Leading Practices of Sustainable Mining in Australia
Mining is one of the most important industries in Australia. It supports hundreds of thousands of jobs and generates billions in exports. However, mining also […]
Asia Pacific
India To Begin G20 Presidency In Style From Bali; G20 Global Icon Awards To Be Presented
[ad_1] Global Icon Awards will be given away to deserving Indians at a function to be held at the Royal Palace in Bali this month. […]
Tesla slashes Model 3 and Y prices in China for second time
[ad_1] Tesla slashed car prices in China for the second time in less than three months on Friday, deepening its discounts in the world’s largest […]
COVID-hit China reopens to the world; official death toll 5,264
China reported five new COVID deaths on Thursday, bringing its official virus death toll to 5,264. From Sunday, Jan. 8, China will drop a requirement […]
Philippines’ Marcos tells China’s Xi Jinping he intends to pursue independent foreign policy
[ad_1] Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday he had told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that his administration intends to pursue an independent […]
President Biden: U.S. economy enroute to ‘new plateau,’ amid recession fears
[ad_1] US President Joe Biden said on Thursday the U.S. economy was seeing “really bright spots” after a rough few years and was headed to […]
McDonald’s Japan hikes prices on about 80% of its menu from Jan. 16
[ad_1] McDonald’s announced its third price hike in Japan in less than a year on Friday. McDonald’s Holding Company Japan Ltd said it would raise […]
Prince Harry says his brother William knocked him to floor in row over Meghan Markle
[ad_1] Britain’s Prince Harry says that his older brother and heir to the throne, Prince William knocked him to the floor during a 2019 altercation […]
Stimulus 2023: Taiwan to give cash payouts of $200 to citizens in ‘New Year blessing’
[ad_1] Taiwan is preparing to give cash payouts of nearly $200 to every citizen this year, Premier Su Tseng-chang announced Wednesday. The export-reliant economy, a […]
New Zealand don’t want Chinese arrivals to produce negative COVID test
[ad_1] The New Zealand government said on Wednesday it would not require travelers from China to produce a negative COVID-19 test. New Zealand’s COVID-19 minister, […]
Canada grants record permanent residency permits in 2022
[ad_1] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has relied on immigration to boost the Canadian economy and support an aging population since coming to power in […]
China calls entry restrictions targeting its citizens unreasonable
[ad_1] China is protesting some countries restricting its citizens from entering their country. Some countries’ COVID-19 entry restrictions targeting China lack scientific basis and are […]
Palestinians protest Israel’s Ben-Gvir visiting contested Jerusalem holy site
[ad_1] Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir briefly visited the compound that houses the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Tuesday, a move condemned by […]
Lenders fail to sell Evergrande’s Hong Kong headquarters by tender
[ad_1] The tender deal of embattled China Evergrande Group’s (3333. HK) Hong Kong headquarters has expired again, because the offer prices and terms did not […]
Japan’s emperor Naruhito gives first public New Year’s greeting since 2020
[ad_1] Japan’s Emperor Naruhito on Monday gave a New Year’s address and greeted public members for the first time in three years as the country […]
Dubai drops 30% tax on alcohol sales to woo tourists
[ad_1] Dubai has suspended a tax of 30% on alcohol and dropped the license fee needed to buy alcohol. The move is expected to further […]
Some in Beijing, Shanghai, and Wuhan return to work after COVID infections
[ad_1] Some people in China’s pivotal cities of Beijing, Shanghai, and Wuhan braved the cold and a spike in COVID-19 infections to return to regular […]
Turkish 2022 trade deficit leaps to $110.2 billion, 138% up
[ad_1] The Turkish trade deficit widened 138.4% from the previous year to $110.19 billion in 2022, the Trade Ministry said on Monday, with exports rising […]
WHO wants China to share real-time data regularly on COVID situation
[ad_1] The WHO on Friday once again urged China’s health administrators to regularly share detailed and real-time information on the COVID-19 situation in the country. […]
Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories: U.N. asks World Court to give opinion
[ad_1] The U.N. on Friday asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an opinion on the legal impacts of Israel’s occupation of the […]