Chinese historical TV drama set for global audience
Beijing: Chinese historical suspense TV series "Judge Dee's Mysteries," based on the late Dutch sinologist Robert van Gulik's renowned works,...
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China’s green loan registers notable expansion in 2023
Beijing: The balance of China's green loans in local and foreign currencies stood at 30.08 trillion yuan (about 4.23 trillion...
UK Financial Watchdog issued 450 alerts on illegal crypto promotions in last three months of 2023
London: The U.K. financial regulator said it issued 450 consumer alerts in the last three months of 2023 against firms...
UK house prices post first rise in four months
London: UK house prices rose for the first time in four months at the end of 2023, according to official...
UK wants ‘absolute guarantee’ of no repeat of UNWRA allegations, says Cameron
Sofia: Britain wants an "absolute guarantee" that the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNWRA) will not employ staff who are willing...
Most influencers fail to admit to advertising, EU study shows
Paris: Four out of five influencers on social media fail to disclose commercial content they post is advertising as required...
Italy to put €1.7 billion behind 1GW of agrivoltaics projects
Rome: The Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) has issued a decree to pave the way to...
Italy: Parliament calls on gov’t to support Gaza ceasefire
Rome: Italy’s Parliament passed a motion urging the government to support a ceasefire in Gaza as Israel continues to bombard...
China’s rail-sea intermodal train trips up 87.7 pct in January
Nanning: The number of trips made by China's rail-sea intermodal trains on the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor saw robust...
Chinese people embrace tourism to celebrate Lunar New Year
Beijing: Traditionally, Chinese people stay at home with their families for the Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year,...
China had 3,608 listed manufacturing companies by the end of 2023
Beijing: There were 3,608 manufacturing companies listed on China's domestic stock market by the end of 2023, according to the...
FM congratulates Iran on 45th anniversary of Islamic revolution
Celina Ali Islamabad: Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Monday attended a reception hosted by the Iranian Embassy on occasion...
UK unemployment dips to 3.8% at end of 2023
London: Britain’s unemployment rate dipped in the final quarter of last year, but wages growth eased as the country’s inflation...
Roman egg still intact found in UK in ‘amazing’ discovery
London: Researchers have cracked one of the mysteries hidden within a Roman egg, discovering that it still contains its liquid...
Brexit red tape puts Valentine’s Day thorn in UK flower trade
Manchester: Giraffe Flowers in Manchester, northern England, is preparing for the annual Valentine's Day rush but florists fear that Brexit...
Italy: UNHCR launches platform to facilitate labour inclusion
Rome: UNHCR Italy, in collaboration with employment agency ADECCO, launched a new web platform to facilitate development of the labour...
Italy will allocate 45 million euros to reconstruct downtown Odesa damaged by Russia
Rome: Italy's plan to reconstruct the historic district of Odesa will take three years and cost around 45 million Euros,...
Copper edges lower; China closed for New Year
New Delhi: Copper prices dropped slightly on Monday on reduced demand from China, the top consumer, which was closed for...
UK won’t say when or if it will restart aid to Gaza despite reports of famine
London: The UK government still has no answers about if or when it will restart funding to the main relief...
China’s deepest oil well set to break through 10,000-meter depth mark
Beijing: China's first scientific exploration well with a depth of over 10,000 meters in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region...
Pakistan condemns Israel’s military aggression against Rafah city in Gaza
Celina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan Monday strongly condemned Israel’s military aggression against Rafah city in Gaza and the resulting destruction and...
Greece to Increase ‘Golden Visa’ Amount to $862,000
Athens: Greece has announced new measures to protect locals from a deluge of mainly Chinese nationals purchasing homes and property...
Italy takes command of Red Sea mission, looks to bolster sea security
Rome: Rome assumed command of Operation Atalanta. On Monday, through an official ceremony, Italian Rear Admiral Francesco Saladino took over...
Italy: Arbitrary Albania detention deal will harm EU
Brussels: Just a few weeks ago, the Italy-Albania arbitrary detention deal that was proposed in November seemed mired in legal...
Pakistani Community in Beijing joins in Chinese New Year celebration
Beijing: As the Chinese people are embracing the Year of Loong (Dragon), the Pakistani community residing in Beijing is enthusiastically...
China’s outbound investment rises steadily in 2023
Beijing: China's outbound investment rose steadily last year, according to the Ministry of Commerce. China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI)...
For Chinese youngsters, reading is the new social networking: Survey
Beijing: For many Chinese youngsters, reading is still a personal hobby, but they now prefer to read socially, according to...
British boys more at risk of modern slavery than any other group in UK, says study
London: Almost half of the victims of criminal exploitation in the UK are British boys aged under 18, according to...
Clare Rewcastle Brown: UK journalist says Malaysia sentence is ‘political revenge’
London: UK journalist Clare Rewcastle Brown has accused Malaysia of seeking "political revenge" for her reporting after a court jailed...
Recession verdict for UK economy will be no laughing matter for Hunt and Sunak
London: All eyes at the Treasury this week will be on estimates of economic growth in the final three months...
