Asia

Pres Trump touts ‘extremely strong’ US-China relations after Pres Xi call

US President Donald Trump will visit China in April at President Xi Jinping’s invitation WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US…

Myanmar Inaugurated New Agriculture, Livestock Breeding University

YANGON, Nov 24 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar inaugurated a new agriculture and livestock breeding university, in the town of Maubin, in…

Vietnam banks to ban passport-based transactions

HANOI, Nov 24 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnamese citizens will no longer be able to use passports for domestic transactions from Jan…

Japan’s Flu Cases Hit Warning Level At Fastest Pace In 10 Years

TOKYO, Nov 24 (NNN-NHK) – The average number of influenza patients reported at designated medical institutions across Japan has hit…

Fire Broke Out At Factory In S. Korea’s Gyeonggi, Killing One

SEOUL, Nov 24 (NNN-YONHAP) – A fire broke out at a corrugated cardboard manufacturing factory in Anseong City, Gyeonggi province,…

Weapon Cache Seized In Afghanistan’s Uruzgan Province

KABUL, Nov 24 (NNN-BNA) – A significant weapons cache was uncovered in Afghanistan’s Uruzgan province, with three individuals arrested in…

Uzbekistan: Rhino horn sales, shark protection on global wildlife talks agenda

SAMARKAND, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global wildlife talks open Monday, with debates set to take on questions ranging from protection…

EU, Africa leaders to talk trade and minerals, as Ukraine looms large

LUANDA, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European and African leaders gather in Angola Monday for a summit aimed at deepening economic…

WHO: Global tobacco control conference adopts decisions on environment, liability

GENEVA, Nov 24 (NNN-XINHUA) — A global conference on tobacco control concluded here with a series of critical decisions adopted.…

5.1-Magnitude Quake Hit South Of Java

JAKARTA, Nov 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted south of Java, Indonesia, at 2040 GMT…