Guangzhou: Senior officials from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) lauded China’s commitment to anti-doping education and emphasized the importance of global collaboration in the fight for clean sport during their visit to the country’s 15th Nationa…
Melbourne: A new international study has revealed the vast and largely unmonitored trade of wildlife around the world, warning of growing risks to biodiversity and biosecurity.
According to Namibia Press Agency, the study, conducted in collaboration…
Colombo: Prasanna Ranatunga, who formerly served as Sri Lanka’s minister of tourism and civil aviation, was arrested Wednesday by officials of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption. The commission said in a statement that …
Samangan: Health authorities in northern Afghanistan’s Samangan province have collected and destroyed a large quantity of expired and low-quality medicines accumulated over the past year, the provincial public health office said in a statement on Wedn…
Herat: Afghan authorities have launched a series of development projects in western Afghanistan’s Herat province, the Bakhtar news agency reported Wednesday. With a total investment of 2.7 million U.S. dollars, the projects aim to create jobs and impr…
Herat: Hong Kong’s stock market ended higher on Wednesday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 0.85 percent to close at 26,922.73 points. The positive performance was mirrored in other key indices as well.
According to Namibia Press Agency, the Han…
Beijing: Chinese stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.07 percent to 4,000.14 points. The Shenzhen Component Index also recorded a decline, closing 0.36 percent lower at 13,240.62 points.
According to…
Vientiane: Indian airline IndiGo will operate direct flights between India’s Kolkata and Cambodia’s cultural province of Siem Reap, starting from Thursday, Cambodian Minister of Tourism Huot Hak said on Wednesday. This will mark the first time an Indi…
Hunchun: A freight train carrying 46 containers of goods left the border city of Hunchun in northeast China’s Jilin Province heading for the Russian capital city of Moscow, marking the launch of a new postal train service.
According to Namibia Press…
Britain: Britain’s unemployment rate edged up to its highest level since the pandemic in the third quarter of 2025, a sign of a labor market losing its fizz as firms curb investment and scale back hiring plans. Analysts have warned that the forthcomin…
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also the general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has sent a letter of congratulations to the 20th theory seminar between the CPC and the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)….
Dhaka: A total of 528 people were killed and 1,310 others injured in 532 accidents on roads, railways, and waterways in Bangladesh in October, a report reviewed on Wednesday.
According to Namibia Press Agency, a passenger welfare association, motor…
Kavango west: Kavango West Governor Verna Sinimbo launched a fruit tree planting campaign and creative industries awareness programme in the Ncamagoro Constituency on Tuesday. The 11-day campaign covers all constituencies in the region, promoting food…
Vientiane: Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges highlighted the new equestrian site in Shenzhen as a prime example of cooperation between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland on Wednesday at China’s ongoing National Games. “I th…
Guangzhou: Each morning, residents jog along the open greenways around Guangzhou’s Tianhe Sports Center, once gated but now open as a shared park for everyday fitness. This month, those same paths welcome the 15th National Games, where the country’s t…
