Asia

Sri Lanka Seeks Further Cuts As U.S. Imposes 30-Percent Tariff

COLOMBO, Jul 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka will continue talks with U.S. officials, to secure further reductions in tariffs, a…

Afghan Population Estimated At Over 36 Million

KABUL, Jul 10 (NNN-BNA) – Mohammad Halim Rafi, spokesman for the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA), estimated the population…

Over 2,600 Afghan Refugee Families Returned Home In A Single Day

KABUL, Jul 10 (NNN-BNA) – More than 2,600 Afghan refugee families, the majority of whom were from Iran, returned home…

Seoul Court Issues Warrant To Arrest Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol

SEOUL, Jul 10 (NNN-YONHAP) – A Seoul court, today, issued a warrant, to arrest former South Korean President, Yoon Suk-yeol,…

Ghana-China Trade Hits 11.8 Billion USD As Diplomatic Ties Mark 65 Years

ACCRA, Jul 10 (NNN-GNA) – Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Tong Defa, said that, bilateral trade between Ghana and China grew…

Malaysian PM Urges ASEAN Unity To Face Weaponisation Of Trade

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 10 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Weaponisation of international trade must be met with unity among the Association of Southeast…

Man Seriously Injured In Targeted Melbourne Shooting

SYDNEY, Jul 9 (NNN-AAP) – A man has been seriously injured, in a late-night shooting, in south-east suburbs in Melbourne,…

Singapore To Hire 1,000 New Teachers Annually In Coming Years

SINGAPORE, Jul 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore will recruit 1,000 new teachers annually, over the next few years, Education Minister, Desmond…

18 Missing In Nepal Floods

KATHMANDU, Jul 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Eighteen people, including six Chinese nationals, went missing in floods, triggered by incessant rainfalls yesterday…

ASEAN Reaffirms Commitment To Keep Region Free Of Nuclear Weapons

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Nuclear weapons have no place in the Southeast Asian region, as all members of…