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UAE state energy giant ADNOC will buy German chemicals firm Covestro for 12 billion euros ($13.3billion). PHOTO : INA FASSBENDER / AFP/FILE

The agreement stipulates that ADNOC will make a public offer for all outstanding shares of Covestro at a price of €62.00 per share.

GERMAN chemicals group Covestro said Tuesday it had accepted a takeover bid from the United Arab Emirates state energy company ADNOC, valuing the plastics-maker at 12 billion euros ($13.3 billion).

UNHCR Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau Director Ms Hai Kyung Jun calls on Union Minister U Ko Ko Hlaing yesterday

UNION Minister for the Ministry 2 at the Office of the Chairman of the State Administration Council U Ko Ko Hlaing received the delegation led by Ms Hai Kyung Jun, Director of UNHCR Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, yesterday at the parlour of the Ministry in Nay Pyi Taw.

Popa-Bagan GeoTraveller Tour

The GeoTraveller from Popa to Bagan, where people can studyboth culture and nature, will be launched for the first time, according to Ko Tin Ko Min from Mahagiri Group.

Tickets for the GeoTraveller tour will be sold once a month on every full moon day starting from the coming Thadingyut.

This picture captures beachgoers vacationing at Chaungtha Beach in July.

Among those who visit Chaungtha Beach during public holidays through travel compa­nies, the majority are Yangon residents. 

Visitor arrival to the beach has been non-stop but usually increased on weekends. 

Iran fired around 180 missiles at Israel in response to the Israeli military offensive in Lebanon that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. PHOTO: IRAN DEFENCE MINISTRY VIA SPUTNIK

IRAN fired about 180 missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening after the ongoing Is-

raeli military offensive in Lebanon killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Salvos of missiles rained down on Israel at around 19:30 local time (1630 GMT), triggering sirens and sending residents running for shelter. Loud explosions were heard in Jerusalem as Israeli air defence systems successfully intercepted some Iranian missiles, as witnessed by Xinhua correspondents.

A flag-raising ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China is held at the Tian’anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, 1 October 2024. PHOTO: CHEN ZHONGHAO/XINHUA

CHINESE President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that lasting good-neighbourliness, comprehensive strategic coordination and mutually beneficial cooperation have become the most essential features of bilateral ties between China and Russia.

He made the remarks in a congratulatory message sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. — Xinhua

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This photo released on 30 September 2024 shows Israeli troops stationed on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border. PHOTO: ISRAEL DEFENCE FORCES/HANDOUT VIA XINHUA

THE Israeli army said it launched a ground offensive in Lebanon and that its forces engaged in clashes Tuesday, further escalating the conflict after a week of intense air strikes that killed hundreds.

The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said, however, the Israeli operation did not amount to a “ground incursion” and while Hezbollah denied any troops had crossed the border, an Israeli security official said localized raids had taken place and they were limited in scope.

Employees make clothes for export at a textile and garment company in My Hao district, Hung Yen province, Vietnam, on 29 March 2022. PHOTO: VNA/HANDOUT VIA XINHUA/FILE

VIETNAM has so far attracted 3,500 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in the garment and textile industry with a combined value of US$37 billion, Vietnam News Agency reported Tuesday, citing the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association.

The FDI accounts for 65 per cent of the sector’s total export turnover, said the report. Many large FDI corporations have poured money into building modern garment and textile factories in Vietnam, according to the association.

File photo shows the Yezin Agricultural University in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area.

YEZIN Agricultural University, under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, announced again that it is accepting first-year admission to a four-year bachelor’s degree BAgrSc for the Academic Year 2024-2025.

Asia-Europe Cultural Festival 2024: Pyo Chit Lin (My Darling), one of the earliest Myanmar colour films, is seen being screened at the opening ceremony held at Oldham Theatre in Singapore on 27 September

PYO Chit Lin (My Darling), one of the very few earliest Myanmar colour films, was screened at the Asia-Europe Cultural Festival 2024 held at Oldham Theatre in Singapore on 27 September, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.