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A mysterious fever outbreak in the western Indian state of Gujarat has killed 16 people, officials said Thursday.The outbreak has been reported in several villages of Kachchh district, about 380 km west of Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat.Doctors have yet to diagnose the disease accurately. ...
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The 24th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) opened Sunday in the city of Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province.Covering around 120,000 square meters, the four-day event draws visitors from 119 countries and regions, of which about 80 percent are Belt and Road Initiative (BR...
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Global dairy prices increased while sugar prices declined in August, leaving the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price Index virtually unchanged compared to the previous month.FAO reported Friday that the dairy sub-index was 2.2 percent higher on average in August than in...
At least 25 people were killed after flash floods hit Yemen's northwestern province of Al-Mahwit, a local health source reported on Wednesday.The flash floods in Al-Mahwit, triggered by over 24 hours of heavy rain, caused the collapse of three dams and swept away dozens of houses in the Malhan d...
HICOOL, a startup ecosystem established in Beijing in 2020 to support entrepreneurial talent, has seen its initial vision become a reality.Over the past five years, HICOOL has nurtured 16 unicorn companies and 127 enterprises that use specialized and sophisticated technologies to produce novel and u...
China's technology giant Huawei has reaffirmed its joint efforts with Thailand's Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) in helping the Southeast Asian country become a regional cloud hub.Addressing the Huawei Cloud Summit Thailand 2024 in Bangkok, MDES Caretaker Minister Prasert Jant...
The China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products on Friday said that by imposing anti-subsidy duties on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), the European Union (EU) could lose Chinese investment in Europe.Chinese enterprises expressed grave concerns over reports t...
China will restrict the exports of antimony (stibium) and superhard materials starting from Sept. 15, according to an announcement Thursday.The announcement, issued by the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) and the General Administration of Customs, noted that some antimony-related items and superhard mater...
Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolai Nozdrev said on Monday that the U.S.-Japan alliance is posing a nuclear threat to Japan's regional neighbors.During an interview with Russia's TASS News Agency, Nozdrev noted that Washington and Tokyo are rapidly strengthening the military component of the...
The foreign trade volume of tea on the Chinese mainland reached 196,400 tonnes during the first half (H1) of 2024, up 2.21 percent year on year, according to the Tea Industry Committee of China Association for the Promotion of International Agricultural Cooperation.During the period, China's imp...
At least 32 people were killed and 107 others wounded due to the recent torrential rains and floods that hit several Sudanese states, Sudan's Health Ministry announced on Monday."Seven states were affected by the rains and floods, and 5,575 homes were damaged," Al-Fadil Mohamed Mahmoud...
As the Paris Olympics kicked off, 30,000 soccer balls made by Minsa, a Chinese sports brand based in east China's Yiwu, arrived over 10,000 kilometers away in Africa. Their design includes purple elements, as purple is one of the main colors of the Olympic venues.At the same time, Minsa founder ...
Despite various challenges, higher and more resilient growth for the Chinese economy is "within reach" with continued comprehensive reforms, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official has said.The IMF expects China's gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 5 percent in 2024 and 4.5 ...
Amazon.com, Inc. on Thursday announced its financial results for the second quarter, with a 10-percent net sales increase year on year.Amazon's net sales grew to 148.0 billion U.S. dollars in the quarter, compared with 134.4 billion dollars in the same period last year. Excluding the 1.0 billion...
Brenda Olvera, a Mexican tourist, took a boat cruise along the Haihe River and was captivated by the grandeur of the tall skyscrapers and the vibrant scenery that bordered its banks."Tianjin is stunningly beautiful. It's like a dream, and it's different from other cities I've seen,&...
The Bank of England (BoE) has voted to cut its benchmark interest rate to five percent, the United Kingdom's (UK) central bank said in a statement on Thursday.At a meeting on Wednesday, the BoE's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 5-4 to reduce the interest rate by 0.25 p...
The Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) of OPEC+, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, on Thursday confirmed the oil-producer group’s commitment to its current output policy.The JMMC said in a statement following its meeting earlier that day th...
The Bank of England (BoE) has voted to cut its benchmark interest rate to five percent, the United Kingdom’s (UK) central bank said in a statement on Thursday.At a meeting on Wednesday, the BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 5-4 to reduce the interest rate by 0....
China is making efforts to step up its fiscal policy support and ensure the implementation of established policies, aiming to consolidate its economic recovery as rising external headwinds weigh on growth.The country will strengthen its fiscal policy to ensure the economy sustains its recovery momen...
The number of effective artificial intelligence (AI) invention patents in China reached 378,000 by the end of 2023, representing a year-on-year growth rate of over 40 percent, the country's top intellectual property regulator released the data on Monday."The growth rate in China is 1.4 time...
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