Asia

China, Turkey Sign Two MoU’s To Boost Trade

ANKARA, Sept 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Turkey and China signed two memorandums of understanding (MoU’s) on Friday, in a joint trade…

Sec of State Pompeo says US to rally support for Uighurs at UN

WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will use this month’s UN General Assembly to rally support for the…

Iraq Signs Contract With Chinese Oil Company To Complete 80 Wells In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Sept 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Iraq’s Basra Oil Company (BOC), signed a contract with a Chinese company, to develop and…

Hong Kong freedoms must be ‘guaranteed’: German Chancellor Merkel

BEIJING, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel saidthe rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong “must be…

Pakistan Observes Defence Day Amid Escalating Tensions With India

ISLAMABAD, Sept 7 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan observed the country’s 54th Defence Day on Friday, to commemorate the nation’s unity and…

India, Indonesia discuss steps to link Aceh and Andaman

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, Sept 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — India has discussed “tangible steps” with Indonesia for maritime connectivity between…

Ex-Zimbabwean President Mugabe passes away at 95

MOSCOW, Sept 6 (NNN-SPUTNIK) — Former president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, has passed away at the age of 95, Sputnik news…

Typhoon Lingling expected to hit S.Korea by early Saturday

SEOUL, Sept 6 (NNN-YONHAP) — A powerful typhoon is quickly moving upward to South Korea, with strong winds and heavy rain expected…

Indonesia restoring internet access in Papua gradually

JAKARTA, Sept 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Indonesian government has lifted an internet blackout imposed after riots in Papua and West Papua provinces that…

Mahathir impressed with Putin’s development of Russia’s eastern provinces

By Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar VLADIVOSTOK, Sept 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has described his participation…