Japan, South Korea To Hold Talks On Export Control Next Month

TOKYO, Feb 22 (NNN-NHK) – Japan and South Korea agreed to hold talks on export control next month, Japan’s Trade Ministry said, on Friday. The director general-level dialogue between Yoichi Iida, director general of the ministry’s trade control department, and his South Korean counterpart, Lee Ho-hyun, will be held on…

900,000 pangolins trafficked worldwide: watchdog

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 900,000 pangolins arebelieved to have been trafficked worldwide in the past two decades, awildlife watchdog said, highlighting the challenge in tackling theillicit trade. As the world’s most heavily trafficked mammal, the creatures are targetedfor their body parts which are highly valued in traditional…

China reports 889 new coronavirus cases, death toll surpasses 2,200

BEIJING, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China had 889 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Thursday, the National Health Commission said on Friday, up from 394 cases a day earlier. That brings the total accumulated number of confirmed cases in mainland China so far to 75,465. The death toll from the…

Vietnam police charge 7 over UK truck deaths

Police move the lorry container where bodies were discovered, in Grays, Essex, Britain HANOI, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Vietnam have charged seven people in connection with the deaths of 39 migrants whose bodies were discovered in the back of a truck near London last year. The victims, who…

Ahead of Trump’s visit, Indian city cleans the swamp

Taj Mahal NEW DELHI, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ahead of the much-awaited visit of US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania to Agra next week, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has mounted a massive image makeover of the Taj city. According to reports, over 500 cusecs of…

Afghanistan: Taliban deputy leader says ‘committed’ to peace

KABUL, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The deputy leader of the Taliban and one of the world’s most wanted militants has written an opinion piece for the New York Times in which he says the Afghan insurgents are “fully committed” to a deal with Washington. The article, headlined “What the Taliban…

More coronavirus cases in Iran’s Qom as religious gatherings seen at risk

TEHRAN, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iranian health officials urged all religious gatherings to be suspended in Qom, after two more people tested positive for the coronavirus in the holy city, where two died of it this week. In all, three more people had tested positive for the virus, an Iranian…

WHO says no time for complacency as China’s COVID-19 cases fall

GENEVA, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A continued decline in the number of new cases of coronavirus infections in China is encouraging, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, while warning that infections outside the country could still spread.  “We are encouraged by this trend but this is no time for complacency,”…

Two dead as Sydney to Melbourne passenger train derails

The train was transporting 160 passengers when it crashed SYDNEY, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people were killed when a Sydney to Melbourne express train derailed near the Victorian town of Wallan, officials say. Several other passengers were being treated for injuries, emergency services said. One person was airlifted to…

China, ASEAN pledge joint efforts to combat coronavirus outbreak

VIENTIANE, Feb 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — China and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held a special foreign ministers’ meeting on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak here Thursday to discuss coordinating efforts in fighting the epidemic. The meeting was co-chaired by Wang Yi, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister,…
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