BEIJING: President Xi Jinping said that China’s economic recovery is “still at a critical stage”, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday (Dec 8), as sluggish domestic activity and property sector woes drag on a post-pandemic rebound. The world’s second-largest economy expanded a moderate 4.9 per cent in the third quarter,Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: According to experts, the poorest people in India’s harmful, smog-filled capital, which includes the air people breathe, are the hardest hit by climate change. 39-year-old Rizwan rides a rickshaw tricycle through congested streets that are frequently too narrow for cars in Old Delhi, the historic center of theContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s five major mobile operators signed a deal on Friday (Dec 1) to take up to 70 per cent equity in the country’s state-owned 5G agency Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), ahead of a plan to set up a second 5G network. Malaysia announced in May that it wouldContinue Reading
“If these companies are really resistant to working with China, they would not make such decisions,” said Jiang, who is now president of the China Society of Industrial Economics, an academic organisation under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). “We must see China has grown to compete with otherContinue Reading
According to Larry Merizalde, China CEO of South African manufacturer Aspen, “we’ve seen some disturbance in our ability to implement some clinical application actions and in the ability of our health representatives to attend hospitals.” AstraZeneca was likewise “facing challenges from the medical anti-corruption investigations in China, reducing AZN’s exposureContinue Reading
BEIJING: & nbsp, Following an investigation into illegal content on his website, the CEO of a major Chinese livestreaming platform has not been seen in public for weeks, according to state-run media outlets. According to industry insiders, Chen Shaojie, the founder and CEO of DouYu, hasn’t been seen since October.Continue Reading
After a historic ruling ruling that an air steward’s cancer death was comparable to an industrial accident, Korean Air said on Tuesday( Nov. ) that it” strictly manages” cosmic radiation exposure for its flight crew. A female flight attendant who had worked for the flag carrier for 25 years diedContinue Reading
MANILA: Following Manila’s decision to stop using China as a source of funding last year, Japan, South Korea, and India have all offered to finance three Philippine railway projects worth nearly US$ 5 billion, the nations transportation chief announced on Monday( Nov 6 ). Jaime Bautista, the transportation secretary, statedContinue Reading
BANGKOK: Thailand will waive visa requirements for arrivals from India and Taiwan from next month to May 2024, a government official said on Tuesday (Oct 31), in a bid to draw in more tourists as high season approaches. Thailand in September scrapped visa requirements for Chinese tourists, the country’s topContinue Reading
DHAKA: Thousands of garment workers in Bangladesh walked off the job in protest at low wages on Monday (Oct 30), sparking clashes with security forces and damaging multiple factories in unrest that left at least two people dead, police said. Bangladesh is one of the world’s largest garment exporters, withContinue Reading