China’s top legislature starts standing committee session

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 Peo…

Malaysia’s palm oil stocks up 7.34 pct on month in August

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’…

Laos trains tour guides to support tourism growth

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 f…