Chinese appliance maker Midea soars in Hong Kong after US$4 bn …
WEB2 days ago · By. AFP. Shares in Chinese electronic appliance maker Midea surged more than nine percent at the start of its Hong Kong debut on Tuesday, having raised around US$4 billion in the city’s biggest initial public offering for more than three years. The firm was spiked at HK$60.00 in early exchanges, up 9.5 percent from its HK$54.80 list price ...
UN General Assembly to debate call for end to Israeli occupation
WEB2 days ago · UN member states will debate Tuesday a push by the Palestinians to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months. The text, which has faced fierce criticism from Israel, is based around an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice calling Israel’s occupation since 1967 ...
Rising Cost-of-Living Pressures Make Return Policies Crucial for …
WEB2 days ago · SYDNEY, Sept. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — As cost-of-living pressures mount and the post-End of Financial Year (EOFY) period settles in, the Australian retail landscape is being reshaped by a critical factor: return policies. New research from Manhattan Associates Inc. (NASDAQ: MANH) reveals that Australian consumers are increasingly …
Chinese, foreign experts discuss scientific issues concerning global ...
WEB4 days ago · China, International, MNA | More than 60 scientists in the field of accelerators from Switzerland, Germany, Japan, Italy, the Republic of Korea and China, recently gathered in the city of Dongguan in south China's Guangdong Province to exchange views on the latest research and scientific issues related to accelerator facilities worldwide.
Toronto festival drops Russian war film screenings over threats
WEB5 days ago · The controversial documentary “Russians at War” about Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine was to be unveiled to North American audiences on Friday but the Toronto International Film Festival paused the screenings after receiving “significant threats.”. Since it was first shown in Venice earlier this month it has sparked outrage in Ukrainian ...
China says German military ships in Taiwan Strait 'increase security ...
WEB5 days ago · China on Saturday accused Berlin of heightening security risks in the Taiwan Strait, a day after two German military vessels sailed through the sensitive waters. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius confirmed on Friday that the frigate Baden-Wuerttemberg and the supply vessel Frankfurt am Main sailed through the strait.
Indian Summer | Macau Business
WEB4 days ago · Of the 19.7 million tourists that visited the Macau SAR between January and July of this year, only 6.8 per cent hailed from outside the Greater China area, of which 58,800 were Indian. Analysing the last 10 years, 2013 reported the highest number of Indian visitors, some 160,000. That number would then remain almost unchanged until 2017 …
China’s surveyed urban unemployment rate down in January-August
WEB5 days ago · China’s job market remained stable in the January-August period as the surveyed urban unemployment rate dropped on a year-on-year basis, official data showed on Saturday. The average of surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.2 percent in the first eight months of the year, down 0.1 percentage points from the same period last …
Storm Boris wreaks havoc across eastern and central Europe
WEB4 days ago · By. AFP. Four people have died in Romania in floods triggered by Storm Boris, which has brought torrential rains and widespread disruption to central and eastern Europe, rescue services said Saturday. Since Thursday, swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia have been hit by high winds and unusually fierce rains.
Unity government S.Africa’s only option: president
WEB5 days ago · Unity government S.Africa’s only option: president. South Africa’s 10-party government of national unity is the best option for the country and the costs of failure would be “very high”, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Friday. The alliance, forged after the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority in May elections, brings ...