South African Tribune

Hanoi: Super typhoon Yagi and its subsequent floods and landslides in Vietnam's northern region have claimed at least 82 lives as of Tuesday early afternoon while 64 others remain missing, said the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The mountainous province of Cao Bang has suffered the most with…

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged efforts to make solid progress toward the strategic goal of building China into a leading country in education. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a…

Beijing: China's top legislature on Tuesday started a regular session to review a raft of bills including a draft revision to the National Defense Education Law and a draft amendment to the Statistics Law. Zhao Leji, chairman of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presided over the first…

Kuala lumpur: Malaysia, the world's second-largest palm oil producer, has reported higher palm oil stocks in August amid higher production and lower exports. The industry regulator Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) data showed on Tuesday that Malaysia's palm oil stockpile stood at 1.88 million tons in August, up 7.34 percent…

Vientiane: A national tour guide training course kicked off in Lao capital Vientiane, which aims to produce more qualified personnel to support tourism growth in Laos and address the shortage of skilled workers in this field. The course takes place from Sept. 9 to Nov. 29, with participants receiving training…

Jakarta: Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano on the Indonesian island of Flores erupted again on Tuesday morning with local airports being temporarily closed. According to the country's Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG), Lewotobi Laki-Laki, standing as high as around 1,980 meters above sea level, threw ash up to 400…

Kuala lumpur: Malaysia's industrial production index (IPI) expanded by 5.3 percent year-on-year in July, driven by strong growth in the manufacturing sector output, official data showed Tuesday. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement that the manufacturing output rose 7.7 percent, while the electricity output grew 7…

Kuala lumpur: Malaysia's manufacturing sector's sales value rose 9.1 percent year on year to 157.1 billion ringgit (36.04 billion U.S. dollars) in July, marking the highest growth since February 2023, official data showed Tuesday. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement that the increase was driven largely…

Seoul: The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) called for greater efforts for economic development and strengthening national defense on the occasion of the country's 76th founding anniversary, state media reported on Tuesday. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and…

Colombo: Sri Lanka cabinet approved a proposal to establish a financial stability fund with an initial allocation of one billion Sri Lankan rupees (3.3 million U.S. dollars), the government's information department said on Tuesday. President Ranil Wickremesinghe presented the proposal to the cabinet seeking approval to establish the fund, the…