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Nepalese Sherpa, 18, breaks 14-peak youngest record
Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, reached the summit of Mount Shishapangma in the Xizang autonomous region, China, on the morning of Oct 9, becoming the youngest person in the world to summit all 14 of the planet's 8,000-meter peaks.
China Daily 2024-10-23 11:12:42 -
ADB approves 241.3 mln USD loan to India
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday that it has approved a loan of 241.3 million U.S. dollars to improve power supply distribution in West Bengal, ...
Xinhua 2024-10-22 15:46:40 -
67 arrested in bribery raids over 9 months in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) announced on Monday that 67 people have been arrested in connection with b...
Xinhua 2024-10-22 15:45:05 -
View of fruit and vegetable market in Dhaka, Bangladesh
View of fruit and vegetable market in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Xinhua 2024-10-22 15:43:30 -
Laos vows to continue efforts to empower girls
Laos' Ministry of Education and Sports and development partners have reaffirmed their commitment to gender equality and the empowerment of adolescent girls.
Xinhua 2024-10-17 11:35:09 -
Thailand's central bank lowers policy rate to 2.25 pct
Thailand's central bank slashed its key interest rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday, marking the first cut in more than four years and a move long encouraged ...
Xinhua 2024-10-17 11:33:33 -
China, Pakistan to enhance connectivity of Gwadar Port
China and Pakistan agreed to solidly enhance connectivity between the Gwadar Port and other parts of Pakistan, said a joint statement issued here Tuesday during Chinese Premier Li Qiang's official visit to Pakistan.
Xinhua 2024-10-17 11:31:15 -
2 Indian flights receive hoax bomb threats
Two domestic flights in India received bomb threats on Wednesday, which were later found to be hoaxes, confirmed airlines.
Xinhua 2024-10-17 11:28:00 -
Philippines calls for more investments, inclusivity in disaster reduction
Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos on Tuesday stressed the need to increase investments, develop financing mechanisms, and ensure inclusivity to reduce disaster risk in the Asia-Pacific region.
Xinhua 2024-10-16 15:40:45 -
Vietnam emerges as most improved country for business: report
Vietnam has emerged as the most improved country for business over the past two decades, Vietnam News cited the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)'s Business E...
Xinhua 2024-10-16 15:36:01 -
Indonesia secures release of 12 citizens trapped in Myanmar online scam
Indonesia successfully secured the release of 12 of its citizens who had been trapped in an online business fraud operation in the township of Myawaddy in Mya...
Xinhua 2024-10-16 15:34:58 -
India, Canada expel each other's diplomats in tit-for-tat move
India on Monday asked six Canadian diplomats in New Delhi to leave the country by Saturday hours after it decided to withdraw its high commissioner Sanjay Kum...
Xinhua 2024-10-15 15:57:34 -
Vietnam's shrimp exports earn 2.8 bln USD in 9 months
Vietnam's shrimp exports brought home nearly 2.8 billion U.S. dollars in the first nine months of this year, the highest among aquatic products, Vietnam News Ag...
Xinhua 2024-10-15 15:22:22 -
Singapore's economy up 4.1 pct in Q3
The Singapore economy grew 4.1 percent year-on-year in the third quarter, extending the 2.9 percent growth in the previous quarter, according to the advance estimates released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry Monday.
Xinhua 2024-10-15 15:07:13 -
Chinese companies make contributions towards Pakistan's economic growth: senate ...
Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani said that Chinese companies in the country have been making contributions towards the national growth and improving business landscape in the South Asian country.
Xinhua 2024-10-14 17:20:48
