Japan’s Unemployment Rate Rose To 2.6 Percent In Sept

TOKYO, Oct 28 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s unemployment rate rose in Sept, from the previous month, the government said in a report, today. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the unemployment rate in Japan stood at 2.6 percent in Sept, rising from 2.5 percent recorded in Aug. Separately,…

India’s Central Bank To Hold Special Panel Meeting On Inflation

MUMBAI, Oct 28 (NNN-PTI) – India’s central bank has called for a special meeting of its monetary policy committee on Nov 3, to prepare a report on inflation, a statement by the Reserve Bank of India said yesterday. India failed to meet the inflation target, with its inflation above the…

EU To Provide Albania With 80 Million Euros To Tackle Energy Crisis

TIRANA, Oct 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – The European Union (EU) will provide 80 million euros (79.7 million U.S. dollars) in grants to Albania, to tackle energy crisis, European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said here yesterday. According to Von der Leyen, the energy support package will be part of the…

Iran Calls For Expanding Trade Ties With Belarus To Counter Western Sanctions

TEHRAN, Oct 28 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, said yesterday that, Iran’s expansion of economic and trade ties with Belarus can help minimise the impact of sanctions imposed by the U.S. and the West on both countries. Qalibaf made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Belarusian…

Vietnam Motor Show Held in Ho Chi Minh City

HANOI, Oct 27 (NNN-VNA) – The Vietnam Motor Show 2022, kicked off yesterday, in the country’s southern Ho Chi Minh City, with more than 120 models displayed. The event, held after a two-year hiatus, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, attracted participation of 14 brands, namely Audi, Brabus, Honda, Jeep, Lexus,…

Local Products Exhibition Held In Western Afghan City

HERAT, Afghanistan, Oct 27 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan companies opened an exhibition of local products in Herat city, capital of Afghanistan’s western Herat province, yesterday. With the motto “Move towards self-reliance,” local companies and entrepreneurs put on display their products in 150 booths, with 30 stalls for products produced by women-run…

Southeast Asia’s Largest Energy Storage System To Be Operational In Singapore

SINGAPORE, Oct 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore’s Second Minister for Trade and Industry, Tan See Leng, said yesterday that, SembCorp is installing a 200-megawatt (MW) Energy Storage System (ESS), on Singapore’s Jurong Island, which will be operational by next month. “This is the largest ESS deployment in Southeast Asia,” Tan told…

Macron Promises Solution To High Inflation, Strikes

PARIS, Oct 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – French President, Emmanuel Macron, pledged yesterday, to “never leave the French without a solution,” in the face of high inflation and strikes. “We will go through the storm together,” Macron said, during an interview titled “The French Emergencies,” aired on the national television France 2.…

Uzbek Economy Grew 5.8 Percent In First Nine Months

TASHKENT, Oct 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbekistan’s gross domestic product (GDP), increased 5.8 percent, year on year, in the first nine months of 2022, the Uzbek State Statistics Committee said, yesterday. The country’s GDP in the nine-month period amounted to 627 trillion soums (about 56.2 billion U.S. dollars), according to the…

Cambodia, Singapore Signed MoU On Clean Energy Cooperation

PHNOM PENH, Oct 26 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Singapore signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday, on clean energy cooperation, said a statement from Cambodia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy. The deal was inked via video link, between Cambodian Minister for Mines and Energy, Suy Sem and Singapore’s Minister for…
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