Asia

Australian PM Commits 1.2 Billion USD To Incentivise Green Aluminum Production

CANBERRA, Jan 20 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, today announced a 2-billion-Australian-dollar (1.24-billion-U.S. dollar) plan, to incentivise aluminum…

Kazakhstan Limits Potato Exports To Control Domestic Prices

ALMATY, Jan 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture, decided to impose a six-month ban on potato exports to…

Maldives To Repatriate Undocumented Expatriates Under Biometrics-Based Operation

MALÉ, Jan 20 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives will begin to repatriate undocumented expatriates, identified through biometrics data collection, under the…

S. Korea’s Yoon Refused Investigation Again, Urging Peaceful Protests

SEOUL, Jan 20 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s detained President, Yoon Suk-yeol, refused to attend a scheduled detention investigation yesterday afternoon,…

Over 35 Hospitalised After Bus Collision In Southern Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Jan 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Over 35 people were hospitalised after a head-on collision between two buses, in Sri Lanka’s…

Landslide, Flood Warnings Issued In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Jan 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan authorities issued landslide and flood warnings today, affecting multiple districts and provinces. The…

Anti-Tank Mine Explosion Killed Truck Driver In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Jan 19 (NNN-AKP) – A war-left anti-tank mine exploded, killing a truck driver in Battambang province’s Sampov Lun…

Indonesia’s High-Speed Train Expands To 62 Daily Trips Starting February

JAKARTA, Jan 19 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway (HSR) service, known as Whoosh, will increase to 62 daily trips…

Mongolia’s Tourist Arrivals Reached Historic High Last Year

ULAN BATOR, Jan 19 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia welcomed 727,400 foreign tourists last year, a record high for the country’s tourism…

Indian Gov’t To Probe Mystery Deaths At Indian-Controlled Kashmir Village

NEW DELHI, Jan 19 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal government, yesterday, ordered the formation of an inter-ministerial team, to probe the…