China’s Lunar New Year Holiday Sees Strong Travel Activity and Spending China’s Lunar New Year Holiday Sees Strong Travel Activity and Spending Visitors near Yuyuan Bazaar in Shanghai, China, on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. Raul Ariano | Bloomberg | Getty Images Travel Activity Jumps Above Pre-Pandemic Levels China’s travel activity and spending jumped above pre-pandemic … Read more
Will the Chinese Yuan, Indian Rupee, and Korean Won Benefit from Global Monetary Policy Changes? The portrait of Mahatma Gandhi is displayed on Indian rupee banknotes in an arranged photograph in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Brent Lewin | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Chinese Yuan and Monetary Policy The Chinese yuan has … Read more
China Evergrande Group’s Liquidation Crisis Likely to Be Contained, Say Analysts China Evergrande Group’s Liquidation Crisis Likely to Be Contained, Say Analysts China Evergrande Group’s logo is displayed on a phone screen in this illustration photo taken on September 27, 2021. Concerns about China’s Struggling Real Estate Sector A liquidation order issued to property giant … Read more
China said on Thursday it would not attend the G20 tourism working group meeting in India’s disputed Kashmir region of Srinagar from 22-24. The photo was taken in New Delhi on March 2nd (Representative photo taken in 2023) NEW DELHI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Wednesday it was pushing back against India’s plans to host … Read more
[Colombo, 8th, Thomson Reuters Foundation]- Kiri Banda used to work as a cook in Sri Lanka’s largest city, Colombo. After his retirement, he hoped to spend a peaceful old age with his son. But last year, when Banda’s medical bills began to weigh on her finances, she decided to move out. Kiri Banda used to … Read more
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who served as UN ambassador under President Trump, will announce her candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on March 15. A person familiar with the matter said. He will face off against former President Trump, who has already announced his candidacy. Nikki Haley attends an event in Virginia … Read more
Pakistan’s energy ministry announced on January 23 that a major disruption to the national power grid occurred in the morning, causing power outages across the country. FILE PHOTO: Karachi, Pakistan, December 2018. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro [イスラマバード ２３日 ロイター] – Pakistan’s energy ministry announced on Friday morning that there was a major disruption to the national power … Read more
On 27 December, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) called on countries to provide aid to the Rohingya Muslim minority who are adrift at sea. A boat with Rohingya refugees. From video shot off the coast of Aceh, Indonesia in December 2021. Image provided (Reuters 2022/Aditya Setiawan) PIDI, Indonesia (Reuters) – The United … Read more
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called on the Taliban interim government to ban women from working in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in the country. In this photo, senior Taliban officials attend an event marking the first anniversary of the fall of Kabul on August 15, 2022. ( REUTERS/Ali Khara 2022) KABUL … Read more
At least 134 people were killed when a suspension bridge collapsed in Morbi, Gujarat, western India, on the 30th, and about 170 people were rescued on the morning of the 31st. On the 31st, local police arrested nine people, including contractors involved in the operation and repair work of the suspension bridge. Ambulance crews search … Read more