Banja Luka: The Spring Festival, widely celebrated as the Chinese New Year, represents a significant cultural event recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It serves as a global emblem of Chinese traditions and values, tra…

Tokyo: Japanese key stock index continued to drop on Tuesday, weighed by losses in semiconductor and tech stocks following a steep selloff in U.S. technology shares. The benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, closed 548.93 p…

Shenzhou-19 astronauts Cai Xuzhe:9 astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong, and Wang Haoze sent their Spring Festival greetings from China’s Tiangong space station in a video released by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on New Year’s Eve. The trio, dr…

Khanaqa: Two commuters lost their lives and seven others sustained injuries due to a road accident that happened in Khanaqa district of northern Afghanistan’s Jawzjan province on Monday evening, provincial police spokesman Abdul Satar Halimi said Tues…

Seoul: South Korea’s Go association on Tuesday apologized over disputed rules that led Chinese Go player Ke Jie to withdraw from the decisive third game of the LG Cup finals last week. The Korea Baduk Association (KBA) said in a statement that it apol…

Beijing: With traditional fairs, shopping, and travel booms marking this year’s extended holiday, China is poised to celebrate the Spring Festival of the Year of the Snake, the first since its inclusion on the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list….

Hong Kong: Hong Kong stock market ended higher on Tuesday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 0.14 percent to close at 20,225.11 points. Trading is closed for the afternoon session on Chinese New Year’s Eve, which falls on Tuesday.

According to Na…

Vientiane: The vibrant colors of the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, are lighting up Laos, filling the air with joy, hope, and unity as Chinese and Lao communities celebrate the festival with dragon dances, family reunions, and festive meals. Ma…

Kuala Lumpur: China saw a significant surge in electric vehicle charging facilities in 2024, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

By the end of last year, the total number of electric vehicle charging poles in the country …

Ankara: Turkish authorities have detained 100 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) in the past week, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Tuesday. The operations, dubbed “Gurz-41” and “Gurz-42,” were carried out across 24 provinces, including t…

Beijing: China’s crude oil and natural gas output exceeded 400 million tonnes of oil equivalent for the first time in 2024, according to the National Energy Administration.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the country’s crude oil and natural gas o…

Windhoek: Palliative Care Namibia (PCN), a division of the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN), has launched the Palliative Care Fund to provide essential palliative and hospice care for financially vulnerable patients. The fund aims to improve access…

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s producer price index (PPI) rose 0.3 percent year-on-year in 2024, following a decline of 1.9 percent in 2023, official data showed Tuesday.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the Department of Statistics Malaysia released a…

Oshikango: The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the Ohangwena Region have arrested two Angolan nationals, a man and his wife, for the alleged possession of drugs and illegal entry into the country. NamPol’s Ohangwena Crime Investigations Coordinator,…