months

SEOUL, Oct 15 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s export of the information and communications technology (ICT) products, kept growing for four…

Sri Lanka, China Sign Supplementary Agreement On Water Supply, Technology Cooperation

COLOMBO, Oct 15 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka and China, yesterday signed a supplementary agreement, on a Memorandum of Understanding on…

China’s Average Life Expectancy Reaches 77.3 Years

BEIJING, Oct 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Average life expectancy, a key gauge of a country’s economic and social development, particularly in…

India Crosses New Peak In COVID-19 Testing, 90 Million Tests Conducted So Far

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – India’s federal health ministry said, there is an unprecedented upsurge…

Japan Unveils New 3,000-Tonne Submarine To Boost Fleet As Defence Spending Balloons

TOKYO, Oct 15 (NNN-NHK) – Japan, yesterday, unveiled its newest 3,000-tonne submarine, named Taigei, which was built by Mitsubishi Heavy…