Huawei kicks off 2023 Global Analyst Summit on April 21, 2023Huawei’s 20th Annual Global Analyst Summit (HAS) began on Thursday in Shenzhen, and was attended by over 1,000 industry analysts, financial analysts, key opinion leaders, and media representatives from around the world. The summit focused on discussions around the current state of the ICT industry, development strategies, roadmaps for digital transformation, and future industry trends. […]
China sees surge in entry, exit trips in Q1 on April 19, 2023Immigration authorities across China handled nearly 65.07 million exits and entries in the first quarter of the year, a year-on-year increase of 116.2 percent, the National Immigration Administration (NIA) said Wednesday. Of the total, 32.35 million were made by Chinese mainland residents, 29.49 million by Chinese residents in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and 3.23 […]
Share of Chinese cars rises to 50 pct in Russia’s Far East, Siberia on April 19, 2023The share of new Chinese cars sold by dealers in the Russian regions of Far East and Siberia has surged from 10 percent in January 2022 to 50 percent in March 2023, Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti reported on Monday. This increase in sales of Chinese cars occurred alongside a significant decline in European […]
China’s foreign trade returns to growth on April 16, 2023China’s total goods imports and exports expanded 4.8 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2023, reversing a decline of 0.8 percent in the first two months of the year, official data showed Saturday. Foreign trade has been improving over the past three months. After dropping 7 percent year on year in January […]
Oil prices close higher on tighter supply outlook on April 16, 2023U.S. oil prices grew slightly on Friday as the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned of a tighter supply outlook this year. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for May delivery increased by 36 cents, or 0.44 percent, to settle at 82.52 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for June delivery […]
China’s power use up 3.6% in Q1 on April 15, 2023China’s electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, saw an increase in the first quarter of this year. Total power use in China rose 3.6 percent year on year in the first three months to 2.12 trillion kilowatt-hours, data from the National Energy Administration showed on Friday. Electricity consumed in the primary, secondary and […]
Scientific expedition on Yangtze River headwaters launched in NW China on April 15, 2023Ascientific expedition to estimate the carbon stocks in the alpine wetlands of the Yangtze River’s source region was launched on Thursday in Xining, capital of northwest China’s Qinghai Province. The scientific expedition aims to explore the ecological protection of wetlands and the ecological compensation mechanism of carbon neutrality by studying the distribution pattern of environmental […]
Ghana approves vaccine for children against malaria on April 15, 2023Ghana, one of the world’s most serious malaria-stricken countries, approved on Thursday a new vaccine for children to protect them from the deadly disease. Delese Darko, the chief executive officer of Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), told a press briefing that the R21 vaccine developed by Oxford University will be used in immunizing children […]
China exports rise for first time in 6 months on April 14, 2023China’s exports rose in March for the first time in six months, customs data showed Thursday, as the world’s second-largest economy continued its recovery following the end of onerous coronavirus curbs late last year. The 14.8 percent surge in overseas shipments marked the first since September, according to the General Administration of Customs, and will […]
China’s foreign trade returns to growth on April 14, 2023China’s total goods imports and exports expanded 4.8 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2023, reversing a decline of 0.8 percent in the first two months of the year, official data showed Thursday. Foreign trade has been improving over the past three months. After dropping 7 percent year on year in January […]