Asia

Eight Dead, Three Missing In N. Vietnam’s Flash Floods

HANOI, Aug 2 (NNN-VNA) – Eight people have died and three others remain missing, following flash floods and landslides in…

Kazakhstan Revises 2024 GDP Growth Upwards To Five Percent

ALMATY, Aug 2 (NNN-KNA) – Kazakhstan’s economy grew five percent in 2024, exceeding the preliminary estimate of 4.8 percent, driven…

Two New Chinese Textile Projects Launched In Egypt

CAIRO, Aug 1 (NNN-MENA) – Two major Chinese textile projects, with a combined investment of over 55 million U.S. dollars,…

Myanmar Imposes Martial Law In 63 Townships Following State Of Emergency Declaration

YANGON, Aug 1 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s National Defence and Security Council (NDSC), yesterday, declared martial law in 63 townships, shortly…

Kazakhstan To Increase Oil Exports Via BTC Pipeline To 1.7 Million Tonnes This Year

ALMATY, Aug 1 (NNN-KNA) – Kazakhstan plans to raise oil exports through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline to 1.7 million tonnes…

Sri Lanka Arrested Over 120,000 For Drug-Related Offenses So Far This Year

COLOMBO, Jul 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan authorities arrested 122,913 individuals, for drug-related offenses between Jan 1 and Jul 29,…

World Bank Projects Slower Economic Growth In Tajikistan For 2025-2027

ALMATY, Jul 31 (NNN-KNA) – Tajikistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth, is expected to slow to seven percent this year,…

Air China Launched Direct Air Link Between Beijing, Almaty

ALMATY, Jul 31 (NNN-KNA) – Chinese carrier, Air China, yesterday, launched a direct air route between Beijing and Almaty, Kazakhstan,…

Japan Downgrades Tsunami Warnings, Advisories Remain

TOKYO, Jul 31 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Meteorological Agency has downgraded tsunami warnings to advisories, for the Pacific coasts of Hokkaido…

France, 14 other Nations urge recognition of Palestinian State

NEW YORK, July 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France and 14 other Western nations called on countries worldwide to move to recognise…