Megan Innocent, who has lived with fibromyalgia since childhood, will hike the 96-mile West Highland Way to raise money for two charities she says “saved” her Bethany Lodge Senior Reporter 05:00, 19 Jun 2026 Megan Innocent will walk 96 miles for charity, despite living with chronic pain(Image: Megan Innocent – Submitted) A Grimsby author is…
Having lived and worked across China, Japan, and the United States, Zhang’s creative journey has been shaped by multiple cultures while remaining deeply connected to ideas rooted in Chinese thought. Her work explores how individuals relate to the natural world, how memory is carried through time, and how change itself can become a form of…
LED processing specialist has strengthened its APAC team by hiring Jude Lam to who brings experience across international LED sales, virtual production and customer engagement Brompton Technology has appointed Jude Lam as regional sales manager for Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, further expanding its APAC sales team. Lam joins from PIXREAL, where she worked…
China kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged in May for the twelfth consecutive month, signalling that policymakers remain cautious about introducing additional monetary easing even as economic momentum shows signs of weakening. According to a Reuters report, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) maintained the one-year loan prime rate (LPR) at 3.00%, while the five-year…
article President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One on May 12, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) President Donald Trump departed Tuesday for Beijing for a highly anticipated summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week. Trump and Xi are meeting in a two-day summit on May…
Beijing: China has sentenced former defence ministers, Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe, to suspended death sentences on corruption charges, in what analysts describe as one of the harshest punishments imposed on senior military officials under President Xi Jinping’s ongoing anti-graft campaign within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), as reported by Phayul. According to Phayul, Chinese…
Beijing: China teased in a video an aircraft carrier that could be its fourth, and the first using nuclear power, while vowing to further build up its islands, as it looks to boost maritime power, secure resources and bolster territorial claims. The video issued on the eve of the 77th founding anniversary of the Chinese…
article U.S. President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea. Trump is meeting Xi for the first time since taking office for his second term, following month The long-planned, face-to-face meeting between the leaders of the world’s two…
Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China, addresses a press conference for the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress on the Chinese economy in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2026. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The rapid growth of technology and innovation-driven companies in Zhejiang province has provided key support for the…
China’s central bank has stepped in to temper the rapid rise of the yuan, announcing that it will scrap foreign exchange risk reserve requirements for certain forward contracts, a move seen as encouraging dollar buying and cooling the currency’s recent surge. The decision follows a sharp rally in the yuan, which climbed to a near…