Asia

Thailand To Partner With UN Agency To Cut CO2 Emission

BANGKOK, May 14 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Ministry of Industry revealed that, the Thai Cabinet already rubber-stamped a multi-billion-baht project with…

Afghan attack: US condemns attack at Kabul maternity ward

As well as two babies, at least 12 mothers and healthcare workers were killed  KABUL, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US…

Covid-19: New Zealand reports no new cases as country relaxes restrictions midnight

WELLINGTON, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New Zealand reported no more COVID-19 cases for two consecutive days on Wednesday, with the…

Laos to press ahead with new dam, its third on Mekong

BANGKOK, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Environmentalists have criticised Laos for pressing ahead with plans for another dam on the Mekong…

US Senate threatens sanctions on China over COVID-19 accounting

WASHINGTON, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Republican senators proposed legislation Tuesday that would empower President Donald Trump to slap sanctions…

Covid-19: Iran to reopen mosques for holy nights of Laylat al-Qadr

TEHRAN, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Virus-hit Iran will reopen its mosques for three nights over the next week so that…

Covid-19: Chinese doctors join Zimbabwe’s coronavirus fight

HARARE, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A team of 12 Chinese doctors have arrived in Zimbabwe to help in the fight…

Covid-19: Tentative restart for Indian trains even as virus cases surge

NEW DELHI, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — India’s enormous railway network was grinding back to life Tuesday in a gradual lifting…

US official tells Iran to send plane for prisoner exchange

WASHINGTON, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and Iran clashed Monday on the prospect of a prisoner swap, with…

China exempts more US goods from tariffs as virus hits economy

BEIJING, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China on Tuesday released a list of 79 items from the United States that will…