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Brunei-China Joint Venture To Invest 13.654 billion USD On Petrochemical Expansion

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 17 (NNN-ANN) – Hengyi Industries Sdn Bhd, a petrochemical joint venture between Brunei and China said,…

COVID-19 Cases In The Philippines Near 273,000 With 3,550 New Cases

MANILA, Sept 17 (NNN-PNA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 272,934, after the Department…

Landmark 75th session of UNGA commences in largely virtual format amidst COVID- 19

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The landmark 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly has commenced amidst the…

Mongolian President Meets With Chinese FM On Bilateral Ties

ULAN BATOR, Sept 17 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolian President, Khaltmaa Battulga, met with visiting Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang…

Hashimoto Stays On As Olympic Minister In Japanese PM Suga’s Cabinet

TOKYO, Sept 17 (NNN-NHK) – Seven-time Olympian, Seiko Hashimoto, yesterday retained her post as the Olympic Minister, in the newly-formed…

First Railway Station Built On China-Laos Railway

VIENTIANE, Sept 17 (NNN-KPL) – With the last casting of concrete on the top of the main building, of the…

India’s COVID-19 Cases Cross Five Million Mark, 1,290 Deaths Recorded In 24 Hours

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, Sept 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – India yesterday reported 1,290 deaths, so far the highest single-day…

Yoshihide Suga Elected As Japan’s New Prime Minister To Succeed Abe

TOKYO, Sept 16 (NNN-NHK) – Yoshihide Suga, the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was formally elected…

S.Korea Reports 113 More COVID-19 Cases, 22,504 In Total

SEOUL, Sept 16 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 113 more cases of COVID-19, as of 0:00 a.m. Wednesday local time,…

Essex lorry deaths: Four people jailed in Vietnam

The bodies of 29 Vietnamese nationals were discovered in a refrigerated trailer HANOI/LONDON, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four people have been jailed…