Gaza city: The Israeli army announced the closure of Al-Rasheed coastal road on Wednesday, a critical route connecting southern and northern Gaza, to prevent the return of displaced Palestinians to the northern part of the region. The closure will tak…
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s economy is estimated to grow by 4.0 percent in fiscal year 2025, spanning from July 2024 to June 2025, and is projected to rise to 5.0 percent in fiscal 2026, according to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) outlook for September 20…
Phnom penh: Cambodia reported a total of 34 landmine and explosive remnant of war (ERW) casualties in the first nine months of 2025, marking a 12.8 percent decrease from 39 casualties during the same period last year, a spokesperson revealed on Wednes…
Beijing: World No. 1 Wang Chuqin emerged victorious in a five-game battle against Poland’s Milosz Redzimski to advance to the men’s singles last 16 at the World Table Tennis (WTT) China Smash on Wednesday. Facing the 45th-ranked Redzimski in their fir…
Hong kong: China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Wednesday held a flag-raising ceremony and a reception to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The flag-raising ceremony took…
Macao: China’s Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) government held a flag-raising ceremony and a National Day reception on Wednesday to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The flag-raising ceremony t…
New delhi: Namibia’s 15-year-old swimmer, Keila de Oliveira, will take valuable lessons from her debut appearance at the 2025 Toyota World Para Swimming Championships, which concluded in Singapore on Saturday. The championships, hosted by the Singapor…
Rio de janeiro: Real Madrid’s Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior, and Eder Militao have been recalled to Brazil’s squad for friendlies against South Korea and Japan, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced. Vinicius was previously excluded from Bra…
Beijing: Chinese stocks closed higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.9 percent to 3,862.53 points. The Shenzhen Component Index also saw a significant rise, closing 2.05 percent higher at 13,479.43 points.
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Chengdu: The opening of the first expressway to directly reach Jiuzhai Valley in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Monday has halved the driving time from Chengdu, the provincial capital, to the UNESCO World Heritage Site to just four hours. The G…
Beijing: The fourth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee is set to take place in Beijing from October 20 to 23. This decision was reached during a CPC Central Committee Political Bureau meeting held on Monday.
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Beijing: Chinese tourists made nearly 3.29 billion domestic trips in the first six months of 2025, setting a new record high, China’s minister of culture and tourism Sun Yeli said Monday. In the same period, the total amount of tourist-related expendi…
Beijing: China’s total investment in water conservancy facility construction is expected to exceed 5.4 trillion yuan (about 759.6 billion U.S. dollars) during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), marking a 1.6-fold increase from the previous fi…
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB) said on Monday that Sri Lanka’s Western Province records the highest number of drug-addicted schoolchildren, with Colombo district accounting for most cases.
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Zambezi: Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has assured the people of the Zambezi region that the government will continue to ensure that every village has a borehole for drinking water, food production, and for livestock. Speaking at the annual Lusata Cul…
