Asia

Over 100 Nepali Students To Study In China Under Chinese Government Scholarship

KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug 28 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Over 100 Nepali students have received Chinese government scholarship, to achieve different degrees in…

Bangladesh Poverty Rate Falls By 50 Percent In 10 Years: Foreign Minister

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Aug 28 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi Foreign Minister, AK Abdul Momen, said the government successfully reduced the poverty rate…

Indonesia To Start Constructing New Capital Next Year

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – Construction of Indonesia’s new capital in East Kalimantan, will commence next year, a minister…

Iran’s President Says Lifting Sanctions Precondition For Talks With U.S.

TEHRAN, Iran, Aug 28 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said that, the United States should lift sanctions against Iran…

Overpopulation, natural disasters among reasons for Indonesia’s change in capital

ANKARA, Aug 26 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi on Monday cited overpopulation, environmental degradation and economy as…

H1N1 Influenza Cases Inched Towards 500 Across Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar, Aug 27 (NNN-MNA) – Numbers of infection cases of seasonal Influenza A (H1N1) pdm 09, reached 498 nationwide…

Tiger Attacks Kill Two People In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug 27 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – At least two people have been killed, in tiger attacks in a week in…

Indonesia’s State Oil, Gas Firm Registers 112 Percent Profit Growth In H1

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug 27 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s state-run oil and gas firm, Pertamina, saw an enormous net profit growth of…

Iran Says Missile Programme Non-Negotiable

TEHRAN, Iran, Aug 27 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran has rejected France’s proposal, to include the missile programme in a new round…

Kremlin Hopes G7 Will Show “Common Sense” In Restoring Ties With Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Aug 27 (NNN-TASS) – Moscow expects the Group of Seven (G7) member countries, to be reasonable in the…