Cambodia, UN Agencies Call For More Investment To Ensure Food Security

PHNOM PENH, Oct 17 (NNN-AKP) – The Cambodian government, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), yesterday called for greater investment in the transformation of food systems, to ensure food and nutrition security, and to cope with shocks and…

Company Bankruptcies In Japan Rose In Apr-Sept: Survey

TOKYO, Oct 16 (NNN-NHK) – A total of 3,141 companies went bankrupt, in the Apr-Sept period, up 6.9 percent year on year, a local credit research company, reported. It marked the first increase in corporate bankruptcies in three years, according to a survey conducted by Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. The…

Pakistan At Critical Moment Of Recovery Following Floods: PM

ISLAMABAD, Oct 16 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan currently stands at a critical moment, as it is embarking on a road to recovery, in the aftermath of climate change-induced devastating floods, Pakistani Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, said, in marking World Food Day. The day is observed to create awareness about global hunger,…

20 Lebanese Entrepreneurs Won ILO Competition For Best Business Idea

BEIRUT, Oct 16 (NNN-NNA) – Twenty Lebanese entrepreneurs won a UN-organised competition, that granted them a cash prize for launching businesses, in disadvantaged regions of the country, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) announced. Most winners of the “Women do Business Experience” competition are women and young people, said the event’s…

Nepal Extended Import Ban On Vehicles, Liquor Products

KATHMANDU, Oct 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Nepali government, yesterday, extended an import ban on some vehicles, liquor products and other items, until mid-Dec, as the country’s foreign exchange reserves continue to dwindle. Four wheelers, including jeep, car and van, motorcycles with an engine capacity of over 150 cc, smartphones priced…

Türkiye, Qatar Reached Agreements To Promote Bilateral Ties

ISTANBUL, Oct 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Türkiye and Qatar signed 11 new agreements, during the eighth meeting of their Supreme Strategic Committee in Istanbul yesterday, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and visiting Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, co-chaired the meeting, where high-level officials held…

Malaysia’s Natural Rubber Production Fell 3.8 Percent In Aug

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s natural rubber production decreased by 3.8 percent to 36,411 tonnes in Aug, from 37,843 tonnes in Jul, official data showed today. The year-on-year comparison also showed that, the production of natural rubber fell 15.2 percent, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said, in…

S.Korea’s Employment Grew By 707,000 On-Year In Sept

SEOUL, Oct 14 (NNN-YONHAP) – The number of employed people in South Korea grew 707,000 in Sept from a year earlier, statistical office data showed, today. The year-on-year employment growth has been on the decline for the fourth successive month, falling from 935,000 in May to 841,000 in June, 826,000…

Pakistani Central Bank’s Forex Reserves Fell By 303 Million USD

ISLAMABAD, Oct 14 (NNN-APP) – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), announced that, its foreign exchange reserves have decreased by 303 million U.S. dollars. During the week ending on Oct 7, total foreign exchange reserves of the SBP fell to around 7.59 billion dollars, the SBP said in a statement,…

Electric Vehicle Sales Up 65 Percent Over 12 Months In Australia

CANBERRA, Oct 14 (NNN-AAP) – Sales of electric vehicles in Australia have increased 65 percent over the last 12 months. The latest State of Electric Vehicles report, which was released by the Electric Vehicle Council (EVC) today, electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for 3.39 percent of all new Australian car sales,…
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