SINGAPORE, (PNA/Xinhua) — Singapore government will do more to help Singaporeans cope with their medical bills, but those who are better off should not expect to receive the same degree of help…
Tuna players seek deferment of ILO Convention 188 ratification
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, (PNA) — Citing the country’s fishing fleets are still largely composed of artisan or small traditional fishing vessels, tuna industry players here on Monday urged the national government to…
Ambitious program boosts Japan’s Asian business profile
TOKYO, (PNA/VNS) — Media partners of a program entitled ‘Catch Asia! Media Network’, co-founded by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Japanese Fuji Television nearly two years ago, gathered at a recent…
Gambia bans import of frozen chicken legs
BANJUL, (PNA/Xinhua) — The ban on the import of frozen chicken legs into Gambia has taken effect, health officials confirmed Sunday. The decision was made to move with the country’s food self-sufficiency…
Chechnya reports highest voter turnout on Russia’s single voting day
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Chechnya has registered the highest voter turnout on Russia’s single voting day. At 18:00 Moscow time it reached 87.09 percent, a member of the Central Election Commission, Valery Kryukov,…
Zardari steps down as Pakistan President
ISLAMABAD, (PNA/Xinhua) — Pakistani President, Asif Ali Zardari, stepped down Sunday on completion of his five-year constitutional term. Zardari, who was elected in 2008, became the country’s first elected President to complete…
Timor-Leste PM to visit Myanmar
YANGON, (PNA/Xinhua) –Prime Minister of Timor-Leste Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao will pay a goodwill visit to Myanmar soon, said an official announcement from Nay Phi Taw Monday without specifying the date of…
Jihadist group claims responsibility for attacking Egypt’s interior minister
CAIRO, (PNA/Xinhua) — The hardline Islamic Jihadist group on Sunday claimed responsibility on its website for the recent bomb attack targeting Egypt’s interior minister. “God allowed us, your brothers in Ansar Beit…
Kevin Rudd concedes Labor’s defeat in Australian federal elections
CANBERRA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Prime Minister Kevin Rudd conceded his ruling Labor Party’s defeat in 2013 Australian federal elections on Saturday night. “A short time ago I telephoned Tony Abbott to concede defeat…
City of San Fernando launches new project on sanitation
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, (PNA) — The city government here launched the barangay sanitation brigade (BSB) over the weekend with the aim to reduce the number of residents acquiring communicable diseases….
Japan’s July current account surplus down 12.9 percent
TOKYO, (PNA/Xinhua) — Japan’s current account surplus was down 12.9 percent compared with the same period of last year in July, mainly due to increasing imports, government data showed Monday. The surplus…
11 killed in Romanian car-train crash
BUCHAREST, (PNA/Xinhua) — The death toll of a deadly car-train crash near Iasi, northeastern Romania, on Sunday has risen to 11 after the two people seriously injured in the accident died at…
Serena Williams wins fifth U.S. Open title
NEW YORK, (PNA/Xinhua) — World number one Serena Williams of the United States won her fifth U.S. Open title after beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7-5, 6-7 (8-6), 6-1 on Sunday. The…
Maguindanao PNP explains incentive bonus scheme, denies favoritism
COTABATO CITY, Sept. 9 (PNA) — Police authorities in Maguindanao on Monday clarified the performance bonus of police officers in the province had been released. Supt. Rodelio Jocson, Maguindanao police provincial director,…
(Update) Explosion near S. China school kills 1
GUILIN, Guangxi, (PNA/Xinhua) — At least one people was killed in an explosion near a school in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday morning. Witnesses told Xinhua the explosion happened…