(Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Friday that it has approved 70 million U.S. dollars in loans for Cambodia to improve the capacity of local agribusinesses. The loans for Cambodia will ... ( read original story ...)
Feasts and holy days in the Kazakhstan desert
I thought I knew Kazakhstan. I’d been to Pavlodar, in the north-east, for its Russian cafes and its theatre named after Anton Chekhov, and I’d explored Turkestan, in the far south, with its Timurid ... ( read original story ...)
813 more coronavirus cases recorded in Kazakhstan over 24 hours
Kazakhstan registered 813 new coronavirus-positive cases, Trend reports citing Kazinform . 71 were detected in Nur-Sultan, 74 in Almaty, 4 in Shymkent, 76 in Akmola region, 5 in Aktobe region, ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan decreases crude petroleum oil supplies to Netherlands
Iran Parliament speaker obliges gov't to implement “People's Livelihood Protection Act” as soon as possible Politics 14:00 ... ( read original story ...)
DNS to open 50 shops in Kazakhstan
Russian mobile and electronics retail chain DNS plans to open around 50 shops in Kazakhstan, reports Profit.kz. The company has already published announcements saying it is looking for legal, ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka Bans Tamil Remembrance Of War Dead
Commemorations for Tamil Tiger rebels killed in Sri Lanka's decades-long civil war were banned on Friday after court petitions by the government of strongman President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Sri Lanka's ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lankan shares end higher as industrials, consumers surge
Sri Lanka's main stock index closed higher for a fourth straight session on Friday, led by gains in industrial and consumer staple companies. ( read original story ...)
Fitch Ratings downgrades Sri Lanka
Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'CCC'. The downgrade reflects Sri Lanka's increasingly challenging external-debt repayment position over the medium term. In ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal is top priority for India for supply of Covid-19 vaccine: Shringla
India has assured Nepal that once a Covid-19 vaccine is rolled out in the country, meeting its neighbours requirements will be a top priority.India is on the cusp of availability of a vaccine for the ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal: Three Schools Built Under Indian Assistance Inaugurated In Gorkha District
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Friday inaugurated three schools built under Indian assistance in Nepal's Gorkha district, the epicentre of the 2015 earthquake. ( read original story ...)