S. Africa's unemployment rate marginally drops2019-02-13
South Africa's unemployment rate has slightly declined to 27.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 from 27.5 percent the previous quarter, data released by Statistics South Africa on Tuesday showed.
India announces direct money transfer scheme for small farmers2019-02-01
The government of India on Friday announced a "direct money transfer" scheme for small and marginalized farmers owning up to two acres of agriculture land, whereby the farmers would receive 6,000 Indian Rupees annually from the government.
Tik Tok captures India's attention-seeking rural teenagers2019-01-29
Is a student in Kolkata, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, who spends two hours a day on short video app Tik Tok.Immersed in the short video app for over one year, she already has 79900 followers and has received 205500 likes on the app.
Moody's says S. Africa has a stable outlook2019-01-15
Rating agency Moody's said on Monday that South African started the year 2019 on a stable outlook with a gradual strengthening of institutions and increasing transparency.
China-Russia trade volume tops 100 bln USD2019-01-11
Trade volume between China and Russia exceeded 100 billion U.S. dollars by mid-December 2018, a record high, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced Thursday.