MANILA -- The number of Chinese inbound travelers to the Philippines surged by 235 percent year-on-year in the first two months of 2024, a Philippine lawmaker said Sunday.

Citing data from the Philippines' Department of Tourism, Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the committee on tourism in the House of Representatives, said that 82,314 Chinese travelers entered the Philippines in January and February this year, making China the third-biggest supplier of foreign visitors to the Southeast Asian country. (Philippines-Tourism)

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CANBERRA -- Authorities have warned people seeking work in Australia about an increase in worker exploitation and forced labor.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) on Sunday urged domestic and overseas workers who are seeking employment in Australia to be aware of being coerced, threatened or deceived into working against their will. (Australia-Exploitation-Warning)

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ADDIS ABABA -- Ethiopia earned more than 1 billion U.S. dollars from electric power export to neighboring countries in 18 months, the country's Ministry of Water and Energy has disclosed.

Ethiopia is "successfully" supplying energy to its neighboring countries of Sudan, Djibouti and Kenya, earning over 1 billion U.S. dollars from electric power export in 18 months up until the end of the previous Ethiopian fiscal year that ended on July 7, 2023, state-run Ethiopian News Agency quoted Water and Energy Minister Habtamu Itefa as saying Friday. (Ethiopia-Energy Export-Earning) Enditem

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