Beijing: Gao Yunlong, chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, emphasized the importance of enhancing economic and trade cooperation within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) during the opening session of the SCO busines…
Windhoek: China has seen increasingly vibrant innovation in green and low-carbon technologies during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), with 53,000 invention patents granted in this sector in 2024 alone, said a senior intellectual property (I…
Beijing: China’s railway network achieved a historic high of 2.24 billion passenger trips in the first half of 2025, as reported by the national railway operator on Thursday. This milestone marks a significant increase in railway travel across the cou…
Manila: The Philippines’ population reached 112,729,484 as of July 1, 2024, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Thursday.
According to Namibia Press Agency, the figure reflected the total number of persons living in the country’s 18 administ…
Harbin: After traveling thousands of kilometers from Taiwan island, violinist Lee Tien-hsuan has spent six years in Harbin, northeast China, an area designated as a “Music City” by the United Nations. During this time, he has become a proud member of …
Windhoek: Afghan security forces have discovered 13,000 rounds of assault rifles in the Spin Boldak border town of the southern Kandahar province and arrested one person on charge of attempting to smuggle the munition, an army spokesman in the souther…
Erbil: An explosive-laden drone crashed near Erbil, the capital city of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq, as the country has been experiencing frequent drone attacks recently. The incident occurred at 1:27 a.m. local time on Thurs…
Damascus: Syrian interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa on Thursday strongly condemned Israeli airstrikes on Damascus, reaffirming the government’s commitment to protecting all Syrians, especially the Druze community. “Our people waged a revolution for freedo…
Vientiane: Officials from Laos and Cambodia gathered here for the first Laos-Cambodia Prosecutors’ Office Meeting on Cooperation in Combating Transnational Crime, with a particular focus on drug trafficking.
According to Namibia Press Agency, the m…
Bahia: In the opening leg of the Copa Sudamericana playoff round, Independiente del Valle delivered a commanding performance against Vasco da Gama, securing a 4-0 victory. The match took place on Tuesday, July 15, setting a robust foundation for Indep…
Alashankou: Alashankou, also known as Alataw Pass, a primary land port in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has managed over 4,000 China-Europe (Central Asia) freight train trips this year as of Wednesday. This milestone was announce…
Tianjin: A Chinese research team has made a significant leap in the field of synthetic biology by precisely synthesizing and assembling large-scale human DNA and successfully transferring it across species. This achievement not only advances the techn…
Seoul: South Korea’s employment rose for the sixth consecutive month due to an expansion in elderly jobs, statistical office data showed Wednesday. The number of employed people aged 15 and older grew 183,000, or 0.6 percent, from a year earlier to 29…
Las vegas: Chinese center Yang Hansen, the Portland Trail Blazers’ rookie, scored 15 points on Tuesday, leading the Blazers to a 93-87 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA Summer League. This marks his highest scoring game since joining th…
Quito: Patrik Mercado scored twice as Independiente del Valle cruised to a 4-0 home win over 10-man Vasco da Gama in the Copa Sudamericana playoff round on Tuesday. The Brazilian side suffered a major blow in the 12th minute when defender Lucas Piton …
