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The easing of covid norms and support by the Chinese government for its ailing property market have improved investor sentiment towards metal stocks. Rising consumption and demand in China, the largest consumer of commodities, is expected to drive global demand and prices for metals, said analysts. Sentiments have improved significantly and metal prices have been […]

A view of Sydney Photo: VCG Editor’s Note:China and Australia celebrated the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties last month. In the eyes of Stephen FitzGerald (FitzGerald), Australia’s first ambassador to China, the essential ingredient that made the two countries drop differences and establish ties was mutual self-interest and realpolitik, while […]

A view of the coal yard at the Rizhao Port, East China’s Shandong Province on August 18, 2022. Red reclaimers are rumbling, with trains full of goods ready to be exported. In July, China exported 230,000 tons of coal and lignite, a year-on-year increase of 171.6 percent, customs data showed. Photo: VCG Coal industry in […]

January 12, 2023 JAKARTA – Jan. 4 marked the 75th anniversary of Myanmar’s independence. Under normal circumstances, the occasion, usually referred to as a “diamond jubilee”, would involve great celebration and joy. However, the people of Myanmar are instead dealing with a deadly war. Since illegally seizing power on Feb. 1, 2021 to prevent the […]

Malaysia open 2023 quarter finals Live Streaming: watch HS Prannoy vs Kodai Naraoka Live: Malaysia Open 2023, one of the most-awaited Badminton tournaments across the globe, is underway in Kuala Lumpur. This is the 66th edition of the tournament, which happens to be the first BWF event of this season. Badminton World Federation (BWF) organises Malaysia […]

NEW DELHI — The Su-30SM fighter in service with the Armenian Air Force may receive an unexpected update from India. The Astra air-to-air missile and the BrahMos air-launched air-to-surface missile can be under the wings of the Su-30SM. Photo credit: Wikipedia The Armenian Air Force has 14 combat aircraft. 10 Su-25K and four Su-30SM aircraft. […]

Human Rights Watch is voicing concerns about “violence and repression” ahead of Bangladesh’s general elections this year, as attacks against opposition political leaders and workers continue to rise. “The ruling Awami League is promising free and fair elections in response to increased international scrutiny but is belying those claims by ramping up repression,” Meenakshi Ganguly, […]

(Jakarta) – Myanmar’s junta has been responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity since the military coup in February 2021, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2023. The security forces have been implicated in mass killings, arbitrary arrests and detention, torture, sexual violence, and attacks on civilians in conflict areas. Amid […]

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi and her Timor Leste counterpart, Adaljiza Albertina Xavier Reis Magno, met in Jakarta on Wednesday to discuss efforts to increase economic cooperation and settle land boundaries between the two countries. In a written statement, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the two ministers agreed […]

[Photo/VCG] Xie Zhenhua, China”s special envoy for climate change, spoke with his United States’ counterpart John Kerry via video on Wednesday, according to a media release from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. Xie and Kerry exchanged ideas on the implementation of a consensus reached in Bali, Indonesia, and discussed cooperation on promoting a global […]