Russia’s Putin and China’s No. 2 official praise deepening ties as Ukraine war grinds on
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PwC China faces six-month business ban, large fine over Evergrande audit, sources say
Chinese regulators will likely order business suspension for a big part of PricewaterhouseCoopers' auditing unit in mainland China for six months, as part of punishment for its work on troubled property developer Evergrande, five sources said.
The seeds of Deng Xiaoping’s legacy have yielded remarkable progress
China’s transformation over the last four decades since its reform and opening up in the late 1970s is a highly unusual phenomenon. China’s gross domestic product grew from US$150 billion in 1978 to about US$17.8 trillion by 2023, making it the world’s second largest economy. Per capita GDP jumped from US$157 in 1973 to US$12,614 by 2023, surpassing countries like India and Thailand. In first-tier cities like Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen, the average per capita GDP ranges between US$26,000 and US$28,000, topping the amount considered as high-income by World Bank standards.
Bavarian Nordic shares pop over 11% on earnings beat, bumper mpox vaccine order
Shares of Danish biotech company Bavarian Nordic jumped more than 12% in early deals on Thursday after it reported stronger-than-expected earnings and announced a bumper vaccine order from an unnamed European country amid the ongoing mpox outbreak.
Is India a Safe Place for Women? Another Brutal Killing Raises the Question.
In December 2012, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student boarded a bus in New Delhi a little after 9 p.m., expecting it would take her home. Instead, she was gang-raped and assaulted so viciously with an iron rod that her intestines were damaged. She died days later as India erupted in rage.
China, India among 35 countries added to Sri Lanka visa-free list to boost tourism
Tourists will be given 30-day visas under a six-month pilot programme that will start from October 1, said cabinet spokesman and Transport Minister Bandula Gunawardana.