Beijing: China’s top political advisor Wang Huning met with Kyrgyz Parliament Speaker Nurlanbek Shakiev on Friday in Beijing.
Wang, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said that under …
Phnom penh: Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Environment Ministers or their representatives on Friday endorsed two important documents to address pressing environmental challenges, said a joint ministerial statement.
The 2030 Strategic Framework for Ac…
Dalian: Iron ore futures closed lower on Friday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE).
The most active iron ore contract for January 2025 delivery dipped 2 yuan (about 28 U.S. cents) to close at 694 yuan per tonne.
On Friday, the…
Tokyo: A total of 72 children died from abuse in Japan in the 2022 fiscal year, with over 40 percent of the victims being infants under one year old, government data showed.
The figure from April 2022 to March 2023 logged an increase of two cases fro…
China’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has pledged to actualise all the agreements, signed between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and People’s Republic of China.
The agreements were signed during President Bola Tinubu’s recent visit to the East …
Manila: The Asian Development Bank on Friday launched a new country partnership strategy for Bhutan, aiming to help the South Asian country address economic obstacles and enable inclusive, sustainable, resilient and job-creating growth.
The bank said…
Oslo: Norway plans to review and update its maritime regulations to stay aligned with the rapid development of the industry, the government said on Friday.
The initiative seeks to improve maritime safety and environmental protection by forming a publ…
Luanda – The president of the Sagrada Esperança Foundation, Roberto de Almeida, considered Agostinho Neto, the first President of Angola, “an indomitable fighter who dedicated his entire life to achieving the country’s independence”.
In an exclusive…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang said here on Thursday that China is willing to further expand the scale of bilateral trade with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), explore cooperation in new energy, electric vehicles, high-end manufacturing, biomedicine, digita…
Luanda – The Minister of Telecommunications, Information Technology and Social Communication, Mário Oliveira, on Thursday in Luanda, emphasised the importance of the correct use of national symbols and the Angolan government logo.
The minister was s…
Some international development partners talk about Africa as if it were a problem to be fixed. So they write prescriptions — “change this and that and you will be better.”
But Africa is not a problem.
Africa is a promise. To deliver on this promis…
Huambo – Political parties in the province of Huambo predicted, Thursday, the reliability of the General Population and Housing Census, for the implementation of more realistic and comprehensive public policies, with a focus on social and economic de…
Typhoon Yagi and the consequent landslides and floods have left 226 dead and 104 missing in Vietnam as of Thursday afternoon, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced.
The hardest-hit province of Lao Cai reported 98 deaths includi…
Mbanza Kongo – The representative of the Evangelical Baptist Church in Angola (IEBA) in the province of Zaire, Reverend Mayenzamene Garcia, said Thursday, in Mbanza Kongo, that the legacy of the first President of Angola, António Agostinho Neto, must…
Malaysia’s retail industry recorded a weaker-than-expected growth rate of 0.6 percent in retail sales, as compared to the same period in 2023, amid rising prices, according to the Retail Group Malaysia (RGM).
The RGM said in a report on Thursday tha…
