East Asia

China's September manufacturing PMI comes in at 49.8

The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for China’s manufacturing sector came in at 49.8 in September, up from 49.1 in August,…

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China megacities ease homebuying rules to boost property market

Three Chinese megacities on Monday (Sep 30) eased restrictions on buying homes and Beijing’s central bank said it would ask…

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Shanghai, other top tier-1 cities ease ownership curbs in boost for China’s housing market

Three of China’s biggest cities have further relaxed home purchase restrictions, days after the government unleashed its biggest stimulus package…

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Scarborough Shoal ‘completely surrounded’ by Chinese ships, Filipino fishers say

China’s annual four-month fishing ban in the South China Sea may have ended, but fisherfolk of the Philippines’ Zambales province…

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Johnny Depp reprises Captain Jack Sparrow character while visiting patients at Spanish hospital

Seven years after the last Pirates Of The Caribbean movie, actor Johnny Depp has donned his iconic red bandanna and…

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Oil prices rise on Middle East supply risks as Israel steps up attacks

OIL prices edged higher on Monday on increasing concerns of potential supply disruptions from the Middle East producing region after…

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The mavericks of metals are back, rocking a US$15 trillion market

IN 2002, the metals industry was jolted into uproar, after a US warehouse owner announced it would start charging a…

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IMTA 2024 Conference aims to help empower sustainable mountain tourism

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-09-29/IMTA-2024-Conference-aims-to-help-empower-sustainable-mountain-tourism-1xieejfPWZq/img/e7d8ba1844bb407f9f46f96ff122400a/e7d8ba1844bb407f9f46f96ff122400a.png' alt='The 2024 International Mountain Tourism Alliance Annual Conference in Xingyi, southwest China's Guizhou Province, September 26, 2024. /CFP'…

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Discover the wonders of Dunhuang Yardang National Geopark

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-09-29/Discover-the-wonders-of-Dunhuang-Yardang-National-Geopark-1xi5F8MVgEo/img/f106319038a84f10831ee98ca236b0e8/f106319038a84f10831ee98ca236b0e8.jpeg'Wind-eroded rocks resembling a sphinx standing guard over the pyramids are seen at Dunhuang Yardang National Geopark in Gansu…

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Electric vehicle sales are stumbling. Here’s why

WITH road transportation accounting for about 15 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, it’s hard to see how the world…

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