The Lao government has instructed businesses and service providers to pay a higher support allowance to low-wage workers in order to cope with the rising cost of living.
Laos’ Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare issued a notice, effective on Oct. 1…
Hong Kong stock market ended lower on Thursday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 1.47 percent to close at 22,113.51.
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index dipped 1.58 percent to end at 7,914.16 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 3.46 pe…
The World Bank has approved a new project totaling 56 million U.S. dollars for upgrading roads in Laos, helping about 600,000 people access public services and markets more easily while making rural roads more resilient to climate change.
The Laos C…
Annual inflation in Trkiye slowed to 49.38 percent in September, marking the first time in three years that inflation has fallen below the country’s policy interest rate, according to official data released on Thursday.
Monthly inflation for Septemb…
Yolanda Isaacks * ( 9 ), Jessica Jacobs * ( 8 ), and Steven Witbooi * ( 6 ) wander around the shebeens and bars of the Dordabis settlement , collecting empty liquor bottles in exchange for vetkoek , bread crumbs , and ice lollies to feed themselves ….
An array of high-profile events were held in the past week to celebrate the 75th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), with President Xi Jinping renewing his call for building a strong country.
At a reception held on the eve …
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday sent a message of condolences to Nepalese Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba, over the severe floods and landslides in Nepal.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Cen…
A hospital fire, which broke out on Thursday morning in Pingtung County in southern Taiwan, has claimed eight lives as of 1 p.m., according to local media reports.
The Pingtung County government said that the eight individuals — six men and two wom…
During China’s National Day holiday, 18 students participated in a study tour in north China to learn about and appreciate traditional Chinese architecture.
They explored features like mortise-and-tenon joints and the iconic loong figures curled aro…
Dumping overcapacity on global markets,” “the garbage time of history,” “economic malaise making people fatter” … A bunch of newly-coined concepts or unconventional observations regarding the world’s second-largest economy have been spread widely, …
Indonesia is showcasing its hidden gem tourism destinations to foreign tourists and tourism business players at the Wonderful Indonesia Tourism Fair, organized by the Indonesian Tourism Industry Association in Jakarta from Wednesday to Friday this we…
WINDHOEK: Namibia and Indonesia’s economic bilateral trade increased by 26 per cent in 2023, Indonesia’s Ambassador to Namibia, Wisnu Edi Pratignyo has said.
Pratignyo during a reception to celebrate Indonesia’s 79th independence anniversary here on …
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced the recovery of N13 billion diverted public funds in September.
ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Aliyu, SAN, who made the announcement in his address of welcome at the la…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), has said that ex-Seaman Abbas Haruna of the Nigerian Navy was fairly tried and dismissed by a military court-martial in accordance with the provisions of the Armed Forces Act.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports …
A federal lawmaker, Mr Ikenga Ugochinyere, has lauded Federal Government’s timely intervention in the gully erosion control project in Imo.
Ugochinyere, representing Ideato North and South Federal Constituency, made the commendation in an interview …
