Asia

Flood Damages In Iran Hit 2.5 Billion USD

TEHRAN, Iran, April 16 (NNN-MNA) – Recent flood damages in Iran are estimated to be 2.5 billion U.S. dollars, Financial…

Iran, Australia Trade Grows By 13.47 Percent In Value Over 11 Months

TEHRAN, Iran, April 16 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran traded 91,063 tonnes of non-oil commodities worth 161.21 million U.S. dollars with Australia,…

Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Agree To Boost Trade-Economic Cooperation

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, April 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The presidents of the two central Asian nations of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, agreed in…

New ECRL Deal A Big Win For Dr Mahathir, Says US Economist

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The new East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project deal is a big win for…

Philippines, Croatia sign MOU for defense cooperation

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana. Photo courtesy of PNA MANILA, April 15 (NNN-PNA) — The Philippines and Croatia recently signed a…

Death toll rises to 3 in aircraft collision in Nepal’s Lukla airport

KATHMANDU, April 15 (NNN- Xinhua) — The death toll in Sunday’s aircraft collision in Nepal’s Lukla airport climbed to three,…

N.K. leader could hold first summit with Putin next week: sources

MOSCOW, April 15 (NNN- Yonhap) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may hold his first-ever summit with Russian President Vladimir…

China, Japan hold 5th high-level economic dialogue

BEIJING, April 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday co-chaired the fifth high-level economic…

Eight Killed, Six Missing As Flash-Flood Hits Van In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, April 14 (NNN-PPI) – At least eight people, including women and kids, were killed and six others went…

At Least Three Killed In Aircraft Collision At Nepal’s Lukla Airport

KATHMANDU, Nepal, April 14 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – At least three people were killed, after an aircraft of Summit Air collided with…