Harbin: Vietnam saw a trade surplus of 3.03 billion U.S. dollars in the first month of this year, according to the country’s General Statistics Office. The office reported that in January, the total import-export turnover of goods reached 63.15 billio…
Colombo: Over 3,000 wild elephants have been killed in Sri Lanka’s human-elephant conflict from 2015 to 2024, alongside 1,190 human fatalities, according to a statement made by a government minister on Thursday.
According to Namibia Press Agency, M…
Tokyo: The number of corporate bankruptcies in Tokyo surged in January due to high costs and labor shortages, data from Japanese credit research company Tokyo Shoko Research showed. The number of corporate bankruptcies, involving liabilities of at lea…
Harbin: Speed skater Ning Zhongyan, one of the flagbearers for China’s delegation at the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, expressed his aspiration to secure a gold medal on home ice in Heilongjiang Province. “I feel very honored and proud to be the fla…
Dalian: Iron ore futures closed higher on Thursday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE). The most active iron ore contract for May 2025 delivery gained 11.5 yuan (about 1.6 U.S. dollars) to close at 817.5 yuan per tonne.
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Jakarta: Indonesia is set to reduce this year’s budget allocation for infrastructure by more than half, a move that will significantly impact ongoing large-scale infrastructure projects across the country, according to Minister of Public Works Dody Ha…
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra in Beijing on Thursday. Xi emphasized the significance of this year marking the 50th anniversary of China-Thailand diplomatic relations, dubbed the “Golden Jubil…
Windhoek: President Nangolo Mbumba has urged Cabinet members to prepare for the future, as the current session ends before the presidential inauguration on 21 March 2025. During the official opening of the year’s first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Mb…
Keetmanshoop: Two South African nationals who stand accused of defrauding the Engen service station at Noordoewer of N.dollars 3.6 million appeared in Keetmanshoop court on Tuesday.
According to Namibia Press Agency, the accused, 45-year-old Antoine…
Beijing: More than 1.9 billion parcels were handled across China during the eight-day Spring Festival holiday that ended on Tuesday, the State Post Bureau said on Wednesday.
According to Namibia Press Agency, since the start of the Spring Festival t…
Tokyo: Tokyo stocks continued to rise on Wednesday, although early gains were tempered by a stronger yen.
According to Namibia Press Agency, the benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, closed at 38,831.48, up 33.11 points, o…
Beijing: During the eight-day Spring Festival holiday that concluded on Tuesday, official data revealed that more than 2.3 billion passenger trips were made across all regions in China. This massive movement of people highlights the significance of th…
Xiangtan: Two cloned piglets born in central China’s Hunan province are expected to promote China’s pork industry and diabetes treatment research while preserving a 4,000-year-old local breed once pushed to the brink by foreign competitors.
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Phnom Penh: Cambodia attracted fixed-asset investment of 748 million U.S. dollars in January 2025, marking a significant increase of 300 percent from 187 million dollars in the same month last year, as reported by the Council for the Development of Ca…
Hanoi: The apartment prices in Vietnam are likely to continue to soar in 2025, Vietnam News Agency on Wednesday cited the forecast made by the Ministry of Construction.
According to Namibia Press Agency, the Vietnam Association of Realtors projects …
