Mongolia, ADB Sign 3.5- Million-USD Grant Agreements

ULAN BATOR, Sept 16 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), yesterday, signed two agreements of 3.5 million U.S. dollars, to help the country respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and improve the quality of its education, Mongolian Finance Minister, Khurelbaatar Chimed, said. The agreements were signed by Chimed…

China ‘denies military presence in Namibia’

The Chinese Embassy has denied reports of massive deployment of troops in Namibia WINDHOEK, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Chinese embassy in Namibia has denied reports of massive Chinese military presence in the south-west African country, the Namibian Sun newspaper reports quoting an embassy spokesperson. Helen Lu Hairong told the…

Driver Dies, 40 Injured After Train, School Bus Collide In North New Zealand

WELLINGTON, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A driver of a school bus was killed and 40 people, including six children, were injured, after the bus collided with the back of a passing train, at about 8.00 a.m. this morning, near Palmerston North, in New Zealand’s North Island. The female bus driver,…

6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Felt In Northern Nepal, No Casualties Reported

KATHMANDU, Sept 16 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.0, was felt in various parts of Nepal, early this morning as many citizens in the capital, Kathmandu, were suddenly awakened by the powerful tremor. According to Nepal’s National Seismological Centre, the epicentre of the earthquake was at Ramche…

Update: Suga Set To Take Office As Japan’s Next Prime Minister

TOKYO, Sept 16 (NNN-NHK) – The Cabinet of Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, today resigned en masse, ahead of the parliament formally appointing Yoshihide Suga, the newly elected ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader, as the new prime minister. Abe, Japan’s longest serving prime minister, in terms of consecutive days…

Myanmar’s COVID-19 Infections Exceed 3,600 With Four More Deaths

YANGON, Sept 16 (NNN-MNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar reached 3,636, with 203 new infections yesterday, according to a daily release from the Health and Sports Ministry. Four more patients with underlying diseases died, bringing the death toll to 39 so far, the release said. As of…

Nepal Reports Record High Daily Spike In COVID-19 Cases

KATHMANDU, Sept 16 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – The Nepali government, yesterday, reported a record high daily spike in COVID-19 cases, as the Himalayan country moved to relax restrictions on economic activities. According to Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population, a total 1,459 new COVID-19 cases were identified in the last 24 hours.…

Southeast Asia To Be Increasingly Important In China’s “International Circulation”: Singapore Deputy PM

SINGAPORE, Sept 16 (NNN-CNA) – Southeast Asia will be an increasingly important part of China’s “international circulation,” Singapore Deputy Prime Minister, Heng Swee Keat, said, while addressing a virtual forum. He made the remarks while referring to China’s new economic development pattern of “dual circulation” of “domestic circulation” and “international…

Invasive Asian mosquito species threatens African cities: study

WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A species of mosquito originally from Asia threatens to put tens of millions of city-dwellers in Africa at higher risk of catching malaria as the invading insect spreads throughout the continent, a study said. Malaria — which killed 400,000 people in 2018, mainly children in…

Japan’s Suga Fills Key LDP Executive Posts With Veteran Lawmakers, Cabinet Takes Shape

TOKYO, Sept 16 (NNN-NHK) – Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s presumptive prime minister, following his landslide win in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential vote a day earlier, yesterday picked veteran lawmakers to assume top posts in the party’s new executive lineup, while his Cabinet is also taking shape before being officially…
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