Ongoing Floods Affect Over Half A Million As Death Toll Rises To 30 In India’s Assam
NEW DELHI, May 27 (NNN-PTI) – The ongoing floods in India’s north-eastern state of Assam have affected over half a…
S.Korea’s Early Voting For Local Elections Kicks Off
SEOUL, May 27 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s early voting for local elections and parliamentary by-elections, kicked off today, to elect…
Vietnam Int’l Milk, Dairy Expo To Be Held In Hanoi
HANOI, May 27 (NNN-VNA) – An international milk and dairy fair will be held in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, from…
Ex-Japanese Farm Minister Convicted For Taking Bribes From Egg Producer
TOKYO, May 27 (NNN-NHK) – A former Japanese farm minister was sentenced to two years and six months in prison,…
7,000 People Die Annually In Laos From Smoking-Related Illnesses
VIENTIANE, May 27 (NNN-KPL) – About 7,000 people die annually in Laos, or 19 people per day, from smoking-related illnesses,…
Cambodia Arrests Four Foreigners Over Illicit Drugs
PHNOM PENH, May 27 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s anti-drug police arrested a group of four foreigners, for manufacturing, possessing and trafficking…
Lao Gov’t Orders Action To Facilitate Goods Export
VIENTIANE, May 27 (NNN-KPL) – The Lao government has instructed ministries to streamline procedures, to facilitate trade and speed up…
Salvage Crew Try Again To Raise Sunken Japanese Tour Boat Off Hokkaido
TOKYO, May 26 (NNN-NHK) – Attempts to raise a sunken tourist boat, off Hokkaido, resumed today for a second time,…
Death Toll Rises To 16 In Building Collapse In SW Iran
TEHRAN, May 26 (NNN-IRNA) – The death toll in a 10-story commercial building collapse, in south-western Iran, has risen to…
Jordan To End Pandemic-Oriented Defence Law In Coming Months
AMMAN, May 25 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordanian King Abdullah II, announced yesterday that, the kingdom’s defence law, enacted to fight the…