Day: January 2, 2023

UNITED NATIONS– The General Assembly on Friday approved an annual regular budget for the United Nations of about 3.396 billion U.S. dollars. The 2023 budget is higher than that of 2022, which stood at 3.122 billion dollars. The regular budget covers UN activities across a range of areas, including political affairs, international justice and law, […]

DHAKA– The 27th edition of the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF), the largest annual commercial and trade event in Bangladesh, kicked off yesterday, at the mega venue, the Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre (BBCFEC), located in Purbachal, on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka, and will last for a month.   The construction of the […]

KATHMANDU– As Pokhara International Airport, a national pride project of Nepal, was inaugurated yesterday, Nepali Prime Minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, laid emphasis on its contribution to national and regional development.   A Buddha Air flight carrying the prime minister, also known as Prachanda, was saluted with water cannon when it landed at the new airport. […]

Two helicopters collided in an Australian tourist hotspot Monday afternoon, killing four passengers and critically injuring three others in a crash that drew emergency aid from beachgoers enjoying the water during the southern summer. One helicopter appeared to have been taking off and the other landing when they collided near the Sea World theme park […]

The Philippines’ main gateway scrambled to resume full services on Monday after a New Year power outage jolted its air traffic control and disrupted 300 flights, prompting calls from business leaders and a top senator for urgent action. A failure of primary and secondary power supplies caused the outage at Ninoy Aquino airport, and it […]

President Joe Biden says the United States is not discussing holding joint nuclear exercises with its ally South Korea, even though South Korea’s president told a local newspaper that such talks were underway. In an interview published Monday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said the discussions centered on joint planning and exercises with U.S. […]

Starting on Thursday, January 5, passengers leaving China will have to undertake a COVID-19 test within 48 hours of travel to Australia and show evidence of a negative result. Officials in Canberra said the measure is in response to the significant wave of infections in China and the “potential for emerging viral variants in that […]