Equatorial Guinea is positioning itself as a new frontier for mining investment, leveraging decades of experience in the oil and gas industry to attract global partners as it moves to diversify its economy and unlock untapped mineral wealth.
"We are (...)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) have agreed on a $100 million loan to enhance governance and accountability in the public sector.
The Strengthening Public Sector Management Programme is assisting the (...)
The World Bank launched a $2.5 billion programme to support renewable energy adoption in East Asia and the Pacific, as part of its global climate change and sustainable development efforts.
The Accelerating Sustainable Energy Transition Programme is (...)
The World Bank published a report on Wednesday suggesting that Solomon Islands can achieve upper-middle-income status by 2040 by focusing on digitalisation, transport connectivity, and urban planning.
The report, in collaboration with the Ministry (...)
Indonesia's inflation rate reached 2.12 per cent year-on-year in August 2024, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded at 106.06, according to the latest data published by BPS-Statistics Indonesia on Monday.
On a monthly basis, Indonesia (...)
The Pacific region is projected to grow by 3.3 per cent in 2024 and 4 per cent in 2025, according to the latest Asian Development Bank (ADB) Pacific Economic Monitor (PEM).
While this positive outlook is driven by factors such as the recovery of (...)
Japanese fintech company, Soramitsu, will develop Palau's bond market gateway after creating Cambodia's central bank digital currency (CBDC) Bakong.
The system is set to go live on a trial basis in fiscal 2024, with full implementation expected in (...)
ارتفعت حصيلة الانهيار الأرضي الذي ضرب شمال بابوا غينيا الجديدة إلى 300 مفقود، بينما دمّرت قرية بالكامل ودُفن 1100 منزل تحت التراب.
انهيار أرضي يدمر قرية بالكامل
وأكدت وسائل إعلام محلية، اليوم السبت، أن الانهيار الأرضي دمر قرية بالكامل شمال بابوا (...)
Elon Musk is open to the idea of building a battery plant in Indonesia to support the country's electric vehicle goals, Reuters reported on Monday. This follows a meeting with President Joko Widodo in Bali.
Indonesia's coordinating minister of (...)
Indonesia has commenced its first oil and gas auction this year, unveiling five blocks on Tuesday in a bid to revitalise exploration efforts and counteract dwindling output in a nation that once stood as a net oil exporter, Reuters reported.
At the (...)
The UN General Assembly voted on Tuesday in favour of an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with global support to put an end to the Israeli attacks.
The 193-member world body witnessed a vote in favour of 153 members, with ten against, and 23 (...)
In a groundbreaking move at the World Climate Action Summit, the COP28 Presidency and its partners unveiled a series of ambitious initiatives with an initial commitment of $1.7bn to simultaneously address climate and biodiversity goals. This (...)
ضرب زلزال إندونيسيا البالغ شدته 6.2 درجة على مقياس ريختر في الساعات الأولى من صباح اليوم الاثنين، مقاطعة بابوا في أقصى شرق البلاد، حسبما ذكرت وكالة الأرصاد الجوية والجيوفيزيائية في إندونيسيا.
زلزال إندونيسيا
وأشارت الوكالة إلى أن زلزال إندونيسيا (...)
أعلنت الصين اليوم عن توقيع اتفاق أمني مع جزر سليمان.
وكانت الولايات المتحدة قد أعربت أمس (الاثنين)، عن قلقها من إبرام الصين اتفاقًا أمنيًا محتملًا مع جزر سليمان، الدولة الواقعة في جنوب المحيط الهادي والتي تَوجَّه إليها وفد من كبار الدبلوماسيين (...)
World leaders on Tuesday called for global awareness, broad consensus and concrete actions to preserve biodiversity at a United Nations conference held in China.
The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological (...)
أعلنت شركة أويل سيرش اليوم الاثنين، إنها تنوي التوصية بعرض شراء محسن من شركة سانتوس ليمتيد ، بقيمة 8.4 مليار دولار أسترالي (6.2 مليار دولار) ، في صفقة من شأنها أن تنشئ أكبر 20 شركة عالمية للنفط والغاز، وفقا لوكالة رويترز.
ستمتلك المجموعة المدمجة (...)
What we Chinese Communists are doing is to better the lives of the Chinese people, rejuvenate the Chinese nation, and promote peace and development for humanity."
Addressing over 600 representatives of political parties from over 120 countries at a (...)
"What we Chinese Communists are doing is to better the lives of the Chinese people, rejuvenate the Chinese nation, and promote peace and development for humanity."
Addressing over 600 representatives of political parties from over 120 countries at a (...)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson helped create an impression that his Conservative Party is 'insensitive' to Muslims with a newspaper column comparing veil-wearing women to 'letter boxes,' a report into prejudice in Britain's governing party said (...)
The number of new COVID-19 cases per week has nearly doubled globally over the past two months, approaching the highest rate seen so far during the pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
"Cases and deaths are (...)
Australia said on Wednesday it will ask the European Union to release 1 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to help Papua New Guinea (PNG) battle a dangerous outbreak that authorities fear could spread to other parts of the region.
The request could (...)
Nearly one in three women worldwide is subjected to physical or sexual violence during her lifetime, pervasive criminal behaviour that has increased during the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
The U.N. agency urged (...)
If you are reading those lines, you obviously do.
The whole world now speaks English or needs to. It has become the Lingua Franca, the international language of the world, since about the 19th century. It is the only language that absolutely (...)
Indonesia's move to reopen schools in some areas risks creating new clusters of coronavirus cases, with at least 180 students and teachers infected since a new academic year started in July, a teachers' federation said on Thursday.
The world's (...)
التقط مصور سعودي، العديد من الصور، التي تبرز جمال وتفاصيل وحوش صغيرة تعيش بيننا وتشاركنا الحياة على كوكب الأرض، وهي الحشرات.
ونشر المصور ويدعى "أبو شلوة" أعماله على صفحته الشخصية عبر انستجرام، مؤكدًا أنه يسعى من خلال لقطاته الدقيقة، إلى نقل صورة (...)
