The governor of Indiana arrived in Taipei on Sunday, becoming the latest U.S. official to visit Taiwan and defying pressure from China for such trips not to happen. China, which claims democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory despite the Taipei government’s strong objections, has been carrying out war games and drills near Taiwan since U.S. […]
Continue ReadingPHNOM PENH– Cambodia attracted more than 740,000 international visitors, in the first seven months of this year, an increase of 560 percent, compared to the same period last year, the Ministry of Tourism said, in a news release, yesterday. Tourism Minister, Thong Khon, said, the re-opening of all socioeconomic activities has boosted growth at […]
Continue ReadingThe United Arab Emirates plans to reinstate its ambassador to Iran for the first time in six years, the Emirati Foreign Ministry announced Sunday, as the Gulf Arab federation accelerates efforts to improve ties with the nation it has long viewed as a regional threat. The Emirates’ ambassador to Iran, Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, will […]
Continue ReadingBEIJING— Malaysia is looking forward to continuous cooperation between government agencies and industry players with the Chinese government, to enhance Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in both countries. Higher Education Minister Dr Noraini Ahmad said Malaysia and China have long enjoyed harmonious bilateral ties – both in education and industrial partnership. […]
Continue ReadingPUTRAJAYA (NNN-Malaysia)— Malaysia’s inflation rate could have reached up to 11.4 per cent if the government had not implemented the subsidies, according to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Mustapa Mohamed. He said measures to ease the people’s financial burden through the provision of subsidies, aid and incentives enabled Malaysia to record an […]
Continue ReadingSINGAPORE– Singapore reported 2,660 new cases of COVID-19 yesterrday, bringing the total tally to 1,814,915. Of the new cases, 333 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 2,327 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health. Among the PCR cases, 297 were local […]
Continue ReadingJAKARTA– Indonesia announced its first case of monkeypox – an international traveller, returning home from a country with confirmed cases, the Health Ministry said, yesterday. Health Ministry spokesperson, Mohammad Syahril said, the patient, a 27-year-old male, returned home in Jakarta on Aug 8, and started to feel feverish, six days later, with smallpox rashes […]
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