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 Yi, here yesterday, with both sides pledging to promote cooperation in trade and pandemic prevention and control. During the meeting, Battulga asked Wang to convey his sincere greetings to Chinese…

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 cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga. Hashimoto, 55, became one of eight members to keep the same post and the only female member besides Justice Minister, Yoko Kamikawa. The…

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 future Nateuy station, the China Railway Construction Engineering Group (CRCEG), finished building the first station along the China-Laos railway yesterday. The Nateuy station, a key passenger and freight distribution centre…

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 spike in fatalities related to COVID-19, pushing the death toll to 82,066. The infection tally across the country has crossed five million mark and reached 5,020,359. According to the federal…

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 as Japan’s new prime minister, to succeed Shinzo Abe in an extraordinary parliamentary session early this afternoon. Suga was elected by both chambers of parliament, winning 314 votes in the…

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, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 22,504. The daily caseload stayed below 200 for two straight weeks, but it continued to grow in triple…

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 in Vietnam for their roles in the death of 39 migrants found in a lorry in England’s Essex. The men, women and children were discovered in a refrigerated trailer in…

Covid-19: Pandemic cost global tourism $460 billion in January-June – UN

MADRID, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus crisis cost the global tourism sector $460 billion in lost revenue during the first six months of 2020 as the number of people travelling plunged, the UN said Tuesday. Revenue lost between January and June amounted to “around five times the loss in…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Surpasses Five Million

NEW DELHI, Sept 16 (NNN-UNI) – India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed the five million mark today, reaching 5,020,359, said the latest data released by the federal health ministry. As many as 90,123 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours, revealed the data. The country’s death toll due to…

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…
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