Qingdao: Chinese Super League club Qingdao Hainiu announced on Saturday that Li Xiaopeng has been appointed the club’s new head coach. Prior to the announcement, Li had been put in charge of a training camp of the Qingdao team for several days. “When …
Stanford: The Stanford-Asia Rhinology Forum was held online on Friday to promote expertise exchanges and cooperation in rhinology between the United States and Asia. Rhinologists from the United States, China, and South Korea engaged in in-depth discu…
Yangon: Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Ma Jia presented Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) packages to representatives of major overseas Chinese groups and Chinese schools in Yangon on Friday, sending blessings from their ancestral country. Ma emphasiz…
Beijing: With improved hospital maternity services, toddler care centers, “mom posts,” and birth subsidies, China is building a more childbirth-friendly society. These measures are part of China’s efforts to boost birth rates, which are in response to…
Melbourne: Defending men’s champion Jannik Sinner and women’s second seed Iga Swiatek advanced to the last 16 of the Australian Open, while fourth seeds Taylor Fritz and Jasmine Paolini faced unexpected exits on Saturday. Alex de Minaur, Australia’s t…
Melbourne: Zhang Zhizhen and Tomas Machac came back from a set down to win their second round Australian Open men’s doubles match. China’s Zhang and the Czech Republic’s Machac outlasted the German duo Jakob Schnaitter and Mark Wallner with scores of …
Tehran: Two senior judges were killed on Saturday morning in a shooting attack at the Supreme Court of Iran in central Tehran, the Mizan news agency of the Iranian judiciary reported. The attack targeted Ali Razini, head of Branch 39, and Mohammad Mog…
Niger State: Scores of people were believed to have died and many others sustained injuries early Saturday after a tanker laden with gasoline exploded when it overturned, spilling its content on a busy road in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger, a…
Melbourne: Fourth seed Jasmine Paolini slumped to a heart-breaking three-set defeat after falling to 28th seed Elina Svitolina in the third round on Saturday. Shortly after her husband Gael Monfils upset fourth seed Taylor Fritz, Svitolina overcame a …
Tel Aviv: The Israeli government on Saturday approved a ceasefire agreement aimed at the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, following a lengthy cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister’s Office said. Israel’s decision to move forward with the ceas…
Eilat: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Saturday that it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen toward southeastern Israel. Sirens were activated in the southernmost Red Sea city of Eilat and the Arava Valley following the mi…
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has accepted a recommendation by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) to reduce electricity tariffs by an average of 20 percent, effective at midnight on Friday, Minister of Energy Kumara Jayakody tol…
Oshivelo: A 22-year-old woman died in a car accident between Oshivelo and Tsumeb on Friday. The Namibian Police Force’s Regional Commander for Oshikoto, Commissioner Theopoline Kalompho-Nashikaku, reported the incident, which occurred at 12h00 on the …
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has authorized the recruitment of an additional 10,000 policemen, a spokesman for the police announced on Saturday. Senior Superintendent of Police K.B. Manathunga stated that the new recruits will enhance efforts to…
Oshikoto: An Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) vehicle was involved in an accident between Tsumeb and Tsintsabis in the early hours of Saturday. The incident took place at approximately 01h10 on the B15 road near Hiquib Combined School.
Accordin…
