Asia

Rain complicates recovery in quake-hit Myanmar as death toll rises

YANGON, April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rain is compounding misery and presenting new hurdles for relief efforts on Sunday in Myanmar,…

Japan: 47 including tourists injured in bus collision on Tokyo expressway

According to Kyodo News Agency, none of the victims have life-threatening injuries following the collision. TOKYO, April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

Cambodia hails opening of naval base renovated by China

REAM (Cambodia), April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cambodia’s leader Hun Manet said there was “nothing to hide” as he inaugurated a naval…

Myanmar quake death toll passes 3,300: state media

YANGON, April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a major earthquake in Myanmar has risen above 3,300, state media said,…

Artificial glaciers boost water supply in northern Pakistan

HUSSAINABAD (Pakistan), April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At the foot of Pakistan’s impossibly high mountains whitened by frost all year round,…

Sino-Uruguayan bio-nano-pharma lab launched in Montevideo

MONTEVIDEO, April 5 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Uruguay and China launched Thursday a Joint Laboratory in Montevideo for bio-nano-pharma to advance scientific…

More Kenyans repatriated from Thailand arrive this afternoon

Authorities from Thailand, China, and Myanmar in February dismantled scam centers along the Thai-Myanmar border NAIROBI, April 5 (NNN-KBC) —…

Pakistan: 2 terrorists killed in military operation in Balochistan province

ISLAMABAD, April 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Pakistan Army said that security personnel have killed two terrorists during an operation in…

Thai arrest warrant issued for US Academic under ban on insulting Royalty

Well-wishers celebrate the Thai king’s birthday, in Bangkok BANGKOK, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Thai court has issued an arrest…

US Pres Trump’s tariff hikes ‘hurt the vulnerable and the poor’: UN

GENEVA, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Increased global trade tariffs will hurt the most vulnerable and poor people, the UN’s trade…