Tokyo: Tokyo stocks ended lower Wednesday, extending their losing streak to a fourth day, weighed down by weak chip shares amid caution ahead of U.S. chip giant Nvidia Corp.’s earnings report. The benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Sto…
Musese: The private operator of the Musese green scheme in the Kavango West Region, Winfried Metzger, has initiated a teacher housing project aimed at addressing accommodation challenges faced by schools in the Musese Constituency. In an interview wit…
Windhoek: The Ministry of Health and Social Services on Tuesday acknowledged pressure on the availability of essential medicines and HIV test kits in health facilities.
According to Namibia Press Agency, the ministry’s executive director, Penda Ith…
Omuthiya: The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) on Tuesday hosted a technical workshop on the National Strategy for the Development of Statistics at Omuthiya in the Oshikoto Region. The workshop was aimed at promoting the National Strategy for the Devel…
Beijing: Hong Kong’s stock market ended lower on Wednesday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 0.38 percent to close at 25,830.65 points. The downturn reflected a challenging trading day for investors navigating fluctuating market conditions.
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Hiroshima: Two former prime ministers of Japan recently expressed their concerns about current Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s attempt to revise the Three Non-Nuclear Principles, emphasizing that the principles are a national policy that cannot be cha…
Beijing: Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong met with Uzbekistan’s Minister of Internal Affairs Aziz Tashpulatov in Beijing on Wednesday. Wang emphasized China’s readiness to collaborate with Uzbekistan to implement t…
Windhoek: The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC) has officially declared 25 and 27 November as school holidays to accommodate the Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections scheduled for 26 November.
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Windhoek: The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has announced the upcoming departure of Governor Johannes !Gawaxab, marking the end of his five-and-a-half-year tenure that brought significant reforms and stability to the institution during a critical period for N…
Ankara: Trkiye appointed on Wednesday an ambassador to Syria after a 13-year suspension, taking a major step to normalize diplomatic relations between Ankara and Damascus. Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yilmaz has been named Trkiye’s new ambassador to Da…
Beijing: Under the current circumstances, even if Japanese seafood is exported to China, there would be no market for it, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a regular news briefing when…
Belem: The European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, Wopke Hoekstra, praised Brazil’s presidency and efforts in spearheading the ongoing climate negotiations at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30).
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Windhoek: A Chinese envoy on Wednesday asked the Syrian transitional government to prioritize counter-terrorism. The repeated terrorist attacks in Syria demonstrate that terrorism remains a major challenge to the country’s reconstruction, and the pres…
Oshakati: Oshana Governor Hofni Iipinge handed over poultry equipment and chicken feed worth over N.dollar 70,000 to a local youth group as part of efforts to strengthen youth empowerment in the northern region. Iipinge, during the handover, said the …
Helao nafidi: The highly anticipated festive boxing event organised by Salute Boxing Academy in collaboration with Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC), named after President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, is scheduled for the Helao Nafidi Expo Hall on 20…
