India’s Sugar Export Ban Comes Into Effect

NEW DELHI, Jun 2 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government’s sugar exports ban came into effect yesterday, officials said. The ban will be in place until the end of Oct. Last week the government decided to put a cap on sugar exports to ensure domestic availability. “Export of sugar (raw, refined…

Petrol Prices Up For 10th Time In Vietnam This Year

HANOI, Jun 2 (NNN-VNA) – The petroleum prices in Vietnam broke its own record, after being adjusted up for the 10th time, so far, this year. From yesterday, the price of RON95 bio-fuel per litre was raised by 921 Vietnamese dongs (around 0.04 U.S. dollars) to 31,578 Vietnamese dongs (1.37…

India’s Four-Wheeler Auto Sales In May Report Robust Growth On Easing Chip Shortage, Demand

MUMBAI, Jun 2 (NNN-PTI) – India’s four-wheeler auto companies reported robust sales volume in May, with the easing of chip shortage coupled with demand. During the month under review, India’s largest passenger car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors and Mahindra reported a growth of 295 percent, 204 percent and 236…

Singapore Launches Digital Data Exchange To Tackle Supply Chain Inefficiencies

SINGAPORE, Jun 2 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Minister of Communications and Information, and Minister-in-charge of Smart Nation and Cybersecurity, Josephine Teo, yesterday, launched the Singapore Trade Data Exchange (SGTraDex), a public-private initiative, on the sidelines of Asia Tech x Singapore (ATxSG) 2022. SGTraDex is a digital utility that facilitates the sharing…

UN Welcomes First Commercial Flight From Sanaa To Cairo

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 2 (NNN-YPA) – The United Nations, yesterday, welcomed the first commercial flight from Yemen’s Sanaa airport to Cairo, earlier in the day, a UN spokesman said. Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, told the regular press briefing that, “this was the seventh flight operating under…

Turkey, Pakistan Vow To Enhance Bilateral Ties With “Strategic Perspective”

ANKARA, Jun 2 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey and Pakistan yesterday pledged to strengthen cooperation with a “strategic perspective” on both bilateral and international levels. “We are ready to further strengthen Turkey-Pakistan relations with a strategic perspective, in line with the history, friendship and potential of the two countries,” Turkish President, Recep…

Pakistan To Strengthen Ties With Strategic Partners To Boost Economic Development: Minister

ISLAMABAD, Jun 2 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, said yesterday that, his country would further strengthen relations with its strategic partners, to boost economic development of Pakistan. Addressing a conference, organised by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, the minister said, China brought…

Malaysia Conveys Palestinian Voice Peacefully In Washington

KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 (NNN-Bernama) – Most of the issues raised by ASEAN leaders when they met with the United States (US) president Joe Biden, who hosted the ASEAN-US Special Summit in Washington D.C. last month, had a lot in common. They raised issues such as on the Ukraine-Russia and…

UN Launches Initiative To Bolster Youth Employment In Arab Region

BEIRUT, Jun 1 (NNN-NNA) – The Beirut-based UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), yesterday launched an initiative, to provide employment opportunities and training for young people in the Arab region, as part of its efforts to reduce inequalities in the region, the ESCWA said, in a press…

Japan To Allow More Airports To Accept Entrants From Abroad

TOKYO, Jun 1 (NNN-NHK) – Japan plans to let more regional airports to accept entrants from abroad, Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, said yesterday, amid the country’s gradual relaxation of strict border measures, implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We will enable regional airports, such as Sendai (in north-eastern…
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