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The city skyline of the Liangjiang New Area in Chongqing. [Photo/VCG] China”s southwestern industrial powerhouse, Chongqing, has set the GDP growth target at over 6 percent for 2023, according to the annual session of the municipal people’s congress, which was opened on Friday. In the past five years, Chongqing’s GDP registered an average annual GDP […]

China, one of the oldest civilizations, had a huge impact on the world’s economic and military status due to its sophisticated military and broad trading routes at the time. After the financial crisis of 2008, China regained its position as a regional power. China is quickly increasing its military capabilities to solve regional and global […]

The future direction of Chinese policies Credit: Asharq China is currently focused on realizing the Second Centenary Goal of becoming a great modern socialist country in all respects and advancing the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts through a path to modernization, for which a two-step strategic plan has been adopted. The first […]

Author: Paul Green, University of Melbourne On 1 September 2022, Thailand introduced a new Long-Term Resident (LTR) visa program. The program offers a 10-year renewable visa and a range of tax and non-tax benefits to four distinct categories of foreigners. These are wealthy global citizens, wealthy pensioners, work-from-Thailand professionals and highly skilled professionals. Thailand’s Board […]

Sabah and Sarawak have been accorded the status of region and are no longer regarded as states within Malaysia, says Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Zahid, who is also the rural and regional development minister, said the relocation of the Indonesian capital to East Kalimantan made the Sabah and Sarawak regions more strategic, to […]

GREENVILLE – Greenville has made yet another prestigious list — this time the New York Times’ “52 Places to Go in 2023, the city’s second appearance since it was first selected five years ago. Greenville joins Charleston as the only two South Carolina cities and is in the company of cities across the globe like London; Odense, […]

“Connecticut’s third-largest city is a historic, mostly walkable and bikeable seaside town with distinctive neighborhoods,” Alexander Lobrano of The New York Times wrote. New Haven was the only northeastern destination in the United States to make the global list, which featured places like London and Morioka, Japan. It also joined other U.S. locations like Palm Springs, […]

Should Malaysia change electoral system to avoid future hung Parliament? Here’s what analysts say. Published on: Thursday, January 12, 2023 By: Malay Mail Text Size: While many nations that hold elections do not often experience hung Parliaments, a large portion of democratic countries also do not have a single party that is able to win […]

A man suspected of killing a young woman on a secluded Queensland beach before fleeing abroad just hours later has agreed to return to potentially face charges of murder. 38-year old nurse Rajwinder Singh is suspected of murdering Toya Cordingley at a beach near Cairns in 2018 while the 24-year old was alone walking her […]

South African National Defence Force’s Cyber Command, which was formed around 8 years ago to detects and identifies cyber threats is facing challenges. The Cyber Command doesn’t have enough money to purchase adequate cybersecurity software or get specialised training says Brigadier General Mafi Mgobozi, who heads up the fledgling Cyber Command. Brigadier General Mafi Mgobozi […]