Seoul: President Lee Jae Myung will deliver a budget speech this week to outline the government’s spending for next year, the presidential office said Monday. Lee is scheduled to make the speech on the 2026 budget bill Tuesday, during which he is expe…
Panama city: Panama’s Ministry of the Environment (Miambiente) has announced a ban on the entry and sale of single-use plastic and polystyrene items in protected areas, effective January 1. The government initiative’s primary purpose is the protection…
Havana: A donation of more than 44,000 three-way stopcocks, intended for the care of critically ill patients, was delivered to the Cuban health system as an initiative of Cuban workers at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China.
According to La…
Beijing: Two decades of green progress in the Asia-Pacific region highlight a significant transformation in energy use and environmental protection. Energy, as a cornerstone of this transformation, has seen APEC economies commit to improving efficienc…
Vientiane: The Lao People’s Democratic Republic will celebrate the 45th Anniversary of World Food Day 2025 and commemorate both the International Day and National Week for the Eradication of Poverty from November 7-8 in Vientiane Capital. This year’s …
Beijing: Investors returned from the weekend in relatively good spirits after an upbeat end to October that saw China-US tensions ease, a Federal Reserve interest rate cut, and healthy earnings from market darlings including Amazon.
According to Lao…