According to the press release of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Xie Zhanhuan, Secretary for the Environment and Ecology of Hong Kong, departed for Seattle, the United States on August 14 to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Energy Ministers’ Meeting. Xie Zhanhuan will attend the APEC Energy Ministers Meeting on August 15th … Read more
The United Nations World Food Program said on August 11 that dire predictions of escalating hunger in Sudan have become reality, with 20.3 million people suffering from severe acute hunger due to food insecurity caused by the conflict. Of these, 6.3 million people (13 percent of Sudan’s population) are in a state of acute hunger, … Read more
When the bell rang at a school in Independence, Missouri, the school’s 14,000 students were trying a new kind of learning: four days a week, Saturday through Monday. They are not alone in this matter. As the fall semester of American schools begins, more and more students will return to the “four days a week” … Read more
According to the preliminary statistical results released by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 8th, due to the continued high prices, Japan’s real wage income in June fell by 1.6% year-on-year after deducting the price increase factor, which was the 15th consecutive month of year-on-year decline. The statistical results show that … Read more
Reuters reported on August 7 that Thailand is benefiting from India’s rice export ban and there is no reason to stop the country’s exports because the country has enough production to meet exports and domestic consumption, the country’s commerce minister said on Monday. Thailand’s Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit told a news conference that India’s ban … Read more
On August 6, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing released data showing that the global manufacturing PMI (purchasing managers index) in July was 47.9%, an increase of 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, ending the trend of four consecutive months of month-on-month decline. Qi Zhengyan, an analyst at the China Logistics Information Center, … Read more
According to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs answered a reporter’s question on the temporary ceasefire agreement between the Colombian government and the anti-government armed forces. Q: Recently, the Colombian government and the “National Liberation Army of Colombia” announced a 180-day temporary ceasefire agreement across … Read more
According to data released by the Philippine National Bureau of Statistics on the 4th local time, the country’s inflation rate fell to 4.7% in July, slowing down for the sixth consecutive month. Data show that the inflation rate in the Philippines in July narrowed by 1.7 percentage points compared with the same period last year, … Read more
On August 1, a number of new energy car companies announced the sales and delivery report cards for July, once again highlighting the trend of competition in the auto market. Compared with June, the sales of most new energy car companies have increased. Among them, BYD sold 262,200 vehicles in July, an increase of 61.30% … Read more
Since the beginning of summer this year, many places in the western United States have been hit by heat waves, with temperatures hitting record highs. This not only brought troubles to the daily life of the local people, but also gave birth to serious crop diseases and insect pests, resulting in extensive losses of crops. … Read more