Lanzhou: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected the city of Baoji in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province and the city of Tianshui in neighboring Gansu Province.

Xi visited the two cities from Tuesday…

Colombo: Three international banking corporations are in discussions to establish offshore operations in Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port City, according to a press release from CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd. on Wednesday.

The company noted that discussio…

With the country commemorating Tourism Month in September, peace and safety have been highlighted as catalysts to grow the tourism sector, says Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Deputy Mayor, Babalwa Lobishe.

At an event to celebrate Tourism Month whi…

Xi’an: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has stressed developing a sense of reverence and affection for Chinese civilization and called for passing on fine traditional Chinese culture from generation to g…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has called for urgent humanitarian aid to nine million community citizens displaced by conflicts and climate change disasters.

Dr Mohammed Ibrahim, Head of ECOWAS Humanitarian Affairs Division,…

Dhaka: The central bank of Bangladesh has formed a task force aimed at reforming the struggling banking sector in the South Asian country.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Wednesday issued a notification regarding the formation of a six-member task force …

With the country commemorating Tourism Month in September, peace and safety have been highlighted as catalysts to grow the tourism sector, says Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Deputy Mayor, Babalwa Lobishe.

At an event to celebrate Tourism Month whi…

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…