Export growth in China sinks in August, while imports shrink
There was a drop in Chinese trade in August due to a decline in global consumer demand and a drop in domestic demand, as a...
Month : September 2022
More Bavarian monkeypox vaccine doses secured by EU
The European Union said on Wednesday it had secured an additional 170,920 doses of the monkeypox vaccine developed by biotech firm Bavarian Nordic amid concerns...
Death toll rises to 74 as China clears roads to the earthquake epicenter
In the southwestern province of Sichuan, where a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck on Monday, Chinese state media reported that the roads leading to the epicenter...
As concerns over demand rise, crude oil falls to a 7-month low
As the impact of COVID-19 curbs in top crude importer China and expectations of more interest rate hikes spurred fears of a global economic recession...
UN reports that part of Somalia will be in famine by the end of the year
During the southern Bay region of Somalia this year, “concrete indications” suggest famine is imminent. That was the conclusion of the UN, which said “famine...
Last two nuclear power plants in Germany have been put into standby
German government scrambles to find solutions to its energy woes as winter approaches. It puts two of its last three nuclear power plants on standby...
Suicide bomb blast in Kabul kills two Russian embassy staff, four others
A suicide bomber detonated explosives near the entrance to the Russian embassy in Kabul on Monday, killing six and injuring at least 10, according to...
Southwest China earthquake kills 65, triggers landslides
At least 65 people have died and hundreds of others have been injured as a result of the powerful earthquake. It triggered landslides and shook...
In South Korea, a gravestone for Internet Explorer has become viral
South Korean software engineer Jung Ki-young said Microsoft Corp’s decision to discontinue Internet Explorer marked the end of a quarter-century love-hate relationship with the technology....
After leaving South Korea with winds and rain, Typhoon Hinnamnor leaves
In south Korea, Typhoon Hinnamnor made landfall on Tuesday, leaving thousands displaced and one dead, authorities said. Reuters reports that the typhoon left the Korean...