Asia

Police Destroyed Poppy Farms In Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province

KABUL, Nov 2 (NNN-BNA) – Afghan counter-narcotics forces, eradicated 400 acres of illegal poppy farms, in the northern Badakhshan province,…

ADB To Support Mongolia Through Landmark Solar, Battery Storage Project

ULAN BATOR, Nov 1 (NNN-APA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), said yesterday that, it has been engaged by the…

74 Kg Of Opium, Other Narcotics Seized In E. Myanmar

YANGON, Nov 1 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized 74 kg of opium and other narcotics in eastern Shan state, the…

15th China-ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting held in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The 15th China-ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting, was held here yesterday, co-chaired by Chinese…

At APEC Meeting, Xi Pledges Wider Opening Up And Inclusive Growth

GYEONGJU, South Korea, Nov 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Amid the hum of conversation and click of cameras, APEC leaders met here…

Death Toll Rises To 28 In Central Vietnam Floods

HANOI, Nov 1 (NNN-VNA) – The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Vietnam’s central region has risen to…

6.0-Magnitude Quake Hit South-East Indian Ridge – USGS

BEIJING, Nov 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.0, jolted south-east Indian Ridge at 2053 GMT yesterday,…

Iran Slams U.S. Plan To Resume Nuclear Tests As “Serious Threat”

TEHRAN, Nov 1 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, on Thursday, condemned the United States’ plan to resume…

India’s Forex Reserves Drop By Nearly Seven Billion USD

NEW DELHI, Nov 1 (NNN-PTI) – India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves, sharply declined by 6.925 billion U.S. dollars, to 695.355…

Police Arrested Drug Smuggler, Discovered Opium In N. Afghanistan

KABUL, Oct 31 (NNN-BNA) – Police discovered 66 kg of opium poppy and took into custody an individual, on charge…