Six Years On, Xi’s Pakistan Visit Booms Development, Friendship With Shared Future

by Deng Kaiyin, Li Hao and Liu Tian ISLAMABAD, Apr 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – For hundreds of years, the lofty Karakoram mountain range has never been the hurdle between the two ancient civilisations of China and Pakistan, but rather a witness to the ever-deepening friendship between the two peoples. The rolling…

Iran Urges U.S. To Move Away From Trump “Legacy” To Advance Nuclear Talks

TEHRAN, Apr 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran yesterday urged the United States to move away from the anti-Iran policies, imposed by former U.S. President, Donald Trump, to help advance the current nuclear talks, underway in the Austrian capital of Vienna. “If the United States decides to distance from Trump’s failed legacy…

ADB Launches Bond Market Guide For Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Apr 20 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), launched a bond market guide for Mongolia, the bank’s office in the country said yesterday. The creation of a regulatory framework for corporate debt securities for private placements, is key to developing Mongolia’s bond market, according to a news…

Cambodia Sentences Man To One Year In Jail For Defying Lockdown Measure

PHNOM PENH, Apr 20 (NNN-AKP) – A Cambodian court convicted a man of violating a lockdown measure and sentenced him to one year in prison, a court spokesman said. It marked the first case that a COVID-19 measure offender had been prosecuted, since the Southeast Asian nation imposed a 14-day…

5.9-Magnitude Quake Hits Southern Iran

TEHRAN, Apr 19 (NNN-IRNA) – A 5.9-magnitude quake shook the Iranian coast of the Gulf, near the city of Bandar Genaveh, at 0641 GMT yesterday, according to the Iranian Seismological Centre. The epicentre was monitored at 29.76 degrees north latitude, and 50.72 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 10…

Iran Marks National Army Day With Parades

TEHRAN, Apr 19 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran marked its National Army Day yesterday, with motorcades parade inside army barracks in numerous cities, as the country struggles to control a surge of COVID-19 pandemic. Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army, Amir Abdolrahim Mousavi and other high-ranking army commanders, attended a ceremony in Tehran,…

Syrian Presidential Elections To Be Held In May: Parliament

DAMASCUS, Apr 19 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian presidential elections will be held in May, the Syrian parliament announced yesterday. Running for the elections will start as of Apr 19 (today), said parliament speaker, Hamoudeh Sabbagh. He added that, those wanting to run for the elections can submit their applications within…

30 Killed In Road Accidents During Lao New Year

VIENTIANE, Apr 19 (NNN-KPL) – A total of 30 people were killed in 220 road accidents in Laos, during a three-day celebration of the Lao New Year, from Apr 14 to Apr 16, an official report, said. Besides, 390 people were injured and more than 400 vehicles were damaged during…

Indian Railways To Run Special Trains Via Green Corridors To Ferry Oxygen

NEW DELHI, Apr 19 (NNN-PTI) – Indian railways to operate special trains to ferry oxygen through green corridors to different states, officials said. The move has been taken to ensure an adequate supply of oxygen in hospitals hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Railways is getting fully ready to transport Liquid…

Victims Of Southern Lao Dam Disaster Start To Rebuild Lives

VIENTIANE, Apr 19 (NNN-KPL) – Some of the families who lost their homes during the catastrophic flood that hit southern Laos’ Attapeu province, in July, 2018, have moved into new houses and finally started to rebuild their lives. Families have taken occupancy of 153 newly-built houses, while the construction of…
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