Asia

Travellers In Australia Warned Of Flight Delays As Qantas Engineers Go On Strike

SYDNEY, Dec 13 (NNN-AAP) – Travellers in Australia were warned to expect flight delays today, after hundreds of Qantas engineers…

Australian Opposition Leader Reveals 210-Bln-USD Price Tag For Nuclear Plan

CANBERRA, Dec 13 (NNN-AAP) – The leader of Australia’s federal opposition party, Peter Dutton, revealed his nuclear energy plan would…

Wintertime Air Pollution Peaks In Bangladesh

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Dec 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – As temperatures plummeted in recent weeks, the capital, Dhaka’s air quality worsened, creating…

Indian Security Forces Gunned Down Seven Armed Rebels

NEW DELHI, Dec 13 (NNN-PTI) — Indian security forces, gunned down seven armed Naxal rebels, in the country’s central state…

Malaysia Launches National Office To Regulate AI Sector

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia launched a national office here, yesterday, to regulate and shape policies of the…

Myanmar To Hold Flower Festival In Mandalay

YANGON, Dec 13 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar will hold a flower festival in Pyin Oo Lwin town of central Myanmar’s Mandalay…

ADB Approves 30-Mln-USD Loan To Bolster Public-Private Partnership In Philippines

MANILA, Dec 13 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), said today, it has approved a 30-million-U.S. dollar-loan, to support…

Daesh Claims Responsibility For Suicide Bombing That Killed Afghan Acting Minister

KABUL, Nov 13 (NNN-BNA) – The extremist militant group, Daesh, has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing, that killed Afghanistan’s…

ADB Approves 788.8 Million USD Loan To India

MANILA, Dec 13 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), yesterday said, it has approved a results-based loan of 788.8…

Iran, Qatar Urge Action To Halt Israeli Attacks On Syria

TEHRAN, Dec 13 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and Qatar called yesterday, for urgent efforts to end Israel’s attacks on Syria’s infrastructure,…