Beijing: The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,496.42 points, up 0.90 points, or 0.02 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 40,638.7…

Beijing: China’s State Council has unveiled a set of guidelines to enhance the regulation and high-quality development of the insurance sector, as well as risk prevention in the industry.

The guidelines call for efforts to form an initial high-qualit…

Kuala lumpur: Malaysia’s natural rubber production increased by 27 percent to 37,960 tons in July from 29,881 tons in June, official data showed Wednesday.

A year-on-year comparison showed that natural rubber production jumped 33 percent from 28,533 …

Deputy President Paul Mashatile is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the Ronnie Mamoepa Inaugural Annual Lecture on Friday, 13 September 2024.

The lecture will take place at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Pretoria campus.

The Pres…

The Federal Government and stakeholders have agreed to collaborate in boosting the productivity of the Nigeria’s poultry sector.

Winnie Lai-Solarin, Director, Department of Animal Husbandry Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security…

Gaza: At least 14 Palestinians were killed and some others wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a UN school-converted shelter for displaced people in the al-Nuseirat refugee camp of central Gaza, Palestinian medical sources said Wednesday.

Source: The…

Islamabad: A polio worker and a policeman were killed in firing by unknown gunmen in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, according to police officials on Wednesday.

Unknown miscreants riding on a motorcycle opened fire at a polio v…

The Gauteng Education, Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation Department hosted a successful Sign Language and Music Enhancement Mini Festival on Tuesday at the Transoranje School for the Deaf in Pretoria.

The Gauteng MEC for Education, Sport, Arts, Cu…