Canberra: A gender pay gap continues to exist across every industry in Australia, with 83 percent of employers in male-dominated industries showing a gender pay gap, and women earn nearly 30,000 Australian dollars (18,630 U.S. dollars) less than men a…
Jakarta: Bank Indonesia (BI) announced on Tuesday that Indonesian and Australian financial institutions have extended their bilateral currency swap arrangement (BCSA). Governor Perry Warjiyo of BI and Governor Michele Bullock of the Reserve Bank of Au…
Beijing: China’s State Council Information Office has released a white paper titled “Controlling Fentanyl-Related Substances — China’s Contribution,” highlighting the nation’s stringent control measures over these chemicals.
According to Namibia Pr…
Zhengzhou: Cotton futures closed higher Tuesday in daytime trading on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE). The most active cotton contract for May 2025 delivery gained 5 yuan (about 69.7 U.S. cents) to close at 13,605 yuan per tonne.
According to…
Barcelona: The U.S. communications chair said on Monday that the EU tech rules are “excessive” and “incompatible” with American values, vowing to defend the interests of American tech companies. Speaking at the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelon…
Beijing: Chinese stocks closed higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.22 percent to 3,324.21 points. The Shenzhen Component Index also saw an increase, closing 0.28 percent higher at 10,679.44 points.
According to Namibi…
Nairobi: Former South Africa captain Benni McCarthy has been appointed head coach of Kenya’s national football team. McCarthy, who flew into the country last week to take up the role, was officially presented by the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) in …
Beijing: The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) has approved 24 law bills since the 2024 NPC annual session, as announced by a spokesperson on Tuesday.
According to Namibia Press Agency, over the past year, the NPC Standing C…
Phnom Penh: Cambodia retained its economic growth projection at 6.3 percent in 2025, up from 6 percent in 2024, the country’s Prime Minister Hun Manet announced on Tuesday. The Southeast Asian nation’s economy is primarily supported by exports in garm…
Tokyo: Tokyo stocks fell sharply on Tuesday as the market was pressured by concerns over the U.S. administration’s tariff hikes and the yen’s appreciation against the dollar. The benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, closed…
Chengdu: As a developing country and a member of the Global South, China has always stood with the Global South, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. Over the past two decades, countries of the Global South have contributed as high as 80 percent to global …
Chengdu: Hong Kong’s stock market ended lower on Tuesday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 0.28 percent to close at 22,941.77 points.
According to Namibia Press Agency, the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index dipped 0.62 percent to 8,367.47 po…
Zhengzhou: Sugar futures closed lower Tuesday in daytime trading on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE). The most active sugar contract for May 2025 delivery lost 6 yuan, equivalent to 83.64 U.S. cents, to close at 5,919 yuan per tonne.
According…
Hangzhou: China’s participation in the global climate governance system is indispensable, said Jim Skea, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in an interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of the recent IPCC’s 62nd session in H…
Beijing: China decided on Tuesday to add 10 U.S. firms, including TCOM, Limited Partnership, to the country’s unreliable entity list and take corresponding measures against them. From Tuesday onward, China will prohibit these companies from engaging i…
