Sri Lanka’s Bank Of Ceylon Signs Cooperation Treaty With China Development Bank

COLOMBO, July 1 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka’s Bank of Ceylon, on Tuesday, signed a long-term treaty with the China Development Bank, a joint statement from the state-owned bank and China Development Bank, said. Both banks entered into a 140-million-U.S. dollar long-term cooperation, through which draw-down will be made under two…

Three Students Drown In Central Vietnam

HANOI, July 1 (NNN-VNA) – Three school girls drowned while swimming in a river, in Vietnam’s central Ha Tinh province, local media reported today. The three victims, who were all six graders of a local school in Ha Tinh’s Duc Tho District, drowned, while taking a bath in a river…

Covid-19: US fatalities on rise with more than 1,000 deaths in 24 hours causing Pres Trump “more angry with China”

WASHINGTON, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States recorded 1,199 fatalities from the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, as the country’s death toll began to climb again, the Johns Hopkins University tally showed. The number of daily deaths had not exceeded 1,000 since June 10. The country has suffered…

Mongolia Reports No New COVID-19 Cases, One More Recovery

ULAN BATOR, July 1 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia conducted a total of 406 tests for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours and the results were all negative, with the national tally remaining at 220, the country’s National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said today. Meanwhile, one more patient has recovered from…

S.Korea’s Exports Decline 10.9 Percent In June

SEOUL, July 1 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s exports declined 10.9 percent in June from a year earlier, keeping a double-digit fall for the third consecutive month, a government report showed today. Exports, which take up about half of the export-driven economy, came in at 39.21 billion U.S. dollars in June,…

Foreign Tourist Arrivals To Plunge 80 Percent This Year Due To COVID-19: Thailand Tourism Council

BANGKOK, July 1 (NNN-TNA) – The Tourism Council of Thailand said, it expects to see only an estimated eight million foreign tourists this year, 80 percent down from last year, due to the impact from COVID-19. “However, we are confident that tourism in Thailand will begin to pick up in…

Nepali Airline Signs Cooperation Agreement With Huawei Cloud To Promote Smart Aviation

KATHMANDU, July 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepal’s Himalaya Airlines and Huawei Cloud, a Chinese multinational technology company, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) earlier this week, for strategic cooperation to promote smart aviation, the airlines said. Under the MoU, Himalaya, a Nepal-China joint venture international airline and Huawei will cooperate…

Nigeria: Pres Buhari launches massive gas pipeline project

‘Two Chinese companies will build the 614km gas pipeline’ ABUJA, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has launched an ambitious gas pipeline project linking the south of the country with the north.Nigeria secured a $2.6bn loan from the China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation, also known as Sinosure,…

ASEAN, Australia Vow To Work With WHO To Enhance Collective Response To COVID-19

PHNOM PENH, July 1 (NNN-AKP) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia, on Tuesday, vowed to work with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and relevant agencies, to enhance collective response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Cambodian foreign ministry’s press statement. The statement was released after…

Iranian fleet ‘illegally fishing in Somalia’: government

The Iranian fleet is operating in Somalia and Yemen MOGADISHU, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fleet of Iranian fishing vessels has been detected operating in Somali waters, according to Somalia’s government and two non-governmental organisations.One of the organisations, Global Fishing Watch, termed it as one of the world’s largest illegal…
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