Asia

Thailand’s 11 One-Seat Parties Support Prayut As New PM

BANGKOK, Thailand, May 14 (NNN-TNA) – Eleven Thai political parties, which won one seat each, in Thailand’s March 24 elections,…

Sri Lanka imposes curfew amid anti-Muslim violence

COLOMBO, May 14 ( NNN-AGENCIES) – Sri Lanka has imposed a nationwide curfew from 9 pm to 4 am local…

China’s former vice finance minister sentenced to 15 years in prison for graft

BEIJING, May 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — China’s Former vice minister of finance Zhang Shaochun was sentenced to 15 years in prison…

Vietnam seizes half tonne of ketamine in crackdown on synthetic drugs

HANOI, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Vietnamese police have seized half a tonne of ketamine worth US$21 million in Ho Chi…

New Zealand begins inquiry into Christchurch’s mosques massacre

WELLINGTON, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An inquiry into Christchurch’s mosques shooting massacre began hearing evidence on Monday, as New Zealand…

China defiant toward US on trade, Kudlow urges strong enforcement steps

WASHINGTON, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and China appeared at a deadlock over trade negotiations on Sunday as…

Singapore, China renew bilateral currency swap agreement

SINGAPORE, May 13 (NNN-CNA) — China and Singapore have renewed the Bilateral Currency Swap Agreement (BCSA) worth 300 billion yuan (S$60…

Pakistan: Gunmen killed five in Balochistan hotel

ISLAMABAD, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pakistan’s army says gunmen who attacked a luxury hotel in Balochistan province on Saturday killed…

Snowstorm kills 4 in southern Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, May 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — A heavy snowstorm had swept through southern Mongolian province of Umnugovi since Saturday, killing at least four people, the…

Philippines votes in polls expected to strengthen Pres Duterte

MANILA, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Filipinos headed to the polls on Monday in a vote that is expected to strengthen…