Urumqi: China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has achieved broad development and sustained stability, debunking Western misinformation stemming from geopolitical rivalry, an Egyptian expert has said. After a recent visit to Urumqi, capital of Xinji…
Tokyo: Tokyo stocks ended mixed on Thursday, as investors hunted for bargains, while weak bank shares weighed on the market. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 385.88 points, or 0.87 percent, from Wednes…
Beijing: Most business leaders and employees in Singapore agree that agentic artificial intelligence (AI) is essential for staying competitive, yet many remain unfamiliar with the technology, according to a survey released Thursday.
According to Nam…
Sydney: Health authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Thursday issued a measles alert for northern Sydney after being notified of a case who was infectious while visiting several locations. NSW Health said that the confirmed c…
Beijing: Hundreds of firefighters are battling forest fires in two northern Mongolian provinces, the country’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Thursday. The fires erupted on Wednesday in Khutag-Undur soum of Bulgan province and in Gal…
Hobart: The Australian island state of Tasmania’s feral deer population has surged by nearly 20,000 in five years, prompting calls from government and industry to strengthen control measures. An aerial survey conducted in October 2024 and released on …
Ouagadougou: The Governor of the Yaadga region, Thomas Yampa, officially launched the activities of the 2nd phase of the Days of Patriotic Commitment and Citizen Participation (JEPPC), noted the AIB.
According to Burkina Information Agency, raising …
Nay pyi taw: Myanmar held a ceremony to mark the International Day of Older Persons on Wednesday in Nay Pyi Taw, state-owned daily The Mirror reported on Thursday.
According to Namibia Press Agency, Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Rese…
Ouagadougou: The High Commissioner of the province of Sanguie, Talari Germain Ouoba, conducted a visit to several agricultural sites in the commune of Didyr as part of the oversight of the 2025 wet agro-pastoral and fishing campaign. Accompanied by th…
Abidjan: Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara announced on Wednesday that the guaranteed minimum price for local cocoa beans will rise to 2,800 CFA francs (5 U.S. dollars) per kilogram, marking a historic high for the world’s leading cocoa producer. Th…