Business & Economy

S.Korea’s Export Logs Double-Digit Growth In First 20 Days Of Dec

SEOUL, Dec 21 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s export logged a double-digit growth in the first 20 days of Dec, thanks…

Japan Passes Record Extra Budget To Support Pandemic-Hit Economy

TOKYO, Dec 21 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s parliament yesterday approved a record 36.0 trillion yen (about 320 billion U.S. dollars) supplementary…

Turkish, Qatari Companies Sign MoU To Operate Five Afghan Airports

ANKARA, Dec 21 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish and Qatari companies, inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to jointly run five airports…

Roundup: Chaos, Poverty And Hunger – The U.S. Legacy In Afghanistan

By Abdul Haleem KABUL, Dec 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The outgoing year has been a difficult one for Afghans. Almost as…

Egypt, Libya Launch Electronic System To Organise Egyptian Labourers

CAIRO, Dec 21 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian and Libyan Ministries of Manpower, announced yesterday, the launch of an electronic link…

New Zealand Fruit Exports Dominated By Gold Kiwifruit

WELLINGTON, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Gold kiwifruit continues to dominate fruit exports, in an otherwise challenging market, New Zealand’s statistics…

OIC To Establish Humanitarian Trust Fund, Launch Food Security Programme For Afghans

ISLAMABAD, Dec 20 (NNN-APP) – The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) decided to establish a humanitarian trust fund, launch a…

IMF Projects 6.6 Percent Growth For Bangladesh

DHAKA, Dec 20 (NNN-BSS) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasted 6.6 percent GDP growth for Bangladesh, in the current…

Poverty Incidence In Philippines Up To 23.7 Percent In First Half Of 2021

MANILA, Dec 18 (NNN-PNA) – The poverty incidence among the Philippine population increased to 23.7 percent during the first half…

Cambodia’s Siem Reap Airport Welcomes First Int’l Passenger Flight In 20 Months

PHNOM PENH, Dec 18 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s Siem Reap International Airport, yesterday welcomed its first international passenger flight in 20…