Author: Xinhua News Agency
More Nepali women workers leave for foreign employment
KATHMANDU, July 23 (Xinhua) — The departure of Nepali women for overseas jobs more than doubled in the last fiscal year. The surge has been attributed to the increased hiring […]
Bihar has more phones than toilets
KOLKATA, India, July 16 (Xinhua) — More than half of the population of the eastern Indian state of Bihar live below the poverty line and have no toilets but around […]
IMF calls on Indonesia to speed up infrastructure projects
JAKARTA, July 9 (Xinhua) — The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) has called on the Indonesian government to be more serious about its commitment to developing infrastructure, local media reported […]
Myanmar asks its people to build healthy community
YANGON, June 26 (Xinhua) — A Myanmar anti-drug official Tuesday called on the country’s people to make continuous efforts to build up a healthy community free of drug abuse. Lieutenant-General […]
Healthcare professional warns of traveling journalists’ risks
BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) — A travel medicine expert on Tuesday warned that journalists’ frequent travel has brought an increasing threat to their health. “The risks to journalists’ well-being aren’t […]
Chinese space and sea explorers unleash national pride
BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) — Two groups of Chinese explorers have drawn a huge amount of public attention and unleashed national pride in the country’s online community with scientific feats […]
No plan to raise retirement age in China
BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said Wednesday that there is no immediate plan to raise the retirement age. The ministry has conducted […]
Painless liver test introduced in Nepal
KATHMANDU, June 19 (Xinhua) — Nepal’s National Reference Laboratory has introduced a new service “fibro scan” to measure the stiffness of the liver without following any painful procedure or surgery, […]
UNESCO official: Integrated water management is needed
PARIS, June 17 (Xinhua) — Management of water resources needs “substantial improvement and actual reform in many countries,” and an integrated management is significant for “the most valuable natural resources,” […]
Singapore researchers discover potential new drug to treat deadly cancer
SINGAPORE, June 17 (Xinhua) — Researchers in Singapore have discovered a potential new treatment that may bring some hope for cancer patients with a highly aggressive form of lymphoma, local […]