An array of high-profile events were held in the past week to celebrate the 75th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), with President Xi Jinping renewing his call for building a strong country.
At a reception held on the eve …
Yolanda Isaacks * ( 9 ), Jessica Jacobs * ( 8 ), and Steven Witbooi * ( 6 ) wander around the shebeens and bars of the Dordabis settlement , collecting empty liquor bottles in exchange for vetkoek , bread crumbs , and ice lollies to feed themselves ….
Annual inflation in Trkiye slowed to 49.38 percent in September, marking the first time in three years that inflation has fallen below the country’s policy interest rate, according to official data released on Thursday.
Monthly inflation for Septemb…
The World Bank has approved a new project totaling 56 million U.S. dollars for upgrading roads in Laos, helping about 600,000 people access public services and markets more easily while making rural roads more resilient to climate change.
The Laos C…
Hong Kong stock market ended lower on Thursday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 1.47 percent to close at 22,113.51.
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index dipped 1.58 percent to end at 7,914.16 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 3.46 pe…
The Lao government has instructed businesses and service providers to pay a higher support allowance to low-wage workers in order to cope with the rising cost of living.
Laos’ Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare issued a notice, effective on Oct. 1…
Typhoon Krathon made landfall in southern Taiwan’s Kaohsiung at around 12:40 p.m. Thursday, according to the local meteorological agency.
The typhoon is forecast to move northeast and then north at an estimated speed of four to eight km per hour, pa…
WINDHOEK: Namibia and Indonesia’s economic bilateral trade increased by 26 per cent in 2023, Indonesia’s Ambassador to Namibia, Wisnu Edi Pratignyo has said.
Pratignyo during a reception to celebrate Indonesia’s 79th independence anniversary here on …
South Korea’s export of agricultural and food products rose in the first nine months of this year due to strong demand from the United States and Europe, government data showed Thursday.
Outbound shipment of locally-made food and farm produce grew 8…
WINDHOEK: A former police detective attached to the Keetmanshoop Gender Based Violence Unit was on Thursday sentenced to an effective 25-year imprisonment for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Sharon Louw.
Brian Plaatjie during the trial admitted to ha…
Lionel Messi scored twice as Inter Miami edged to a 3-2 away win over Columbus Crew in their Major League Soccer (MLS) clash on Wednesday.
The visitors went ahead when Messi ran onto Jordi Alba’s long pass and cut around his marker before using the …
An Israeli drone attack targeted and destroyed a weapons depot in the coastal Syrian city of Jableh before daybreak Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
The attack carried out via drones and warplane missiles leveled the depot…
Yemen’s Houthi group on Thursday said its forces launched an attack at dawn with multiple drones on a vital target in the Jaffa area of Tel Aviv, Israel.
“The operation successfully achieved its goals as the drones arrived without being detected or …
The Ethiopian government has announced that the country’s economy grew over 8 percent in its fiscal year, which ended on July 7.
Ethiopian Minister of Planning and Development Fitsum Assefa said that building on an 8.1 percent economic growth in the…
Former Real Madrid and Argentina international midfielder Fernando Gago is the leading candidate for the vacant managerial position at Boca Juniors, according to widespread media reports.
Gago, who is currently in charge of Mexico’s Guadalajara, has…
