Iran, Iraq Signed 4-Bln-USD Contract On Technological, Engineering Services

TEHRAN, Dec 1 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran signed with Iraq a contract worth four billion U.S. dollars, to provide technological and engineering services to the Arab country, it was reported here yesterday. The contract can help cover some of the shortfall in Iran’s exports to Iraq, in the fiscal year ending…

India Lifted Ban On Rice Exports After Three Months

NEW DELHI, Nov 30 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government has lifted the ban, imposed nearly three months ago, on exports of organic non-basmati rice, including broken rice, said an official notification, by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), issued late yesterday. A part of the federal Ministry of Commerce…

Cambodia Recorded Over 1.57 Million Foreign Tourists In 10 Months

PHNOM PENH, Nov 30 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia attracted more than 1.57 million international visitors, in the first 10 months of 2022, according to a tourism ministry’s report today. During the Jan-Oct period, Thailand topped the chart of international tourist arrivals to Cambodia, the report said. It added that, 35.5 percent…

Japan’s Major Advertising Firms Searched, As Tokyo Olympic Corruption Probe Widens

TOKYO, Nov 30 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese prosecutors and a fair trade watchdog, yesterday, searched units of major advertising agencies, ADK Holdings Inc. and Dentsu Group Inc., on suspicion of bid rigging for event contracts, of last year’s Olympics, local media reported. The investigation into ADK Marketing Solutions Inc. and Dentsu…

Bangladeshi Central Bank Allowed Mobile Financial Services To Bring Remittance

DHAKA, Nov 30 (NNN-BSS) – The central bank of Bangladesh, allowed Mobile Financial Service Providers (MFSPs) to bring wage earners’ remittances to Bangladesh. “To bring wider flexibility, licensed MFSPs will be allowed to repatriate wage earners’ remittance, in association with internationally recognised Online Payment Gateway Service Providers (OPGSPs) or banks…

Luxury Cruise Ship Arrived In Sri Lanka With 2,000 Tourists

COLOMBO, Nov 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – A super luxury cruise ship arrived at Colombo Port, today, carrying over 2,000 passengers, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) said. The “Mein Schiff 5” owned by a German operator, docked at the Sri Lankan capital, in the wee hours of today, with ceremonies and…

Chinese Blankets Sell Like Hotcakes In Bangladesh’s Markets

DHAKA, Nov 29 (NNN-BSS) – Markets in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, are now busy ahead of the peak winter sales season. Thanks to their affordability and attractive designs, readymade garment stores are now attracting many customers, with ample collections of Chinese blankets. The Chinese blankets, which come in a variety of…

57 Percent Of Gaza Population Suffers From Food Insecurity Due To Israeli Blockade: Report

GAZA, Nov 29 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian authorities said yesterday that, 57 percent of the Gaza Strip population suffers from food insecurity, due to an Israeli blockade imposed on the coastal enclave for 16 years. Poverty rates in the enclave has climbed to 64 percent, said the Palestinian Council for International…

Iran Signed 300-Million-USD MoU For Car Exports To Russia

TEHRAN, Nov 29 (NNN-FNA) – Iran signed a Memorandum of Understanding valued at 300 million U.S. dollars with Russia, for car exports to the country. Russia is one of the customers of Iranian automobiles, Mohammadreza Najafi-Manesh, president of the Association of Homogeneous Powertrain Industries and Parts Manufacturers, was quoted as…

Japan’s PM Sought To Up Defence Budget To Two Percent Of GDP In Fiscal 2027

TOKYO, Nov 29 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, required cabinet ministers, to increase Japan’s defence budget to around two percent of gross domestic product (GDP), in the fiscal year of 2027. As Japan moves to expand its defence budget in the year, starting Apr, 2027, Kishida gave those…
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