Vancouver Mayor-elect Ken Sim arrives for a news conference in Vancouver, on Oct. 17.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press
In Vancouver’s Chinatown, baker Denny Wong is so enthusiastic about mayor-elect Ken Sim that he’s already thinking about 2026.…
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Insurance for humanitarian workers, journalists, engineers and others heading to Ukraine is now more expensive and harder to organise than during the Iraq war. While initially nervous about providing cover in the immediate aftermath of Russia&#…
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New semiconductor export controls the Biden administration announced on Oct. 7 present China with an unprecedented industrial policy challenge. The standard Chinese playbook for retaliating against foreign governments provides no obvious response, so h…
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NASSAU, Bahamas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–October 20, 2022–
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (“the Commission”), in partnership with the Government of The Bahamas, announced today that the country will host a global FinTech and Web3 Festival, from 24-26 …
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London: Britain’s third woman Prime Minister, Liz Truss, is out of office on Thursday after the shortest tenure at 10 Downing Street in London and without a cherished India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) under her belt as a Brexit prize.…
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New York CNN Business —
Even the uber-rich are on edge now about the economy.
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, two of the wealthiest people on the entire planet (who generally don’t agree on much of anything), are both signaling some tension about a looming r…
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As the Chinese Communist Party holds a major political event to tally Xi Jinping's achievements and extend the general secretary's rule for an unprecedented third term, a senior official has declared that China is among the safest countries…
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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA — Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary General Dato Paduka Lim Jock Hoi remains confident that the Philippines will ratify the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by the end of this year.…
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Important topics and their relevance in UPSC CSE exam for October 20, 2022. If you missed the October 19, 2022 UPSC key from the Indian Express, read it here
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Rupee falls to record 83.02, imported inflation is now a worry
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has cracked down on dissent within Hong Kong and other regions
Hong Kong — President Xi Jinping further tightened his grip on power in China this week.…
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China’s military is emerging as a true competitor to the U.S. under Xi Jinping.
The People’s Liberation Army now has hypersonic missiles that evade most defenses, a technology the U.S. is still developing.…
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Riverbeds that used to be covered in ample water are now dehydrated by drought.
Widespread drought that dried up large parts of Europe, the United States and China this past summer was made 20 times more likely by climate change, experts say.…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are off to an uneven start on Wall Street as markets struggle to find direction amid more mixed news on company earnings. The S&P 500 was just barely in the red in the early going Thursday, as was the Nasdaq composite.……
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China Money Network’s DealShot provides detailed information on venture capital and private equity deals in China on a daily basis. Here you can find out where Chinese investors have been investing their money each workday.…
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China Money Network's DealShot provides detailed information on venture capital and private equity deals in China on a daily basis. Here you can find out where Chinese investors have been investing their money each workday.
DealShot: 13 Deals Wor…
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By Staff Reporters from Science and Technology
BEIJING, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On October 16, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) opened in Beijing, which drew worldwide attention and aroused a warm response at home a…
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China’s capital, Beijing, has dialled up measures to stop Covid, strengthening public checks and locking down some residential compounds after a quadrupling of its cases in recent weeks, just as a key Communist party congress entered full swing.……
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New Delhi: Sixty years ago, as the world nervously watched the US and the Soviet Union lock horns in the Cuban missile crisis, China and India went to war. While Indian academics, defence experts, and diplomats have picked apart where India went ‘wrong…
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TAIPEI, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping would become a "sinner" of all Chinese people if he attacked Taiwan and would not win a war as he would face international sanctions and diplomatic isolation, Taiwan's top …
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Singapore CNN Business —
Many Asian countries introduced tougher Covid-19 restrictions than in other continents, a reality that has caused concerns about elevated levels of stress, anxiety and isolation. Now, a number of young entrepreneurs are leverag…
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Xi Jinping has inaugurated the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), reiterating his hardliner policies that aim to tackle corruption, regulate private industries, integrate Hong Kong with the mainland China system run by the CCP…