51 killed by flash floods in eastern Spain: report on November 1, 2024At least 51 people have died in flash floods in the Spanish province of Valencia as torrential rains continue to ravage the country’s eastern and southern coasts, state broadcaster TVE reported on Wednesday. Since the authorities declared a red alert for torrential rains on Tuesday, several people have been missing in heavy flooding that has […]
Student visa applications for Australia fall from 5,126 to 849 on October 4, 2024The number of visa applications by international students to study in Australia has fallen by half following a government crackdown to reduce the country’s migrant intake. According to Department of Education figures published by Nine Entertainment newspapers on Thursday, there were 15,270 international student visa applications lodged from overseas in August, down from 30,703 in […]
CPC Central Committee adopts resolution on further deepening reform on July 19, 2024The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) adopted a resolution on further deepening reform comprehensively to advance Chinese modernization at its third plenary session held here from Monday to Thursday. The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee presided over the meeting. General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping […]
China issues report on US human rights violations in 2023 on May 30, 2024China’s State Council Information Office on Wednesday issued the Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2023, revealing the country’s deteriorating human rights situation with facts and figures. The report calls on the U.S. government to take concrete measures to tackle its human rights problems, and respond to the expectations of the […]
Xi expresses condolences over Iranian President Raisi’s death on May 21, 2024Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a message of condolence to Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber following the unfortunate death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter accident. On behalf of the Chinese government and the people of China, Xi expressed deep condolences and extended sincere sympathies to Mokhber, the family of […]
US soldier dies after self-immolation, protesting Israeli raids on Gaza on February 28, 2024A U.S. Air Force member who set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy here “in an apparent protest” against the Israeli raids on Gaza died in a hospital late Sunday. The airman was identified by police as 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell from San Antonio, Texas, and confirmed on active duty by an Air Force spokesperson […]
IMF chief says global economy shows positive momentum, warns of risks on February 4, 2024Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said Thursday that although the IMF raised the global growth forecast, there’s still a need “to be mindful of risks.” At a media roundtable at IMF headquarters in Washington D.C. on Thursday, the IMF chief said that with conflicts still going on between Russia and […]
China’s internet sector sees steady growth in 2023 on February 4, 2024China’s internet sector registered steady growth in business revenue and profits last year, according to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Major internet companies and related services companies saw their combined business revenue rise 6.8 percent year on year to total 1.75 trillion yuan (about 246.46 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, the […]
US agricultural futures fall on February 4, 2024Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures fell across the board on Friday, led by soybeans. The most active corn contract for March delivery fell 4.5 cents, or 1.01 percent, to settle at 4.4275 U.S. dollars per bushel. March wheat lost 1.75 cents, or 0.29 percent, to settle at 5.9975 dollars per bushel. March soybean […]
Central conference on work relating to foreign affairs held in Beijing on December 29, 2023BEIJING: The Central Conference on Work Relating to Foreign Affairs was held in Beijing from Wednesday to Thursday. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the conference and delivered an important address. Members of the Standing Committee […]