A Taliban highway could lead to the future. But it’s stuck in the past.
Taliban officials have a plan to turn one of the country’s most remote corners into a global trade hub by linking the Afghan ...
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Global landmarks illuminate in 'China Red' for Spring Festival
As the third tallest building in the world, the Shanghai Tower was adorned with red lanterns and ribbons. Its spire displayed scrolling greetings such as "Happy Spring Festival" and "The World Lights ...
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Pudong New Area pioneers China's socialist modernization
A view of Shanghai's Pudong New Area. [Photo by Wang Gang/For China Daily] Continued efforts should be made to advance the construction of Pudong New Area into a pioneer of China's socialist ...
Inside Beijing-based artist Cao Fei’s virtual worlds at the ‘My City is Yours’ exhibition in Sydney
The retrospective at the Art Gallery of New South Wales is a cyber-city trip where reality meets the virtual in the glow of ...
Hotel-hopping in Shanghai
On a blustery December morning, the cup of ginger tea offered at the Sukhothai's reception is a thoughtful welcome. Upstairs, ...
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Now or Naver: The Korean Apps Packing Shanghai’s Restaurants
China’s visa-free policy opened the doors. Naver and Instagram showed them where to go. Now, South Korean tourists are flocking to a handful of Shanghai restaurants, and businesses are scrambling to ...
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Covid pictures resurface in false posts about 'China health crisis in January 2025'
The World Health Organization said in January 2025 that China's reported ... the direction of Pudong district in lockdown as a measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus, in Shanghai on March ...
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China posts 5% growth for 2024 as challenges pile up
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI -- China on Friday announced that its economic growth rate for 2024 was in line with the target set by a government beset by the threat of fresh U.S. tariffs, an enduring ...
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China Says Economy Grew 5% Last Year, Driven by Exports
Analysts say they see signs of malaise in China’s domestic economy, but those problems were offset mainly by robust exports and a $1 trillion trade surplus. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from ...
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China’s Population Declines for 3rd Straight Year
By Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang Reporting from Hong Kong To get its citizens to have more children and stop its population from shrinking, China has tried it all, even declaring having babies ...
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China’s economy grows more than expected. But fears of Trump tariffs loom
China’s economy grew more than expected in the last three months of 2024, official data showed on Friday, as it awaits the likely imposition of fresh tariffs by US President-elect Donald Trump ...
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China hit its economic goals in 2024 despite a consumer spending problem
In a news release on Friday morning, China's National Bureau of Statistics reported its economy grew 5% in 2024 from a year ago, meeting its official target. Analysts polled by Reuters had ...