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,…

Egypt Hosted Exhibition To Help Handicraft Artisans Market Products

CAIRO, Oct 14 (NNN-MENA) – An annual handicraft exhibition is being held in Cairo, capital of Egypt, to help revive the country’s traditional crafts and assist small handicraft manufacturers, amid harsh economic conditions. Dubbed “Turathna”, meaning “our heritage” in Arabic, the exhibition kicked off on Oct 9 and will run…

Over 1,200 Cattle Slaughtered In Mongolia Due To Lumpy Skin Disease

ULAN BATOR, Oct 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of 1,746 cases of lumpy skin disease in cattle, have been reported in Mongolia so far this year, and 1,255 of them have been slaughtered, local media reported yesterday. So far, the eastern province of Sukhbaatar and southern provinces of Dundgovi and…

Cambodian PM Says Women Entrepreneurs Play Vital Role In ASEAN Economic Growth In Post-Pandemic Era

PHNOM PENH, Oct 13 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, said yesterday that, women entrepreneurs have played and will continue to play a significant role, in helping boost economic growth of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era. Addressing the second ASEAN…

Global e-commerce losses to online payment fraud to exceed US$48 bln in 2023 — Juniper Research

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (NNN-Bernama) — The total cost of e-commerce fraud to merchants will exceed US$48 billion globally in 2023, from just over US$41 billion in 2022, according to a new Juniper Research study.  In a statement, it predicted that this growth will be accelerated by the increasing use of…
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