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 […]
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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 […]
Indian rupee ends 2022 as worst-performing Asian currency against the US dollar
[ad_1] The Indian rupee ended 2022 as the worst-performing Asian currency, with a fall of 11.3%, its most significant annual decline since 2013. The US […]
Video: Cambodia casino fire: 8 bodies found in ruins, 27 dead, 20 people missing
[ad_1] About 400 employees and patrons were in the Grand Diamond City casino and hotel in Poipet, a town on the Thai border, when the […]