Beijing: China initiated renovation of 5,679 old urban residential compounds in the first four months of 2025, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said on Wednesday. The country aims to renovate 25,000 such residential compounds this y…
Kabul: The supreme leader of the Afghan interim government, Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada, has publicly condemned the ongoing military operations by Israel in Gaza City, Palestine. He labeled these actions as crimes against humanity and issued a stron…
Vientiane: The Lao Ministry of Education and Sports is continuing its efforts to enhance professional development and improve teaching quality nationwide, aiming to drive educational progress and ensure equal access to learning opportunities for all.
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Los Angeles: Trade relations between California and China are really important for us,” noted Jim Wunderman, president and CEO of the Bay Area Council, during the 2025 China-California Business Forum on Monday. The forum drew nearly 500 entrepreneurs …
Gobabis: Head coach of Omaheke’s Debmarine Premier League outfit, Young African FC, Maleagi Ngarizemo, stated that the team’s achievement of securing second place in the league was a result of arduous effort and did not come easily.
According to Nam…
Walvis Bay: The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) recorded a total cargo throughput of 8.42 million tonnes at the Ports of Walvis Bay and Lderitz for the financial year ending 31 March 2025. This represents a 4.8 per cent increase from the 8.03 milli…
Phnom Penh: Hong Kong’s stock market ended higher Wednesday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 0.6 percent to close at 23,654.03 points.
According to Namibia Press Agency, the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index rose 0.67 percent to end at 8,576.7…
Dalian: No.1 soybean futures closed lower on Wednesday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE). The most active No.1 soybean contract for July 2025 delivery dipped 7 yuan (about 97 U.S. cents) to close at 4,123 yuan per tonne.
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Keetmanshoop: Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has called on institutions of higher learning to establish targeted interventions to ensure that learners are aware of the programmes they offer. Steenk…
North Waziristan: Pakistani security forces killed 14 militants in an intelligence-based operation in the North Waziristan district of the country’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Wednesday.
According to Namibia Press…
Sydney: The results of Australia’s general election have been finalized after the electoral commission completed a recount of votes in the tightest contest in the country. The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on Wednesday declared independent can…
Windhoek: Director in the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC) Manfred !Gaeb has commended efforts to strengthen African capacities, aligning with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisa…
Moscow: Namibia is looking to Russia for support in achieving technological independence, according to Dr Audrin Mathe, Executive Director of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology. This was a central point of discussion during an ex…
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday extended congratulations to Lee Jae-myung on his election as president of South Korea. Noting that China and South Korea are each other’s important close neighbors and partners for cooperation, Xi emp…
Phnom Penh: Cambodia exported 344,199 tons of milled rice in the first five months of 2025, generating a gross revenue of 252.3 million U.S. dollars, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) announced in a news release on Wednesday. Forty-eight companies we…
