A car makes its way on a road damaged by a flash flood after heavy rain on the outskirts of Auckland on Feb 1, 2023. New Zealand's government on Feb 2, 2023 announced NZ$700,000 ($450,000) in additional funding to help rebuild flood-ravaged Auckland and other areas in the upper north island. (PHOTO / AP) WELLINGTON […]
(JIN DING / CHINA DAILY) China's population was 1.41 billion at the end of 2022, down 850,000 from the previous year, with a natural population growth rate of-0.60 per thousand, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. This is the first time since 1962 that the country's population has seen negative growth and therefore a […]
Kashmiri laborers walk through dense fog on a snow covered mountain near Gulmarg, northwest of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Jan10, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) SRINAGAR – Two foreign skiers were killed and nearly 20 others rescued in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday after an avalanche swept through the popular ski resort of Gulmarg, police said. The skiers […]
In this file photo dated Oct 24, 2022, police officers visit a drug store to inspect syrup formulas for children, following numerous child deaths from kidney injuries attributed to harmful substances in medicinal syrups, in Banda Aceh. (PHOTO / AFP) JAKARTA – Indonesian police said on Monday a local trader of industrial-grade chemicals sold them […]
Although the US Consul General in Hong Kong, Gregory May, assumed office on Sept 17, 2022, he appears to have done little to acquaint himself with its constitutional arrangements, let alone its legal system. While on a duty visit to the US, he spoke about Hong Kong, on Jan 25, 2023, at a forum organized […]
Smoke rises from a fire at Guryong village, the last slum in the glitzy Gangnam district, in Seoul, South Korea, Jan 20, 2023. (YONHAP VIA REUTERS) SEOUL – About 500 people were evacuated on Friday after fire broke out in a shanty town in the South Korean capital, Seoul, burning down some 60 houses, fire […]
A woman walks down at a path during a cold winter day in Fayzabad of Badakhshan province on Jan18, 2023. (OMER ABRAR / AFP) KABUL – At least 78 people have died of cold in Afghanistan during the country's worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday. Deaths from the cold have […]
On Jan 8, 2023, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and the Chinese mainland government officially resumed quarantine-free customs clearance. Most ports, which had been suspended for nearly three years, have finally returned to normal operations. “Welcome Home” signs can be seen everywhere in the airport, and the many scenes of people welcoming relatives […]
Uploaded containers are seen at Qingdao Port in Shandong province on Jan 9, 2023. (PHOTO / VCG) With the global industrial and supply chains going into shock as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, China has made crucial contributions over the past three years to promote the stability and recovery of the world economy. Those […]
A woman looks at a picture of former Afghan lawmaker Mursal Nabizada on her mobile phone, in Kabul on Jan 15, 2023. (WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP) KABUL – A former female member of Afghanistan's parliament has been killed by unknown gunmen at her home in Kabul, police said. Mursal Nabizada and her guard were shot […]
Having kept WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is not convicted of any crime, at Belmarsh prison in London for years, the United Kingdom authorities are in the process of extraditing the Australian journalist and publisher to the United States, where he would face criminal charges and lifelong imprisonment for publishing “confidential military records and diplomatic […]
Having kept Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is not convicted of any crime, at Belmarsh prison in London for years, the United Kingdom authorities are in the process of extraditing the Australian journalist and publisher to the United States, where he would face criminal charges and lifelong imprisonment for publishing “confidential military records and diplomatic […]
The US Capitol building is seen in Washington, DC, the United States, Nov 4, 2022. (LIU JIE / XINHUA) Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the United States House of Representatives early on Saturday, after making extensive concessions to right-wing hardliners in his party. McCarthy's victory in the 15th ballot ended the deepest […]
Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against a new citizenship law in New Delhi on Jan 3, 2020. (JEWEL SAMAD / AFP) NEW DELHI — The leader of a Hindu group that is the parent organisation of India's ruling party has come out in support of the gay and transgender community, days before the government […]
(LI MIN / CHINA DAILY) China adjusting its COVID-19 protocol after almost three years of the strict pandemic prevention and control policy should be a monumental event for the Chinese people, and for the world as well. It is a significant move to revive the global economy, particularly the global tourism industry. Yet Europe's response […]
In this file photo taken on Nov 18, 2022, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (right) arrives to attend the 29th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok. (DIEGO AZUBEL / POOL / AFP) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised help to repair homes, replace property and rebuild infrastructure […]
After six rounds of voting, as of Wednesday, the United States House of Representatives had not yet elected a speaker. And the House voted on Wednesday evening to adjourn until Thursday, with the Republicans still seeking a way forward. If the Capitol Hill riot can be regarded as a violent attack on the US political […]
Days ago, China refined its COVID-19 response by issuing new measures for international exchange, which has been widely welcomed. However, some countries continue to play the “political card” and defame China’s COVID policy, and have even imposed unreasonable restrictions on entry from China. As for the misconceptions that dampen global solidarity and economic recovery, clarification […]
French President Emmanuel Macron's planned visit to China early this year will certainly add momentum to the steady and sustained development of Sino-French relations and help inject stability in the world amid a fast-changing international landscape full of turbulences. Chinese ambassador to France Lu Shaye expressed a warm welcome to Macron's upcoming visit in an […]
ABUJA, NG, Jan 2, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Dr. Marliyyah A. Mahmood, Women In Tech and Project Manager for Startup AREWA, discusses how technology is enabling and enhancing women’s empowerment in Northern Nigeria. She emphasizes some of the fundamental advantages of social media technologies, such as giving women access to a virtual […]
A medical worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a senior resident in Hufeng village of Wenchang, South China's Hainan province, Dec 22, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) After China made major adjustments to its prevention and control policy, overseas reports about that have been full of schadenfreude, employing such terms as "failure" or "crisis" […]
Grenville Cross says the four allies should demand that Biden fixes justice system that subjects people to cruelty On June 27, 2022, Amnesty International (USA) issued its report on capital punishment, entitled The Power of Example: Whither the Biden Death Penalty Promise. It explains how, since the 1970s, the US has portrayed itself as an […]
The two sides must build on the positive vibes created by the Xi-Biden Bali meeting (SONG CHEN / CHINA DAILY) China-US relations are facing a new window of opportunity after President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden agreed to take concrete actions to put China-US relations back on the track of steady development. During their […]
Ratnasingham Rajini, 45, watches her grandson S. Saksan, 5, who has been diagnosed with leukaemia, while he takes a nap in a corridor of a cancer care transit home near Apeksha Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug 11, 2022. "I have to give him something easy to eat like porridge every 2 hours but he doesn't […]
The central government recently announced a nationwide relaxation of COVID-19 policies amid a waning pandemic. The new round of policy changes was greeted with gushing approval in the Chinese mainland where watertight anti-pandemic restrictions over the last two years have protected citizens from the high death tolls largely seen in Western communities. Technocrats of the […]
Military vehicles are displayed at the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2022, in Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec 8, 2022. (KHANH VU / REUTERS) HANOI – US defense firms have discussed supplying military gear, including helicopters and drones, to Vietnam in talks with top government officials, two sources with knowledge of the dialogue told Reuters. Lockheed Martin, Boeing, […]
A boat sails at sunset, against the backdrop of Burj Khalifa and high rise buildings, in the Emirati city of Dubai, on May 27, 2020. (KARIM SAHIB / AFP) DUBAI – A senior United Arab Emirates official said on Saturday it was encouraging to see greater European outreach to Gulf Arab states in the face […]
A staff member works on a production line for orders from overseas in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, on Nov 29, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and decreasing external demand, China's foreign trade has registered steady growth, with trade in goods surging 9.5 percent year-on-year to 34.62 trillion yuan ($4.79 trillion) in […]
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan disembarks from his plane as he arrives at Ngurah Rai International Airport ahead of the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, Nov 14, 2022. (AJENG DINAR ULFIANA / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) DOHA – The United Arab Emirates president arrived in Qatar on Monday in the first […]
The visit by European Council President Charles Michel to Beijing on Thursday comes at a critical time for China and the European Union as well as the entire world. It has sent a resounding message that China and the EU, as two major players in a multilateral world, oppose a new Cold War and any […]