Katima Mulilo: The Katima Mulilo Mayor Town Council has allocated over N.dollars 29 million for capital projects from its approved N.dollars 181.2 million budget for the current financial year, re-elected mayor John Ntemwa has announced. He said with …
Hanoi: More than half of investors in Singapore identify macroeconomic volatility as a major concern, followed by 49 percent citing cyber risks and 45 percent highlighting geopolitical conflicts, according to a survey by leading accounting firm PwC re…
QINGDAO: In a bid to support work-life balance for mothers and foster a fertility-friendly society, the port city of Qingdao in east China’s Shandong Province has launched a “mommy position” program, offering flexible job opportunities tailored to the…
Madrid: Atletico Madrid is the main attraction in the third day of Copa del Rey second round ties on Thursday as Diego Simeone’s side travels to play fourth tier (RFEF II) Cacereno. Atletico made hard work of its first round game, needing a late penal…
Beijing: China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, has emphasized the importance of joint efforts between China and Japan to foster stable and enduring bilateral relations while upholding regional and international peace and stability. Wang Yi, a key figure in t…
BEIJING: Astronauts aboard China’s space station are preparing to conduct an experiment involving brick samples crafted from simulated lunar soil using a traditional Chinese mortise-tenon joint structure. This innovative approach could potentially rev…
Shanghai: While embracing fashion and beauty rooted in oriental esthetics, many Chinese brands are now rapidly expanding their presence on the international stage. Ye Shouzeng, founder of ICICLE, a Chinese high-end clothing brand based in Shanghai, is…
Beijing: China’s logistics sector continued its steady expansion in November, propelled by increasing logistics demand, as revealed by an industry report on Wednesday. The index measuring the country’s logistics market reached 52.8 percent for the mon…
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.3 jolted Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture on Wednesday, the country’s weather agency said. The earthquake, which occurred at 7:11 p.m. local time, was felt in parts of Tokyo, causing mild tremors across…
HANOI: The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) announced Wednesday that the FIBA 3×3 World Tour is the world’s fastest-growing urban sport as the 2024 season was concluded in Hong Kong, China last month.
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Seoul: Demonstrators were seen marching towards the presidential office here on Wednesday night as the political crisis ignited by a presidential declaration of martial law in South Korea dragged on.
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Vienna: Austria’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted for the sixth consecutive quarter in the July-to-September period, signaling the country’s continued recession. The GDP declined by 0.6 percent in real terms in the third quarter (Q3) compared …
Hanoi: Indonesia, through the local government of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province, is developing ecology-based whale shark tourism in Saleh Bay, located on Sumbawa Island, an official said on Wednesday.
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Kabul: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health has registered 200 new cases of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)/HIV among citizens in 2024, a state-run news agency Bakhtar reported on Wednesday. Eight treatment centers and 61 diagnostic cente…
BEIJING: Sixteen Japan-born crested ibises, offspring of birds originally sent from China, have officially settled at Beijing Zoo on Wednesday after completing a month-long quarantine. These birds, a first-class national protected species, will now li…