Vietnam police seize 11 kg drugs in drug-trafficking bust
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 9: Police in southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City have busted a drug-trafficking ring, seizing more than 11 kg of drugs, Vietnam...
Int'l film festival kicks off in Vietnamese capital
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 9: The 2022 Hanoi International Film Festival kicked off here on Tuesday evening.
S.Korea reports 62,472 new COVID-19 cases
Seoul [South Korea], November 9: South Korea reported 62,472 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number...
S.Korea's employment grows by 677,000 on-year in October
Seoul [South Korea], November 9: The number of employed people in South Korea grew 677,000 in October from a year earlier, statistical office data showed...
160-year-old agricultural show reopens in New Zealand
Wellington [New Zealand], November 9: One of the oldest expos in New Zealand, the Canterbury Agricultural Show, threw its gates open to the public on...
Israel to set up R&D center for small satellites
Jerusalem [Israel], November 8: Israel will establish the first research and development infrastructure center for small satellites, the country's Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology...
Iraq searches for 11 missing in Baghdad building fire
Baghdad [Iraq], November 8: Iraqi rescue teams on Monday continue to search for the 11 missing people believed to have been buried in the rubbles...
UNESCO calls for continued support for Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], November 8: An official with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday called for continued support for the Lebanese...
Iranian commander calls for strengthened military cooperation with Iraq
Tehran [Iran], November 8: Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri on Monday announced his country's readiness to share experiences in the defense...
Armenia reports 155 new COVID-19 cases in a week
Yerevan [Armenia], November 8: Armenia reported 155 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, taking its total to 445,397, the Ministry of Healthcare said on...
Chinese, Greek artists build cultural bridge through Athens exhibition
Athens [Greece], November 8: An exhibition of 34 works of art by young Greek and Chinese artists opened in Athens on Monday, an event...
Sweden's GDP forecast adjusted down for next year
Stockholm [Sweden], November 8: Nordea, one of the largest banks in the Nordics, has sharply lowered its 2023 forecast for Sweden's gross domestic product (GDP)...
WHO expert calls for faster response to climate change
Copenhagen [Denmark], November 8: Hans Kluge, regional director for Europe at the World Health Organization (WHO), called the current response to climate change "dangerously inconsistent...
EU officials warn of economic slowdown
Brussels [Belgium], November 8: The European economy is slowing down and a contraction is predicted at least for the winter months due to the energy...
Rate of alcohol-related deaths in U.S. up 30 pct in 1st year...
New York [US], November 8: The rate of deaths that can be directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30 percent in the United States during...
U.S. facing highest flu hospitalization rates in decade
New York [US], November 8: The United States is facing the highest flu hospitalization rates in more than a decade with children and the elderly...
Nine people hospitalized after shooting outside bar in Philadelphia
New York [US], November 8: Nine people have been hospitalized after a shooting Saturday night outside a bar in Philadelphia, the largest city in the...
First indigenous water utility to operate in Canada
Ottawa [Canada], November 8: A transfer agreement was formally signed on Monday to make the Atlantic First Nations Water Authority (AFNWA) become the first indigenous...
Japan gov't urged to end free COVID-19 vaccinations
Tokyo [Japan], November 8: An advisory panel for the finance minister on Monday proposed that the Japanese government end free-of-charge coronavirus vaccinations, highlighting concerns over...
Thailand's consumer inflation growth drops in October
Bangkok [Thailand], November 8: Thailand's consumer inflation growth slowed for the second straight month in October as energy and food prices continued to fall, data...
6 million Australians victims of data breach: report
Canberra [Australia], November 8: One third of Australian adults have been exposed to data breaches in the last year, a research has found.
5.2-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu region - USGS
Hong Kong, November 8: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Vanuatu region at 01:26:31 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Housing for southern Lao flood victims almost complete
Vientiane [Laos], November 8: The construction of new dwellings for families who lost their homes during the catastrophic flood that hit southern Laos' Attapeu province...
New Zealand's Christchurch terrorist gunman appeals conviction, sentence
Wellington [New Zealand], November 8: The gunman who made New Zealand's worst terrorist attack in two Christchurch mosques in 2019 has appealed his conviction and...
Malaysia reports 2,521 new COVID-19 infections, 8 new deaths
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 8: Malaysia reported 2,521 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 4,929,972, according to the Health...
Venezuela investigates deadly plane crash
Caracas [Venezuela], November 7: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday ordered an investigation to determine the cause of a plane crash that killed five...
Namibia partially lifts movement restrictions of animals in Zambezi region
Windhoek [Namibia], November 7: Namibia has partially lifted the restrictions on the movement of cloven-hoofed animals and animal products in the Zambezi region which were...