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The Star
08-08-2025
- The Star
Laos raises public awareness to prevent human trafficking
VIENTIANE (Xinhua): Laos has raised public awareness, especially among vulnerable groups, to prevent human trafficking. Laos' Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare held a campaign this week to commemorate the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, aiming to strengthen joint efforts against human trafficking and promote legal employment, according to the ministry on Wednesday. The event aimed to raise public awareness about the dangers of human trafficking, a serious crime that violates human rights, inflicts physical and psychological harm on victims, and undermines families, socio-economic development, and national security. The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is observed annually on July 30 to raise awareness and promote international cooperation in ending human trafficking. - XInhua
The Star
28-06-2025
- Climate
- The Star
6.1-magnitude offshore earthquake hits southern Philippines
MANILA (Xinhua): An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 hit waters off the southern Philippines on Saturday (June 28) morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The institute said the quake, which occurred at 7:07 a.m. local time (2307 GMT), hit at a depth of 79 km, about 85 km southeast of Sarangani town in Davao Occidental province. The institute said the tectonic quake is expected to trigger aftershocks but does not pose a tsunami threat. There is no report of casualties or damage. The archipelagic Philippines has frequent seismic activities due to its location along the Pacific "Ring of Fire." - XInhua
The Star
11-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
China urges relevant countries stop stirring up trouble in South China Sea - 'area, in fact, is very stable and there's no trouble'
MANILA/BEIJING (Xinhua): China firmly opposes the recent joint sea and air patrol in the South China Sea by the Philippines, the United States and Australia and their hyping up of the event, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson has announced. Spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks while responding to a relevant query at a daily news briefing. Lin said the current situation in the South China Sea is generally stable, with no issues regarding the freedom of navigation and overflight enjoyed by countries under international law. Activities conducted by countries in the South China Sea should adhere to international law and the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC), and must not target third countries and jeopardize regional peace and stability, he added. "The Philippines, violating international law and the DOC, has frequently made infringements and provocations and stirred up troubles at sea," Lin said, adding that it has sought to collude with external forces to disrupt peace in the South China Sea, showing off military power and serving as a pawn, which will ultimately backfire. Lin pointed out that certain extraterritorial countries, including the United States, have been assembling small circles in the South China Sea, engaging in confrontation in the name of cooperation, showing off military strength under the guise of freedom, and creating chaos in the name of order, posing the greatest risk to peace and stability in the region. China has been firm in maintaining its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests and has worked with regional countries to uphold peace and stability in the South China Sea, Lin noted. "We advise relevant countries to cease forming cliques and stirring up trouble in the South China Sea and to stop undermining regional peace and stability," he added. - XInhua
The Star
09-05-2025
- Business
- The Star
Cambodia attracts 1.83 million international tourists in Q1; up from 1.58 million seen last year
PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodia welcomed a total of 1.83 million international tourists in the first quarter of 2025, up from 1.58 million in the same period last year, the Ministry of Tourism said in a report on Friday. Thailand still topped the chart among the foreign tourist arrivals to the Southeast Asian country during the January-March period this year, followed by Vietnam and China, the report said. Some 501,666 Thais traveled to Cambodia, up 19.5 per cent, the report said, adding that 304,634 Vietnamese and 286,156 Chinese visited the kingdom, up 1.8 per cent and 50.6 per cent, respectively. According to the report, 42.9 percent of the total international tourists reached Cambodia by air, 55.3 percent by land, and 1.8 percent by waterways. Tourism is one of four pillars supporting Cambodia's economy, in addition to garment, footwear and travel goods export, agriculture, and construction and real estate. - XInhua
