South Korea sets presidential election for June 3: acting president
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo is running the government as the acting president SEOUL, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Korea will…
Myanmar fighting continues despite post-earthquake ceasefires
NAYPYIDAW, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fighting has been reported in Myanmar despite the military junta and a rebel group alliance announcing…
Russia bans Japanese NGO amid disputed islands row
MOSCOW, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia said it had outlawed a Japanese group calling for the return of a disputed…
Trump tariffs: PM Anwar says no recession expected for Malaysia, ASEAN to coordinate united trade response
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim chairing the National Geoeconomic Command Centre (NGCC) meeting KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malaysia…
Philippines, US launch joint drills aimed at ‘deterrence’
A Philippine Air Force FA-50 and a U.S. Air Force F-16 on display at Clark Air Base in the Philippines…
Boeing faces new civil trial over 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash
NEW YORK, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Boeing is poised to face a jury trial from Monday over the fatal 2019…
Three dead in Japan after medical helicopter crash
TOKYO, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three people died after a medical helicopter crashed into the sea off southwestern Japan, the…
Aid cuts threaten battle against maternal mortality: UN
GENEVA, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Maternal mortality rates have dropped dramatically in the past quarter of a century, but the…
Bangladesh: Record remittance raises reserve to US$ 25.6 bln
DHAKA, April 7 (NNN-BSS) — Foreign currency reserves have crossed US$25.6 billion mark at the end of March thanks to a…
South Korean pilot killed in firefighting helicopter crash
SEOUL, April 6 (NNN-YONHAP) — A pilot in a firefighting helicopter crashed and died while battling a mountain blaze in…