June 2022

HONG KONG: Today's Hong Kong is best known for its sprawl of skyscrapers and its role as a bustling financial center and regional trade channel off the southern coast of mainland China. But the territory was once a quiet backwater of rural…

BY Team DeputyJune 29, 2022 6:16 p.m. GMT Kolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) won 4 of the 6 seats in the municipal by-elections, the results of which were announced on Wednesday.Saluting the voters, TMC Supremo Mamata Banerjee tweeted,…

Many people in Stark County should soon start noticing a little more boom, pop, sparkle and sizzle in their quarters.Most local governments are following Ohio's lead and allowing residents to legally set off fireworks for consumers. Even…

Electrocution is a very real danger that people don't take seriously enough. Earlier this month a North Easton man was killed when he was electrocuted while trying to remove an aerial from a house in Taunton.But it's not just on land that…

June 28, 2022 2:16 p.m. 2 minute read Brazil is the second most vulnerable emerging country to the economic slowdown in China. A drop of 1 percentage point in the Asian giant's GDP would be associated with a…

Britain's car industry has called for government help in the face of soaring energy costs, with a car boss saying the sector faces the toughest operating environment he has ever seen .Rising energy costs, ongoing computer chip shortages and…

A large scrubland fire has broken out on a mountain in the municipality of Mijas in Malaga. As reported by Plan Infoca, a huge scrubland fire broke out on the mountainside in the municipality of Mijas, in the…

This week, political and religious leaders from around the world will travel to the nation's capital to attend the second annual conference International Religious Freedom Summit. The IRF Summit is the world's largest civil…

On May 27, a cargo ship loaded with Malaysian manganese ore arrived at Beibu Gulf Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The ore was sent to the smelter of South Manganese Group Ltd., which has the longest manganese…

Photo: excerpt from CCTV News Beijing issued flood and geohazard warnings on Sunday as the heaviest rainstorm of the flood season is set to hit northern China, including the capital.China's National Meteorological Center forecast heavy…

SURKHET, June 26: Local bodies in Karnali presented their budgets for the next financial year 2022/23, with a focus on road infrastructure. People's representatives of the province said that road infrastructure was given priority this…

Placeholder while loading article actionsPaul Igasaki, his wife Louann Igasaki and their friends, Shoba Srinivasan and Deeana Jang, have protested for decades for a multitude of issues affecting Asian Americans. What is different about the…

Ukrainian troops have "almost left" Sievierodonetsk after weeks of intense fighting against Russian forces, the mayor of the eastern city said on Saturday, signaling the biggest setback for Ukraine since the loss of the port of Mariupol in…

Due to greater opportunities with cheaper prices on land purchase rights, labor wages and operating…

September's top-traded iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange closed wobbly day trade up 1% at 736 yuan ($109.90) a ton. The benchmark contract fell 11% this week, its highest since mid-February. After back-to-back…

RALEIGH, NC — State Rep. John Bell received the 2022 League of North Carolina Municipalities Community Champions Award this week for his legislative work benefiting North Carolina cities and towns during of the last year. "I am…

Even for a city like New Orleans, which has recovered from calamities viral, meteorological and if not for three centuries, the last two years have been difficult. But today, the freest city in the land struts around with a sense of relief…

Australia is quickly abandoned by Chinese investors amid ongoing trade and diplomatic tensions between the two countries.Investment in Australia by Chinese companies plummeted nearly 70% last year to its lowest level since 2007,…

A bright red elevated walkway is the centerpiece of an innovative new development in Beijing. Stretching for half a mile and connecting a series of gardens, parks and outdoor recreation areas, the Red Walkway resembles an aerial park…

An ongoing large-scale demolition and eviction plan, part of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman's strategy to achieve Vision 2030, which affects half a million people in more than 60 neighborhoods in the coastal city of Jeddah…

Southern Cross scholar Dr. Sally Ashton-Hay is passionate about delivering a better education to bilingual students. Today, she shares her knowledge with a global community of colleagues through an innovative language teaching method…

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If you're new to New Jersey and watched the show for the first time on Monday, you'd conclude that NJ is one of the worst places to start a business.Of course, you don't have to take our audience's word for it, the real numbers from…

The Chinese Community Consultative Committee for Crime Prevention (CCCPCC) celebrated its 15th anniversary at an appreciation dinner held on June 16. QPS representatives from the First Nations and Multicultural Affairs Unit, South Brisbane…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Four months of war in Ukraine appear to be straining troop morale on both sides, sparking desertions and rebellion against officers' orders, British defense officials said Sunday. The NATO chief…

GDP of China and other major economies, 1980-2015. The basic strategy behind promoting maximum economic growth has not changed: to create a stable society for a massive population, which in 1979 numbered 986 million and today 1.413…

An area of ​​Dunhuang Oasis in Gansu Province is being demarcated as part of ongoing anti-desertification measures, where sand is immobilized and trees planted. BEIJING — President Xi…

A 30-year-old man was electrocuted in the Los Grillos de Nijar neighborhood in Almeria. According to Emergencies 112 Andalusia, a 30-year-old man died last night, Friday June 17, after being electrocuted in the Almeria…

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KARACHI – The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicted on Friday that Karachi is expected to receive its first wave of monsoon rains from June 22 (Wednesday).The weather department said there was also a chance of light…

A China's strong start to 2022 gave way to a weaker outlook for the second half of the year, rocked by multiple Covid-19 outbreaks that dragged the trade powerhouse economy down. In its latest China report – Between Shocks and Stimulus –…

BEIJING, June 17 (Reuters) - China was hit this week by a rare convergence of record rainfall, heatwaves and a tornado in the southern megacity of Guangzhou, displacing millions of people, damaging property and flooding farmland, with more…

Political parties have different views on the new municipal manager of Govan Mbeki municipality, Ndaba Maseko. It was endorsed at the council meeting which was combined with the State of the Municipality (Soma) address held at the Lillian…

Suzanne Insook Ahn was a Korean American activist in Dallas who fought for Asian American and women's rights, and someone most Dallas residents have never heard of.Ahn was born in Busan, Korea in 1952 and moved to the United States when she…

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By Ellen Zhang and Ryan WooBEIJING (Reuters) - China's state planner said on Thursday it had approved 10 capital investments worth 121 billion yuan ($18.1 billion) in May, a jump of more than six times from April, as policymakers seek to…

Archaeologists in southwest China have unearthed a treasure trove of more than 13,000 artifacts that shed light on the vibrant culture of Sanxingdui, an ancient Chinese civilization that mysteriously disappeared thousands of years ago.One…

Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke says her office's annual survey of South Africa's 257 municipalities shows no improvement in the way they manage their finances. Maluleke says many municipalities hire expensive consultants to do…

Vote stickers are distributed in Las Vegas at an event to mobilize Asian and Pacific Islander voters. (Rachel Janfaza/CNN)With a live DJ and iced matcha tea, organizers excited voters — new and old — at the Desert Breeze Community Center…

Amid the ongoing US-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine, tensions are dangerously rising between NATO member states Turkey and Greece in the Aegean Sea. The two countries are staging war games directed at each other, accusing each other of…

Wall Street stocks began trading on Tuesday with a modest gain, a day after a wave of selling pushed the S&P 500 into a bear market, leaving the index more than 20% below its recent peak.The index rose 0.3% in early trading, even as…

BEIJING: China has at least 350 nuclear warheads, more than double India's 160, far fewer than the United States and Russia, and has been rapidly expanding its launch capabilities in recent years, according to a new report by a Swedish…

KEYSTONE, Colorado, June 13, 2022 – Representatives from state broadband offices in Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine and New Mexico last month at the Mountain Connect conference presented plans for how they plan to use and…

Local governments should encourage university graduates to work as village officials, says joint statement published last week by the Ministries of Education, Finance, Civil Affairs, Human Resources and Social Security.The government will…

Main conclusions:Strong recovery of container trade in the course of 2021; annual growth of 7.9%Slowdown in containerized trade in 2022The global compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of containerized trade is expected…

By David KirtonSHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - David Fong moved from a poor village in central China to the booming city of Shenzhen as a young man in 1997. Over the next 25 years he worked for an estate of foreign manufacturers before building…

Kochi: The municipality of Thrikkakara is on the way to becoming a “green” municipality in terms of waste management, according to the authorities. To achieve this goal, the municipality will curb the use of plastic. From next month, the…

Placeholder while loading article actionsSINGAPORE — While calling on Asian nations to support them in repelling the Russian invasion on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the international community should help Taiwan…

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China imported 20% more soybeans in May than in April as some delayed shipments arrived, according to customs data. China, the world's largest importer of soybeans, imported 9.67 million tonnes of oilseeds in May, compared with 8.08…

Tel Aviv held its annual Pride Parade on Friday, with more than 100,000 people attending the celebrations in the Israeli coastal city. The parade, now in its 23rd year, started at noon and was due to end around 7 p.m. Tel Aviv Mayor…

(MENAFN- Colombo Gazette) The repression of religion in Tibet has intensified over the decades and China's constant attack on them is an integral part of their larger plan to assert full control over…

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Artists perform a dance at the 19th Guangzhou Auto Show on Nov. 20, 2021 in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. A total of 1,020 cars were on display and 54 made their world debut at the show. Photo: CGVForeign luxury car…

Seoul, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called a policy conference where he is expected to review state affairs, including a COVID-19 outbreak, and possibly address relations with Washington and Seoul amid its nuclear…

The Municipality of Summerland is asking the community to review their draft waterfront concept plan. The plan, aligned with the council's strategic priority of active lifestyles, aims to ensure community design and services that…

Ms. Oloumi said she believed Mr. Boudin had never fully taken on the role of prosecutor."He seems to value the perpetrators more than the victims," ​​she said.David Lee, professor of political science at San Francisco State University, said…

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean and U.S. military flew 20 warplanes over South Korea's western sea on Tuesday in a continued show of force as a senior U.S. official warned warned of a forceful response if North Korea…

A former mayor of a municipality in Puerto Rico was sentenced today to two years in prison for his involvement in a corruption scheme in which he received monthly cash payments in exchange for the awarding of municipal contracts. Luis…

Advanced tickets are on sale now. CLEVELAND — One of the area's most popular events is set to return with the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo announcing Monday that the Asian Lantern Festival will begin on July 6.…

The conversation about the economy has centered around COVID-19 for the past two-plus years. Michael Joyce, president of First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors, said every economic presentation since April or May 2020 has…

The beleaguered Mangaung Metro Municipality has successfully approved the budget for the 2022/23 financial year. The vote on the budget was postponed last week due to fears of disruption. The municipality was recently placed under…

Hollywood reportedly responded after frustration mounted over a missing patch of Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell's character bomber jacket in "Top Gun: Maverick," the sequel to Tom Cruise's classic 1986 film "Top Gun." Listen to the latest…

Jhe world's largest nation is about to shrink. China represents more than a sixth of the world's population. Yet after four extraordinary decades in which China's population swelled from 660 million to 1.4 billion, its population is on…

The severity of the bottleneck that persists at Canada's Pacific Gateway is reflected in a new World Bank report that ranks the performance of the world's top ports. Out of 370 ports worldwide, the Port of Vancouver is ranked 368th, the…

Mark Spiegel, Senior Policy Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, shared his views on the current economy and outlook as of June 2, 2022. GDP shrank 1.5% at an!-->…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during a meeting at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on December 31, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Noel Celis – Pool/Getty Images) The United…

BANKE, June 3: Newly elected people's representatives in Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality in Banke District have prioritized their efforts to stop illegal mining of rivers and streams. The Rural Municipality began field visits and…

Chinese Hospital in San Francisco Receives Largest Such Donation from Charles Huang Foundation Tweet that former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown; dr. Charles Huan, President of the Charles Huang Foundation; Mr. Kitman Chan,…

President Biden is placing a new emphasis on fighting inflation as his polls continue to fall. But relief should arrive by the end of the year in food prices, according to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.Vilsak says the strategy he…

South Korean won, Chinese yuan and Japanese yen are seen on U.S. 100 dollar bills in this illustration taken in Seoul, South Korea December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-JiJoin now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterAnalysts drop…

OPEC+ is expected to stick to its current production deal for now, but behind the scenes oil-producing nations could be planning for a day when Russia's contribution to global oil supply could be significantly reduced.The European Union's…

Some Roetzel customers are surprised to receive an additional bill following a traffic accident involving their driver: a bill for emergency services provided by the local fire and police departments. An accident response tax, or "accident…