Pair of giant pandas from China acclimating to new home at San Diego Zoo
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two giant pandas sent from China to the San Diego Zoo last month are acclimating well to their new home, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said Tuesday.
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Surveys show Chinese economy growing but at modest pace
BANGKOK (AP) — Surveys of Chinese factory managers showed a mixed outlook for the world’s second-largest economy in June, with growth steady but not picking up much steam.
Thailand probes BYD, China’s EV giant, after consumer complaints over dealers’ discounts
Thai authorities are investigating BYD’s dealers after a consumer complaint over aggressive discounting in a key international market for the Chinese EV giant that has left some buyers upset with how much they paid for their cars.
Views toward China diverge between rich and middle-income nations, Pew report shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Global views toward China appear to be divided between high-income and middle-income countries, and the gap apparently is the widest among China’s neighbors in the Indo-Pacific region, according to a newly released poll from the Pew Research Center that surveyed people in 35 countries.
‘Made in China’ resonating more deeply at home
In October 2021, The Economist advised in an opinion article that Chinese tech giant Huawei should dissolve so its talented engineers could leave to become the next generation of high-tech entrepreneurs. At the time, the logic seemed sound.
Parts of northwest Delhi flooded after canal breach
NEW DELHI — Parts of north-west Delhi were flooded on Thursday (July 11) after a breach in a canal that supplies water from a nearby state, and repair work was being carried out to minimise the impact, a senior local official said in a social media post.
Malaysia arrests 6 ‘Ninja Turtle Gang’ members, seizes tortoises smuggled into the country
Malaysian authorities have arrested six members of an international crime ring known as the “Ninja Turtle Gang” and seized about 200 smuggled tortoises and turtles, a wildlife official said on Tuesday.