Second Belt And Road Forum To Be Held April 25-27 In Beijing

BEIJING, China, April 24 (NNN-WORLD TIME NEWS) – The Second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation will be held in Beijing from April 25 to 27, Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi announced. With the theme of “Belt and Road Cooperation, Shaping a Brighter Shared Future,”…

Lao Newspaper Says BRI Helps Laos Achieve Land-Link Dream

VIENTIANE, Laos, April 24 (NNN-KPL) – China has initiated large scale infrastructure projects in many countries, as part of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and from the perspective of Laos, this initiative is heaven-sent and a golden opportunity to modernise and catch up with rapidly evolving global changes, local…

Sri Lanka Bombings Acts Of Terror, Evil – Primary Industries Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (NNN-BERNNAMA) — Primary Industries Minister, Teresa Kok has described the ‘shocking and horrible’ bomb blasts which ripped through Sri Lankan churches and hotels on Sunday, as acts of terror and evil that must be condemned by all. “I strongly condemn these attacks on civilians and express…

Iran’s Parliament Labels U.S. Forces In West Asia As “Terrorist Group”

TEHRAN, Iran, April 24 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian parliament, on Tuesday, passed a bill blacklisting the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces in West Asia, as a “terrorist group.” The decision by the Iranian lawmakers followed the recent move by the United States, to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)…

Thanathorn accused of breaching election laws

By Linda Khoo  BANGKOK, April 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Thailand’s rising political star,  Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit  has been accused of violating election laws by holding a media company’s shares during  the March 24 General Election.  Election Commission Deputy Secretary-General  Sawaeng Boonmee said there is grounds to charge the 40-year-old leader of the Future Forward…

Update: Sri Lanka president vows security shake-up over attacks

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 24 (NNN-NEWS VISION) – Sri Lanka’s president Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday vowed a major shake-up of the military’s top brass in the wake of the deadly Easter suicide bombings, after the government admitted warnings were ignored. President Maithripala Sirisena, who is also defence and law and…

Tehran International Book Fair Opens With China As Guest Of Honour

TEHRAN, Iran, April 24 (NNN-IRNA) – The 32nd Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) kicked off on Tuesday, at the Mosalla exhibition centre, in the Iranian capital, Tehran, with China as guest of honour. During the 11-day book fair, which ends on May 4, some 2,400 Iranian publishers will display 300,000…

Heng Swee Keat appointed deputy prime minister in Singapore cabinet reshuffle

SINGAPORE, April 24 (NNN-CNA) – The move to name Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat as the next – and only – Deputy Prime Minister is a “clear signal” by the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) that he is set to become the country’s next prime minister, according to political watchers.…

Myanmar Top Court Rejects Final Appeal by Jailed Journalists

FILES) This file combination of photos taken on September 3, 2018 shows journalists Kyaw Soe Oo (L) and Wa Lone being escorted by police after their sentencing by a court to jail in Yangon. Myanmar’s Supreme Court on April 23, 2019 rejected an appeal by two Reuters journalists jailed for…

Kim-Putin summit agenda likely to focus on denuclearization, economic cooperation

VLADIVOSTOK, April 24 (NNN-Yonhap) — The agenda for the upcoming summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is likely to focus on peace efforts on the peninsula, economic cooperation and bilateral ties, observers said Wednesday. The Kremlin has confirmed that their first summit will take…
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