Iran, Turkmenistan Signed Nine Cooperation Agreements, Vow To Expand Ties

TEHRAN, Jun 16 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and Turkmenistan signed nine cooperation agreements here, in the Iranian capital, yesterday, vowing to expand ties. Under the agreements, the two countries will boost their partnership in the fields of transportation, scientific and cultural exchanges, environmental protection, trade, and economic ties, the Iranian state…

China-Brunei Joint Venture Promotes Local Employment With Job Offers For Trained Students

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jun 16 (NNN-ANN) – A total of 207 Brunei students, from the diploma programmes, launched jointly by their vocational education institutes and a Brunei-China joint venture, were awarded the Conditional Offer of Employment (COE) yesterday. Hengyi Industries Sdn Bhd, is a petrochemical joint venture between China’s Zhejiang…

Japanese Gov’t Urges BOJ To Help Curb Yen’s Plunge Ahead Of Policy Meeting

TOKYO, Jun 16 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government, heaped pressure on the Bank of Japan (BOJ), to help address the yen’s slump, ahead of its two-day policy meeting, starting today. “We expect (the BOJ) to appropriately take necessary measures, in coordination with the government,” Chief Cabinet Secretary, Hirokazu Matsuno, told…

Engineers Warn Sri Lanka Might Face Power Cuts For Next Three Years

COLOMBO, Jun 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s state-owned electricity producer, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), Engineers’ Union, warned yesterday that, the country might continue to experience power cuts for at least three more years. CEB Engineers’ Union President, Anil Ranjith, told the media that power plants do not produce enough to…

Brazil’s Electricity Giant Eletrobras Privatised

SAO PAULO, Jun 16 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil marked the privatisation of the largest publicly-owned electricity company in Latin America, Eletrobras, with a ceremony at the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange. President Jair Bolsonaro, participated in the ringing of the bell that marked the finalisation of the sale of the company, which…

Special Economic Zones To Play Vital Role In Pakistan’s Development: PM

ISLAMABAD, Jun 16 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, said yesterday that, the special economic zones (SEZs) under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), will play a vital role in the country’s economic development and prosperity. The Pakistani government has been focusing on establishing SEZs across the country, which would…

S.Korea’s Automotive Export Logged Double-Digit Growth In May

SEOUL, Jun 15 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s automotive export logged a double-digit growth last month, due to strong demand for environmentally-friendly vehicles, government data showed today. Car shipment advanced 18.9 percent from a year earlier to 4.15 billion U.S. dollars in May, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and…

Sri Lanka Plans To Attract 800,000 Tourists In Coming Months

COLOMBO, Jun 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), said that, the country expects to attract around 800,000 tourists in the coming months of the year. During a meeting held yesterday, with Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, representatives of the SLTDA said that, a revenue of 800 million U.S.…

Palestine, Italy Discussed Unilateral Israeli Actions In West Bank, East Jerusalem

RAMALLAH, Jun 15 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, yesterday discussed with his visiting Italian counterpart, Mario Draghi, the unilateral Israeli actions in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. “We discussed the daily Israeli violations at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, the expansion of Israeli settlements, the Israeli settlers’ assaults…

UAE, Tunisia Discuss Ways To Enhance Bilateral Ties

TUNIS, Jun 15 (NNN-TAP) – Tunisian President, Kais Saied, met yesterday, with visiting United Arab Emirates (UAE) State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Shakhboot Bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, to discuss ways to enhance bilateral ties. During the meeting, Saied expressed his thanks for UAE’s support for Tunisia, in various fields,…
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