China's economy grew 5.3% in the first quarter, beating expectations
China's economy in the first quarter grew faster than expected, official data released Tuesday by China's National Bureau of Statistics showed.
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Apple CEO says that he wants to increase investments in Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Apple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday that he wants to further increase investment in Vietnam a day after the company announced it would spending on suppliers in the Southeast Asian manufacturing hub.
Dozens killed as storms lash Pakistan and Afghanistan
Authorities have called on emergency services to remain on high alert with more severe weather on the way.
Pakistan’s premier calls for closer cooperation with Saudi Arabia to enhance investment in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister called for closer cooperation between Saudi Arabia and his cash-strapped Islamic nation to enhance Saudi investment in his country, a government statement said Tuesday.
Germany’s Leader Walks a Fine Line in China
Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany tried to strike a delicate balance on a trip to China this week, promoting business ties with his country’s biggest trading partner while criticizing its surge of exports to Europe and its support for Russia.
AP PHOTOS: What’s on the voters’ minds as India heads into a 6-week national election
NEW DELHI (AP) — Raj Sud, 94, has voted in almost every election held in independent India, bearing witness to the eventful journey of a diverse, and now the world’s most populous, democracy over the last 76 years.
Apple CEO Tim Cook visits Vietnam as US tech giant’s supply chain shift stirs unease in China
On Monday, Apple announced on its Vietnam website that it would “increase spending on suppliers” in the country, adding that such expenditure has reached nearly 400 trillion Vietnamese dong (US$16 billion) since 2019.
Sydney church stabbing was religiously motivated terrorism, Australia police say
A knife attack on an Assyrian church bishop and some followers in Sydney was a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism, as the country reeled from a second stabbing incident in three days, Australian police said on Tuesday.