Tokyo: Tokyo stocks continued to rise on Wednesday, although early gains were tempered by a stronger yen.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, closed at 38,831.48, up 33.11 points, o…

Keetmanshoop: Two South African nationals who stand accused of defrauding the Engen service station at Noordoewer of N.dollars 3.6 million appeared in Keetmanshoop court on Tuesday.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the accused, 45-year-old Antoine…

Phnom Penh: Two men died and five others were seriously wounded in a fire at a nightclub in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, as reported by the Phnom Penh Municipal Police.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the blaze erupted around 10:30 a.m. l…

Walvis Bay: The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) and the University of Namibia (UNAM) have reaffirmed their commitment to environmental conservation. This was done through the renewal of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at monitoring the ec…

Lhasa: Southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region experienced surges in both tourism and consumption during the eight-day Spring Festival holiday, which started Jan. 28.

According to Namibia Press Agency, during the period, Xizang received about 2.3…

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s cabinet has given the green light for the importation of coconut kernels and dried coconut pieces with non-copra husks, equivalent to 200 million coconuts, to bolster coconut oil production. This decision comes as a response to th…

Beijing: China’s Ministry of Commerce will extend anti-dumping duties levied on potato starch imported from the European Union (EU) for another five years, starting Thursday. The decision is aimed at protecting the domestic potato starch industry from…

Washington: Chinese scientists have successfully launched a detector prototype for the High-energy Underwater Neutrino Telescope (HUNT) into the South China Sea, the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) a…

Beijing: Applying pressure on China is not a right way for the United States to handle its relations with China, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday, referring to the U.S. additional 10-percent tariff on goods from China.

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Washington: China witnessed a record 501 million domestic tourist trips during the eight-day Spring Festival holiday that ended on Tuesday, up 5.9 percent year on year, according to data released by the country’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Wed…

Harbin: Located in China’s northernmost province of Heilongjiang, Harbin Ice-Snow World, a breathtaking ice-themed park known for its dazzling ice sculptures, is now one of China’s hottest tourist destinations. During the eight-day-long Spring Festiva…

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia and Uzbekistan will move to strengthen cooperation in petrochemicals and clean green energy sectors, the leaders of both countries said on Wednesday. Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas firm, Petronas, will be central in realizin…