China’s SOEs log revenue growth in 2024
The revenues of China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) went up 1.3 percent in 2024 from the previous year, recent official data showed. The SOEs raked in 84.72 trillion yuan (11.77 trillion…
India: Mahatma Gandhi Was the First Victim of Hindutva
Years after the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, his killer Nathuram Godse remains an inconvenient persona. BJP’s problematic relationship with him stems from the fact that they have publicly accepted his…
‘It will devastate people’: Palestinians despair at looming Unrwa closure
Nobody knows what will happen when Israel’s ban on UN agency that provides vital services across Gaza, East Jerusalem and the West Bank comes into force on 1 February Pressing…
Chinese Lunar New Year’s Eve sees over 200 million inter-regional trips across China
Some 204.39 million inter-regional trips were made in China on Tuesday, the Chinese Lunar New Year’s Eve, according to official statistics. Of the total, 194.18 million trips were taken by…
Trade-in program boosts China’s Spring Festival shopping season
China’s consumer goods trade-in program remained highly popular at the start of the year, especially during the Spring Festival shopping season. The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) reported receiving subsidy applications…
Workers reunite with families at construction site in Liuzhou, China’s Guangxi
Worker Chen Gongchao poses for a group photo with his family members at the construction site of an expressway linking Yufeng and Yizhou of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region…