Business & Economy

S.Korea Freezes Interest Rate At 0.75 Percent

SEOUL, Oct 12 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s central bank, today froze its benchmark interest rate at 0.75 percent, on worry…

Thailand Plans To Reopen To Vaccinated Visitors From Nov: PM

BANGKOK, Oct 12 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, announced yesterday, a plan to allow fully-vaccinated visitors from “low…

UN Chief Calls For Injection Of Liquidity Into Afghan Economy

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday, called for the injection of liquidity, to keep the…

Maldives Records Over 900,000 Tourist Arrivals This Year

MALE, Oct 12 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives received more than 905,000 tourists so far this year, local media cited the…

Japanese PM Kishida Promises To Realise Economic Growth Ahead Of Redistributing Wealth

TOKYO, Oct 12 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, said yesterday that, he would first realise economic growth before…

Bangladesh Emphasises Enhanced Sino-Bangla Trade Relations, Says Bangladeshi Commerce Minister

DHAKA, Oct 11 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi Commerce Minister, Tipu Munshi, termed China as a “great friend” of Bangladesh and emphasised…

Chinese/Indonesian Startups Among Winners Of G20 Innovation League Competition

SORRENTO, Oct 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese startup, Sansure Biotech, yesterday won the award for healthcare innovation, at the G20 Innovation…

Iran’s FM Visits Syria For “Comprehensive Developments” In Relations

DAMASCUS, Oct 10 (NNN-SANA) – The visiting Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, arrived in the Syrian capital, Damascus yesterday,…

COVID-19 Daily Cases To Continue Rising For Some Weeks: Singapore PM

SINGAPORE, Oct 9 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, said today that, he expects COVID-19 daily cases to…

Pakistani FM, U.S. Deputy Secretary Of State Discuss Afghan Situation, Bilateral Ties

ISLAMABAD, Oct 9 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, met yesterday, with visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State,…