Comicomment: Blind spots of ‘human rights beacon’
The United States likes to portray itself as the “beacon of human rights,” yet the so-called beacon is getting dimmer. Earlier this week, China’s State Council Information Office released a…
Han Wei clinches 4th championship as Taklimakan Rally concludes
An aerial drone photo taken on June 1, 2024 shows a car racing during the 10th stage of the 2024 Taklimakan Rally in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Chen…
Mexico’s Sheinbaum set for landslide victory in presidency race – Parametria exit poll
Mexico’s presidential candidate for Morena party, Claudia Sheinbaum, shows her inked finger as she votes at a polling station in San Andres Totoltepec, Tlalpan, in Mexico City, during the general…
Policy rate cuts key to fattening ‘wallets’
A woman shows banknotes and coins included in the 2019 edition of the fifth series of the renminbi. The most prominent problem facing the Chinese economy is low prices, which…
Malaysian auto hub in pipeline after Geely revives Proton brand
Employees work at the reception of Proton’s manufacturing base in Tanjung Malim, Malaysia, in May. Chinese carmaker Geely Holding Group and Malaysian conglomerate DRB-Hicom are revving up efforts to build…
Bol opens season with victory, Duplantis close to world record
Netherlands’ Femke Bol and Jamaica’s Andrenette Knight in action during the women’s 400m hurdles at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm on June 2, 2024. STOCKHOLM – Femke Bol marked her…
China’s insurance sector maintains adequate solvency in Q1
BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) — China’s insurance sector maintained steady operation and adequate solvency in the first quarter of the year, according to data released by the country’s financial regulator.…
Trump joins TikTok, garners 3 million followers
WASHINGTON — Former US president Donald Trump on Saturday joined TikTok, a video social media platform that he tried to ban as president on national security grounds, attracting 3 million…
South Korean president approves oil, gas exploration in sea
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said he has approved the exploration of possible oil and gas reserves under the sea off the country’s east coast, Yonhap News Agency…
Israel attacks areas in Syria’s Aleppo
DAMASCUS — Israeli missiles struck areas in the countryside of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo after midnight Monday, local media and activists said. The attack hit several sites in…