SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2026 - Youth delegates gathered at the multipurpose centre in Swakopmund in January 2026 for the third National Youth Council of Namibia general assembly. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 23 October 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Netumbo officially inaugurates the Swakopmund International Expo at Swakopmund. (Photo contributed)

NKURENKURU, 23 October 2026 - Kavango West Governor Verna Sinimbo met with stakeholders in Nkurenkuru on Thursday to discuss the current status and future of the region’s cattle market. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 - Cuba's Ambassador to Namibia, Sergio Vigoa de la Uz. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 22 October 2026 - The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry has organised the Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAiTEX) returned to Swakopmund on Thursday after a two-year hiatus, aiming to bring together businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers to explore trade, investment and industrial development opportunities. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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(261025) -- BAQEN, Oct. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Du Guoping prepares to rest inside a vehicle after a full day's work at a temporary shelter in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 24, 2026. After a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Thursday, Du Guoping, owner of a dumpling restaurant in Xigaze, postponed the opening of his two new restaurants and headed to the disaster zone with his staff. "It took only about 10 minutes to make the decision that we would go to Baqen and cook dumplings for earthquake-affected residents," Du said. The team loaded more than 1,500 kilograms of dumplings onto vehicles and set off from Xigaze at midnight on the night of the earthquake. Upon arrival, Du and his staff set up cooking equipment and prepared dumplings for rescue workers and affected residents. "Make sure everyone gets enough dumplings, and give children a couple more," Du kept telling his staff. Du and his staff did not eat any of the dumplings themselves. After a full day of cooking, they had some instant noodles -- their only meal of the day. At night, the six team members of Du squeezed into two vehicles to rest. "We will cook all the dumplings we brought," Du said. "We feel honored to be able to contribute in our own way." (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

(261025) -- BAQEN, Oct. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Du Guoping eats instant noodles at a temporary shelter in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 24, 2026. After a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Thursday, Du Guoping, owner of a dumpling restaurant in Xigaze, postponed the opening of his two new restaurants and headed to the disaster zone with his staff. "It took only about 10 minutes to make the decision that we would go to Baqen and cook dumplings for earthquake-affected residents," Du said. The team loaded more than 1,500 kilograms of dumplings onto vehicles and set off from Xigaze at midnight on the night of the earthquake. Upon arrival, Du and his staff set up cooking equipment and prepared dumplings for rescue workers and affected residents. "Make sure everyone gets enough dumplings, and give children a couple more," Du kept telling his staff. Du and his staff did not eat any of the dumplings themselves. After a full day of cooking, they had some instant noodles -- their only meal of the day. At night, the six team members of Du squeezed into two vehicles to rest. "We will cook all the dumplings we brought," Du said. "We feel honored to be able to contribute in our own way." (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

(261025) -- BAQEN, Oct. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A rescuer thanks Du Guoping (R) at a temporary shelter in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 24, 2026. After a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Thursday, Du Guoping, owner of a dumpling restaurant in Xigaze, postponed the opening of his two new restaurants and headed to the disaster zone with his staff. "It took only about 10 minutes to make the decision that we would go to Baqen and cook dumplings for earthquake-affected residents," Du said. The team loaded more than 1,500 kilograms of dumplings onto vehicles and set off from Xigaze at midnight on the night of the earthquake. Upon arrival, Du and his staff set up cooking equipment and prepared dumplings for rescue workers and affected residents. "Make sure everyone gets enough dumplings, and give children a couple more," Du kept telling his staff. Du and his staff did not eat any of the dumplings themselves. After a full day of cooking, they had some instant noodles -- their only meal of the day. At night, the six team members of Du squeezed into two vehicles to rest. "We will cook all the dumplings we brought," Du said. "We feel honored to be able to contribute in our own way." (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

(261025) -- BAQEN, Oct. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Du Guoping (3rd L) distributes dumplings to rescuers at a temporary shelter in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 24, 2026. After a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Thursday, Du Guoping, owner of a dumpling restaurant in Xigaze, postponed the opening of his two new restaurants and headed to the disaster zone with his staff. "It took only about 10 minutes to make the decision that we would go to Baqen and cook dumplings for earthquake-affected residents," Du said. The team loaded more than 1,500 kilograms of dumplings onto vehicles and set off from Xigaze at midnight on the night of the earthquake. Upon arrival, Du and his staff set up cooking equipment and prepared dumplings for rescue workers and affected residents. "Make sure everyone gets enough dumplings, and give children a couple more," Du kept telling his staff. Du and his staff did not eat any of the dumplings themselves. After a full day of cooking, they had some instant noodles -- their only meal of the day. At night, the six team members of Du squeezed into two vehicles to rest. "We will cook all the dumplings we brought," Du said. "We feel honored to be able to contribute in our own way." (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

(261025) -- BAQEN, Oct. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People holding dumplings and rescuers who have finished eating walk back to a temporary shelter in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 24, 2026. After a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Thursday, Du Guoping, owner of a dumpling restaurant in Xigaze, postponed the opening of his two new restaurants and headed to the disaster zone with his staff. "It took only about 10 minutes to make the decision that we would go to Baqen and cook dumplings for earthquake-affected residents," Du said. The team loaded more than 1,500 kilograms of dumplings onto vehicles and set off from Xigaze at midnight on the night of the earthquake. Upon arrival, Du and his staff set up cooking equipment and prepared dumplings for rescue workers and affected residents. "Make sure everyone gets enough dumplings, and give children a couple more," Du kept telling his staff. Du and his staff did not eat any of the dumplings themselves. After a full day of cooking, they had some instant noodles -- their only meal of the day. At night, the six team members of Du squeezed into two vehicles to rest. "We will cook all the dumplings we brought," Du said. "We feel honored to be able to contribute in our own way." (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

(261025) -- BAQEN, Oct. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers eat dumplings at a temporary shelter in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 24, 2026. After a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Thursday, Du Guoping, owner of a dumpling restaurant in Xigaze, postponed the opening of his two new restaurants and headed to the disaster zone with his staff. "It took only about 10 minutes to make the decision that we would go to Baqen and cook dumplings for earthquake-affected residents," Du said. The team loaded more than 1,500 kilograms of dumplings onto vehicles and set off from Xigaze at midnight on the night of the earthquake. Upon arrival, Du and his staff set up cooking equipment and prepared dumplings for rescue workers and affected residents. "Make sure everyone gets enough dumplings, and give children a couple more," Du kept telling his staff. Du and his staff did not eat any of the dumplings themselves. After a full day of cooking, they had some instant noodles -- their only meal of the day. At night, the six team members of Du squeezed into two vehicles to rest. "We will cook all the dumplings we brought," Du said. "We feel honored to be able to contribute in our own way." (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

(261025) -- BAQEN, Oct. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Du Guoping unloads dumplings at a temporary shelter in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 24, 2026. After a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Thursday, Du Guoping, owner of a dumpling restaurant in Xigaze, postponed the opening of his two new restaurants and headed to the disaster zone with his staff. "It took only about 10 minutes to make the decision that we would go to Baqen and cook dumplings for earthquake-affected residents," Du said. The team loaded more than 1,500 kilograms of dumplings onto vehicles and set off from Xigaze at midnight on the night of the earthquake. Upon arrival, Du and his staff set up cooking equipment and prepared dumplings for rescue workers and affected residents. "Make sure everyone gets enough dumplings, and give children a couple more," Du kept telling his staff. Du and his staff did not eat any of the dumplings themselves. After a full day of cooking, they had some instant noodles -- their only meal of the day. At night, the six team members of Du squeezed into two vehicles to rest. "We will cook all the dumplings we brought," Du said. "We feel honored to be able to contribute in our own way." (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

(261025) -- BAQEN, Oct. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Du Guoping distributes dumplings to rescuers at a temporary shelter in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 24, 2026. After a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Thursday, Du Guoping, owner of a dumpling restaurant in Xigaze, postponed the opening of his two new restaurants and headed to the disaster zone with his staff. "It took only about 10 minutes to make the decision that we would go to Baqen and cook dumplings for earthquake-affected residents," Du said. The team loaded more than 1,500 kilograms of dumplings onto vehicles and set off from Xigaze at midnight on the night of the earthquake. Upon arrival, Du and his staff set up cooking equipment and prepared dumplings for rescue workers and affected residents. "Make sure everyone gets enough dumplings, and give children a couple more," Du kept telling his staff. Du and his staff did not eat any of the dumplings themselves. After a full day of cooking, they had some instant noodles -- their only meal of the day. At night, the six team members of Du squeezed into two vehicles to rest. "We will cook all the dumplings we brought," Du said. "We feel honored to be able to contribute in our own way." (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)