Two dead, 16 missing in north China mudslide: state media
Two dead, 16 missing in north China mudslide: state media. Two people died and 16 others are missing after a mudslide triggered by heavy rains occurred near the northern Chinese city of Xi’an, state media reported Saturday.China has faced deadly floods and historic rainfall in recent weeks, with the death toll from storms in the […]
China resumes group tours to US, UK, Japan
China resumes group tours to US, UK, Japan. Beijing on Thursday lifted a Covid-era ban on outbound group tours to dozens of countries including the United States and Japan, a move that could see crowds of Chinese tourists return to destinations around the world.China cut itself off from the world in 2020 as part of […]
Senior US, Chinese officials meet in Washington amid diplomatic thaw
The top American diplomat for east Asia and the Pacific region held a “candid, substantive, and productive discussion” with his Chinese counterpart in Washington on Monday, the US State Department said.Yang Tao, director general of the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s North American and Oceanian Affairs Department, was hosted at State Department headquarters by US Assistant Secretary […]
Asia joins Wall St rally on US rates, China hopes
Asia joins Wall St rally on US rates, China hopes. Markets rallied Monday, tracing another bump on Wall Street, where investors cheered a further slowdown in US inflation that stoked optimism the Federal Reserve will not have to hike interest rates again.The gains built on last week’s broad advance and were boosted by more pledges […]
Russia-China relations currently at all-time high – Russian official
Russia-China relations currently at all-time high – Russian official. Russian-Chinese comprehensive cooperation relations are at an all-time high, Deputy Speaker of Russia’s Federation Council (the upper house of parliament) Konstantin Kosachev said on Tuesday. Russia-China relations currently at all-time high – Russian official “Today, Russian-Chinese relations are at all-time high in terms of comprehensive […]
5 rescued, 9 still missing in central China landslide
5 rescued, 9 still missing in central China landslide. Five people have been rescued while nine others are still missing after a landslide hit a highway construction site in central China’s Hubei Province on Saturday, local authorities said Sunday.The landslide of more than 500,000 cubic meters struck the construction site in Yueshan Village, Tujia Autonomous […]
Munshi for free mind for enhancing economic growth of Bangladesh & China
Munshi for free mind for enhancing economic growth of Bangladesh & China . Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has said Bangladesh wants to create strong bilateral and regional trade relation with China and it would be possible if both the countries could work together with a “free mind”. “If we work together with a free mind, […]
With record unemployment, China’s youth confront bleak job market
With record unemployment, China’s youth confront bleak job market. Rather than celebrating finishing university, this summer Chinese graduates shared photos of themselves theatrically throwing their degrees into bins, underscoring the bleak outlook as youth unemployment sits at a record high.The jobless rate could rise even further this summer, analysts warned, providing another headache for the […]
China factory activity declines further in May
China factory activity declines further in May. China’s manufacturing activity shrank in May for the second successive month, official figures showed Wednesday, the latest sign that the country’s economic recovery is losing steam.The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) — a key measure of factory output — fell to 48.8 this month, below the 50-point […]
First civilian astronaut will be sent by China to the space station
First civilian astronaut will be sent by China to the space station. China will send three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian scientist into space for the first time as Beijing pursues plans to send a manned mission to the Moon by the end of the decade.The world’s second-largest economy […]