Global health charities provide funding to boost kala-azar elimination efforts in Kenya
NAIROBI, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Two international health charities LifeArc and FIND on Friday announced funding support totaling 7.8 million U.S. dollars to bolster Kenya's efforts to eliminate visceral leishmaniasis, a fatal vector-borne…
Malaysia natural rubber production down 2 pct month-on-month in February
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's natural rubber production decreased by 2 percent to 29,691 tons in February as compared to 30,287 tons in January, official data showed Friday.
The Department of Statistics Malaysia said in…
Xinhua Commentary: Healthy China-U.S. economic ties require true cooperation over self-interest
BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Before starting her second trip to China in less than a year, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen asserted her focus of "advancing a healthy economic relationship that provides a level playing field for…
Chinese FM congratulates Yemen's new FM on assuming office
BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi sent a congratulatory message on Tuesday to Shayea Mohsen Al-Zindani on his assuming office as Yemen's minister of foreign affairs and expatriates.
In the message, Wang,…
Indonesia foils smuggling of 25 kg crystal meth
JAKARTA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian police foiled the smuggling of 25 kg of crystal methamphetamine from an international network in Donggala Regency in Central Sulawesi Province and detained a suspect.
Spokesperson Commissioner…
Japan's ruling LDP punishes 39 members over slush fund scandal
TOKYO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has announced its punishment for 39 members over a political fund scandal, including urging two to leave the party, in a bid to mitigate the negative repercussions…
Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves reach 140.4 bln USD in March
JAKARTA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves ended March 2024 at 140.4 billion U.S. dollars, a decrease from 144.0 billion dollars the previous month, the country's central bank announced on Friday.
"The decrease…
2 out of 5 in Western Pacific have no access to essential health services: WHO
MANILA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Two out of every five people in the Western Pacific region cannot access essential health services, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.
Some 782 million people in the region have no access, WHO…
2 dead in car accident with wild elephant in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and six others were injured after a lorry collided with a wild elephant and toppled in Polonnaruwa, North Central Sri Lanka, on Friday, police said.
The police said there were eight…
2 killed, 7 injured in bomb blast at immigration office in Myanmar's Mandalay
YANGON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and seven others injured in a bomb blast in central Myanmar's Mandalay on Friday, local police said.
The blast occurred at around 12 p.m. local time at the immigration office in…