India’s Defence Exports Grew Eight Times In Five Years: PM

NEW DELHI, Oct 20 (NNN-PTI) – India’s defence exports had grown eight times in the past five years, and will touch five billion U.S. dollars in the coming years, said Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, while inaugurating the “DefExpo22” in Gandhinagar city of the western state of Gujarat, yesterday. “Till eight…

Pakistan’s Food Exports Up By Over Five Percent In Q1 Of 2022-23

ISLAMABAD, Oct 20 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s food exports in the first quarter of the current 2022-2023 fiscal year went up by 5.70 percent, as compared to the same period last year, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) yesterday. The exports of various food commodities were recorded at 1,077.83…

Iran Seeks “Logical” Nuke Deal: FM

TEHRAN, Oct 19 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said, Iran is seeking a “logical” nuclear agreement which will secure the interests of the country. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a state TV programme, referring to Iran’s demands in reaching an agreement on the revival of the 2015 nuclear…

Saudi Arabia Unveiled National Strategy To Become Leading Industrial Power

RIYADH, Oct 19 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabian Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, yesterday launched the National Industry Strategy, that aims to turn the kingdom into a leading industrial power. The strategy covers 12 sub-sectors, with more than 800 investment opportunities, worth one trillion Saudi riyals (226…

Australia, Singapore Signed Green Economy Agreement

CANBERRA, Oct 18 (NNN-AAP) – Australia and Singapore signed a green economy agreement here today. Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, hosted his Singaporean counterpart, Lee Hsien Loong, for talks in Canberra where the pair signed the agreement. Speaking after their meeting, Albanese said, the deal would support clean energy innovation…

Myanmar Exports Over 811,812 Tonnes Of Beans, Pulses In First Half Of 2022-23 Fiscal Year

YANGON, Oct 18 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar exported more than 811,812 tonnes of beans and pulses, worth over 637 million U.S. dollars, in the first half of the 2022-23 fiscal year, showed the Ministry of Commerce’s figures yesterday. From Apr 1 to Sept 30, this year, Myanmar shipped over 668,092 tonnes…

OECD Southeast Asia Ministerial Forum Held In Hanoi

HANOI, Oct 18 (NNN-VNA) – The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Southeast Asia Ministerial Forum 2022, was held yesterday in the Vietnamese capital. Themed “Connecting Regions: Partnership for Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains,” the event explored how the OECD and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) can…

Malaysia-China Joint Rail Project Saw Another Breakthrough

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (NNN-BERNAMA) -The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), Malaysia’s mega rail project, jointly constructed with China Communications Construction Company, saw another successful tunnel breakthrough yesterday. The 2.8-km-long Kuantan Tunnel, achieved a tunnelling breakthrough, two months ahead of schedule, becoming the 12th ECRL tunnel to complete the excavation…

Indonesia Posted Trade Surplus Of Nearly Five Billion USD In Sept

JAKARTA, Oct 18 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia recorded a trade surplus of 4.99 billion U.S. dollars in Sept, with an export value of 24.80 billion dollars and an import value of 19.81 billion dollars, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported, yesterday. Non-oil and non-gas commodities still made the largest contribution to the surplus,…

Brunei, Bangladesh Agree To Strengthen Ties: Joint Statement

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 18 (NNN-ANN/BSS) – Leaders of Brunei and Bangladesh, agreed to advance bilateral relations and strengthen the existing mechanisms between the two countries, including regular meetings at the level of foreign minister. According to a joint statement between Brunei and Bangladesh, released on the website of Brunei’s…
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