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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Dec. 23
december 23, 2024by
SEOUL — Three civilian workers were injured as an explosion accident occurred at a military unit in southeast South Korea, multiple media outlets said Monday. The...
Philippines secures 5.67 bln USD worth of financing, 73.73 mln USD grants in 2024
december 23, 2024by
MANILA, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — The Philippines’ Department of Finance (DOF) has signed 12 financing agreements worth 5.67 billion U.S. dollars for projects in...
Traditional Chinese medicine free clinic event held in Thailand
december 23, 2024by
CHONBURI, Thailand, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — A traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) free clinic event was held on Sunday in Chonburi province in eastern Thailand. During...
Dhaka dispatches diplomatic note to Delhi to send back ex-PM Hasina
december 23, 2024by
DHAKA, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a diplomatic note to New Delhi to send back the country’s former Prime...
World Bank’s IFC, 6 financial institutions lend 900 mln USD for Yondr data center in Malaysia
december 23, 2024by
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and a consortium of six international financial institutions have...
Bangladesh requests India to send Sheikh Hasina back
december 23, 2024by
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 23 (ANI): Bangladesh has officially requested India to send back former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India on August 5 after a...
Sri Lanka’s total exports in Nov. record marginal increase
december 23, 2024by
COLOMBO, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka’s total exports for November 2024, including merchandise and services, were recorded at 1.2 billion U.S. dollars,...
Chinese charities donate bicycles, school bags to underprivileged students in Cambodia
december 23, 2024by
KAMPONG THOM, Cambodia, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — Chinese charities on Monday donated 2,000 bicycles and 12,000 school bags from the Panda Pack project to primary schools...
50 wild elephants electrocuted by this year in Sri Lanka
december 23, 2024by
COLOMBO, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — Around 50 wild elephants have been electrocuted by unauthorized electric fences or wires so far this year, according to the Ceylon...
India’s retired judges, bureaucrats call for “immediate end” to attacks on minorities in open letter to Bangladesh
december 23, 2024by
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): A group of retired judges, bureaucrats, Army officials and other civil society members have penned an open letter to the...
