Norway To Gain Most From Oil Drilling Off Australian Coast

CANBERRA, Nov 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Norwegian Government is set to be the major beneficiary, if oil drilling in the Great Australian Bight goes ahead. According to an analysis by think tank, The Australia Institute, while the Federal Government would reap a minimum of 7.4 billion Australian dollars (5.07 billion…

Seven Hospitalised In Japan After Vehicle Ploughs Into Group Of Children

TOKYO, Nov 11 (NNN-NHK) – Seven people, including four nursery school-aged pupils, were rushed to hospital, after a minivan ploughed into them, in Hachioji City, western Japan, local police and first responders said today (Monday). According to local police and firefighters, the children, who were aged one or two years…

Vietnam Seizes 77 Kg Of Heroin Smuggled From Laos

HANOI, Vietnam, Nov 11 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s northern Dien Bien province Police, detained two local drug traffickers, confiscating 220 cakes of heroin weighing 77 kg, it was reported on Sunday. The male detainees, aged 28 and 31, were caught red-handed, trading the drug in the province’s Dien Bien district on…

Afghanistan Arrests 22 Suspected Criminals Within Two Days

KABUL, Nov 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Afghan National Police operations team, arrested 22 suspects in nine of the country’s 34 provinces, within the past two days, the country’s Interior Ministry said, Sunday. Eight arrestees, reportedly being involved in murder cases, were taken to provincial police headquarters in Nangarhar, Takhar, Khost,…

Iran Oil: New Field With 53 billion Barrels Found – Rouhani

TEHRAN, Nov 11 (NNN-IRNA) – A new oil field that would increase Iran’s proven reserves by about a third has been discovered, President Hassan Rouhani, said. The field, in the south-western province of Khuzestan and about 2,400 sq km (926 sq miles) in area, contains 53 billion barrels of crude,…

Palestinians Organise Symposium Over China’s Role In Middle East

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Nov 11 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine Institute for National Security Research (PINSR), organised a symposium, on the role of China in the Middle East. The symposium, in Palestine’s West Bank city of Ramallah, highlighted the growing role of China in the Middle East, in light of its policy for…

Omani Officials Highlight China’s Top Political Adviser’s Visit To Muscat

MUSCAT, Nov 11 (NNN-ONA) – Omani officials underlined the importance of China’s top political adviser, Wang Yang’s upcoming visit to the country. They said the visit, which comes at a very important time for both sides, is of great significance, particularly after bilateral relations were elevated to strategic partnership level.…

Chinese Firm To Build First Rolling Stock Assembly Plant In Nigeria

OGUN, Nigeria, Nov 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese construction giant, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), will build a rolling stock assembly plant in Nigeria, to promote the country’s railway modernisation project. At a groundbreaking ceremony for the plant at Kajola, a town in the southwestern state of Ogun, Nigeria’s Vice…

12-Year-Old Girl Survives Crocodile Attack In Philippines

MANILA, Nov 10 (NNN-PNA) – A 12-year-old girl survived a crocodile attack, in Balabac town, in the Philippines, early on Friday night, police reported. Police Captain, Ric Ramos of the Palawan Provincial Police Office, said, a saltwater crocodile bit the girl’s lower right leg, while she was crossing a coconut…

Philippine Tycoon John Gokongwei Jr. Dies At 93

MANILA, Nov 10 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine tycoon and philanthropist, John Gokongwei Jr., died late on Saturday night, his son said today (Sunday). He was 93. Gokongwei was born on Aug 11, 1926 in southeast China’s Fujian Province. Lance Gokongwei, Gokongwei’s only son, said that, his father died Saturday evening, at…
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