News
China, Tanzania, and Zambia signed an initial agreement to revitalize the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority on September 4, in an attempt to improve rail-sea transportation in East Africa, according to a report from Reuters. China proposed spending $1 billion to revamp the decades-old 1,156-mile-long railway in February via a public-private partnership model, according to the specialist…
The social network X has been largely inaccessible in Brazil since Saturday, after the country’s Supreme Court ordered all mobile and internet service providers to block the platform. The court order followed a months-long dispute between Judge Alexandre de Moraes and X CEO Elon Musk over the company’s misinformation, hate speech, and moderation policies. With…
Hong Kong grounded to a halt on Thursday as Super Typhoon Yagi edged closer to the city and prompted the first No 8 storm warning of the year, forcing class suspensions, flight cancellations and the scaling back of public transport services to the bare minimum. With maximum sustained wind speeds near its centre reaching 210km/h…
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday that he did not believe Chinese investments in Africa were pushing the continent into a “debt trap” but were instead part of a mutually beneficial relationship. Ramaphosa made the remarks on the sidelines of a … Source link
Dozens of houses have either been damaged or destroyed. (File) Dubai: Severe flooding and violent windstorms have affected 562,000 people across Yemen in recent weeks, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Thursday, appealing for $13.3 million in donations amid a funding shortfall. The “unprecedented weather events” have compounded suffering in the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest…
Fosun International Ltd. has secured a HK$1.6 billion ($205 million) syndicated loan to partly refinance an existing facility for a Hong Kong property project, according to people familiar with the matter. The new facility, which has a one-year tenor, was signed at the end of last month, said the people, asking not to be named…
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States should immediately lift all tariffs on Chinese goods, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday, ahead of an announcement by the Biden administration on expected hikes in levies on Chinese-made items, including electric vehicles. The U.S. is expected to make its final determination in the coming days after delaying…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Israel’s security agency Shin Bet has published figures suggesting that August saw more rockets fired into Israeli-controlled territory from Lebanon than any other month since the Hamas attack launched on southern Israel on 7 October last year. The Times of Israel…
Hong Kong customs officers have rounded up 149 residents, including three students, in a crackdown on sales of untaxed cigarettes at public housing estates, leading to the seizure of HK$5.6 million (US$718,000) worth of contraband goods. The Post learned on Wednesday that most of the arrestees were suspected buyers of illegal tobacco products through phone…
Baidu on Wednesday announced a rebranding of its flagship artificial intelligence (AI) app Ernie Bot, as the Chinese technology giant tries to distinguish itself in an increasingly crowded and competitive market. The Chinese renaming of Ernie Bot to “Wenxiaoyan” from “Wenxin Yiyan” reflects the tool’s positioning as a “new search” assistant, according to Xue Su,…