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Indonesia to import 2 mln ton rice against impending drought
april 06, 2023by
JAKARTA, April 6 (Xinhua) — Indonesia will import 2 million tons of rice by the end of this year to deal with the impending drought caused by El Nino, said...
African swine fever infection surges in Philippines
april 06, 2023by
MANILA, April 6 (Xinhua) — African swine fever infection in the Philippines has surged since last year, according to the country’s Department of Agriculture....
Forcibly Returned to Pakistan, Journalist Now Fears for Life
april 06, 2023by
WASHINGTON – It is a flight he will never forget. Flanked by two Pakistani intelligence officials, Syed Fawad Ali Shah was forced onto a passenger jet headed from...
Why Two Ailing Democracies Missed US Democracy Summit
april 06, 2023by
It was an international summit of democracies, but several democratic countries in Asia and Africa were absent; some were not invited and some turned down the...
Pakistan: Bulletproof jackets, helmets fail to protect police personnel in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
april 06, 2023by
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 6 (ANI): Substandard bulletproof jackets, helmets and armoured personnel carriers (APC) all decades-old have not been able to protect the...
Vietnam scrutinizes flight prices amid soaring holiday airfares
april 06, 2023by
HANOI, April 6 (Xinhua) — Vietnam’s aviation authority has issued a directive mandating adherence to price regulations for local passenger transport services...
Table tennis legend Liu Guoliang re-elected as CTTA president
april 06, 2023by
BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) — Liu Guoliang, who had a successful playing career before transitioning to coaching, was re-elected as the president of the Chinese...
Vietnam’s garment industry suffers in Q1 as retailers cut orders
april 06, 2023by
HANOI, April 6 (Xinhua) — Vietnamese garment makers felt the impact of a global slowdown dampening demand in their key markets as the industry’s exports...
Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Defence, Indian High Commissioner visit Indian Navy ships amid ongoing maritime exercise SLINEX 2023
april 06, 2023by
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 6 (ANI): Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon and India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay...
8 terrorists killed in anti-terror operation in NW Pakistan
april 06, 2023by
ISLAMABAD, April 6 (Xinhua) — Eight terrorists and a Pakistani soldier were killed during an intelligence-based military operation in Pakistan’s northwestern...
