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China targets 5 percent growth for 2025 amid economic uncertainty
China keeps its economic growth target at 'around 5 percent' for 2025

BEIJING, China: China has set an economic growth target of around five percent for 2025, signaling efforts to stabilize the economy...

US tariffs threaten Italy’s farm exports, from Prosecco to Parma ham
Italy farm lobby worried about US tariffs on cheese and ham

ROME, Italy: Italy's agricultural sector is bracing for a major hit as U.S. tariffs threaten exports of iconic products like Prosecco...

Chinese nationals accused of hacking US government, newspapers to get data on dissidents

(CN) - The Justice Department announced Wednesday indictments against a dozen Chinese nationals, claiming they worked to steal data...

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(250310) -- BEIJING, March 10, 2025 (Xinhua) -- President of the China Economic and Social Council (CESC) Wang Dongfeng, also vice...

Face-changing and Kung Fu -- Chinese culture shines on world street dance stage
Face-changing and Kung Fu -- Chinese culture shines on world street dance stage

by Xinhua writers Lyu Qiuping and Lu YouyiCHENGDU, March 10 (Xinhua) -- On a stage in Los Angeles, the United States, a 4-minute-and-17-second...

China's regional powerhouses turbocharge high-quality development
China's regional powerhouses turbocharge high-quality development

BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Having long propelled China's economic ascent, major provincial-level regions are now leading the charge...

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US: Refilling oil reserve fully will cost $20 billion, take years
US estimates it will take $20 billion and years to refill oil reserve

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Energy Department estimates it will take US$20 billion and several years to refill the Strategic Petroleum...

BP CEO’s pay drops to 5.4 million pounds in 2024
BP says CEO's pay package fell to 5.4 million pounds in 2024

LONDON, U.K.: British Petroleum CEO Murray Auchincloss saw his pay package drop to 5.4 million pounds (US$6.95 million) in 2024, down...

DHL to cut 8,000 German jobs in largest layoff in 20 years
German delivery giant DHL cuts 8,000 jobs, largest in decades

BONN, Germany: DHL plans to cut 8,000 jobs in Germany this year, marking its most significant domestic workforce reduction in at least...

China targets 5 percent growth for 2025 amid economic uncertainty
China keeps its economic growth target at 'around 5 percent' for 2025

BEIJING, China: China has set an economic growth target of around five percent for 2025, signaling efforts to stabilize the economy...

SpaceX denies plans to take over FAA telecom contract
Musk's Starlink denies it wants to take over FAA air traffic contract

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Elon Musk's company SpaceX said this week that its Starlink satellite unit is not trying to take over any Federal...

Newsom mandates four-day in-office work for California state employees
Newsom orders California state workers back four days a week

SACRAMENTO, California: Starting July 1, California state employees will be required to work in person at least four days a week under...