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NEW DELHI: India and China agreed to redouble efforts to ensure complete disengagement on the contested Himalayan frontier, New Delhi said on Thursday after India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Russia. “Both sides agreed to work with urgency and redouble their efforts to realize complete disengagement in the […]
Pakistan dominates China 5-1 to reach Asian Hockey Champions Trophy semi-final | The Express Tribune
In a commanding performance at the Moqi Hockey Training Base in Hulunbuir, China, the Pakistan hockey team surged into the semi-finals of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2024 with a resounding 5-1 victory over China on Thursday. From the outset, Pakistan showcased their dominance, swiftly securing a 2-0 lead by halftime. The team intensified their […]
Not too long ago, Walmart used to only allow American based companies to sell on its third-party marketplace, even if those companies were sourcing their goods from China. But due to pressure from Amazon, Temu and Shein, Walmart officially opened up its marketplace to international sellers in 2021. And within just one year, a whole […]
SUMMARY For over two months now, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)’s BRP Teresa Magbanua has been keeping watch over Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, because of concerns that China is trying to build yet another “artificial island.” Escoda Shoal is very close – just some 75 nautical miles away – to the […]
MANILA, Philippines – Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas led a fluvial procession on Tuesday morning, July 16, to pray for peace in the face of China’s aggressive behavior in the West Philippine Sea. The Marian prayer voyage was held off the coast of Barangay Cato in Infanta, Pangasinan, after a 6 am Mass led by Villegas […]
Book publicists are a curious breed. Although I rarely accept proofs and buy almost all the books I feature on this blog, I frequently receive emails from people promoting titles that will clearly be of no interest to me. Mainstream books by British and American writers. Business books. Academic books on subjects outside my area […]
Editor’s Note: Monthly Ticket is a CNN Travel series that spotlights some of the most fascinating topics in the travel world. In September, we’re celebrating superlatives as we look at some of the world’s biggest, tallest and most expensive attractions and destinations. CNN — Having lived in Beijing for almost 12 years, I’ve had plenty […]
Two craftsmen printing a book in kanji (the Chinese logographic system), China, circa 1800. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hulton Archive/Getty Images Two craftsmen printing a book in kanji (the Chinese logographic system), China, circa 1800. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Hulton Archive/Getty Images Today, China is a […]
First, we’ll dig into the creator economy: Youtube shorts almost has as many users as TikTok (3:06), and Twitch is changing how they pay creators (24:00). We quickly hit on some breaking news as The Federal Reserve approved its steepest interest rate increase since 1994 and signaled it would continue lifting rates this year at […]
Yesterday, Science and Technology Daily, a state-backed media outlet in China, published what could have been an exciting piece of news: Researchers recorded radio signals that looked like evidence of extraterrestrial technology. Rogue blips from an advanced alien civilization made their way to Earth? Well, probably not, because the twist here isn’t that we may […]