Seoul: Demonstrators were seen marching towards the presidential office here on Wednesday night as the political crisis ignited by a presidential declaration of martial law in South Korea dragged on.
According to Namibia Press Agency, the declaratio…
HANOI: The 50th ASEAN Insurance Council (AIC) meeting was recently held in Brunei, bringing together leaders, regulators, and key stakeholders from across the ASEAN insurance and Islamic insurance industries, local media reported on Wednesday.
Accord…
Vienna: Austria’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted for the sixth consecutive quarter in the July-to-September period, signaling the country’s continued recession. The GDP declined by 0.6 percent in real terms in the third quarter (Q3) compared …
HANOI: Vietnam posted a trade surplus of 16.46 billion U.S. dollars in the agro-forestry-fishery sector in the first 11 months of this year, surging 52.8 percent year on year, Vietnam News Agency reported on Wednesday, citing the Ministry of Agricultu…
Hanoi: Indonesia, through the local government of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province, is developing ecology-based whale shark tourism in Saleh Bay, located on Sumbawa Island, an official said on Wednesday.
According to Namibia Press Agency, Muslim, he…
Beijing: China has unveiled a comprehensive plan to construct a modern commercial circulation system that seamlessly integrates domestic and international markets while connecting urban and rural areas. This initiative aims to align production with sa…
Nay Pyi Taw: Myanmar commemorated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday by organizing sports events, including the Para Games, as revealed by a sports official to Xinhua. This event is part of the annual Para Games, sponsored b…
Mianyang: As Mu Guangcai, a 58-year-old carpenter from Zixin Village in Mianyang City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, recounts his harrowing battle with a black bear, his heart still races with fear. Standing at just 157 cm tall and weighing over…
Seoul: South Korea issued Australian dollar-denominated bonds worth 450 million Australian dollars (293 million U.S. dollars) for the first time, the finance ministry announced Tuesday. The five-year single-tranche Kangaroo bond was sold at an interes…
Phnom Penh: Cambodia attracted a total of 5.37 million international visitors in the first 10 months of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 22 percent, said a Ministry of Tourism’s report released on Tuesday. The number surpassed the pre-COVID-19 pandemi…
BEIJING: Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Tuesday emphasized the pivotal role played by scientific and technological workers in building sci-tech power and encouraged them to contribute their achievements to Chinese modernization. Ding, also a me…
Ho Chi Minh City: Vietnam’s southern hub, Ho Chi Minh City, has recently reported a significant increase in measles cases, particularly among children, according to the city’s Department of Health.
According to Namibia Press Agency, the city recorded…
Quanzhou: Cambodia registered a 52.5-percent rise in the number of Chinese tourists during the first 10 months of 2024, said a report released by the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism on Tuesday. A total of 691,736 Chinese visitors traveled to the Southea…
Zhengzhou: Sugar futures closed lower Tuesday in daytime trading on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE). The most active sugar contract for January 2025 delivery lost 24 yuan (3.33 U.S. dollars) to close at 6,066 yuan per tonne.
According to Namib…
Quanzhou: The 12th Global Video Media Forum kicked off on Tuesday in Quanzhou in coastal Fujian Province. Aimed at discussing the application and governance of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the field of media, the event brought around 200…
