Thailand launches Southern Economic Corridor project

BANGKOK, Aug. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Thailand has launched a Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) project covering several of its southern provinces, repoerts Xinhua. During Tuesday’s roving cabinet meeting in Chumphon province, about 466 km south of Bangkok, the government approved the SEC project to be implemented in four southern provinces, namely Ranong, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si […]

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Gaza’s only power plant shuts down due to fuel shortage

GAZA, July 24 (NsNewsWire) — The only power plant in the Palestinian Gaza Strip stopped operation on Monday due to shortage of fuel, an official in Gaza announced, reports Xinhua. The plant’s halt will affect all aspects of life in Gaza, said Mohammed Thabet, media officer in Gaza’s energy distribution company, in a statement. He […]

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Woman, 19, dies at Melbourne CBD youth party clash

SYDNEY, July 21 (Xinhua) — Australian police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old woman in Melbourne on Saturday morning, with reports of two youth groups clashing at a chaotic short-stay apartment party site. Homicide squad detectives are investigating the woman’s death, “deemed suspicious,” after officers were alerted to the CBD site, where paramedics failed […]

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Myanmar armed groups vow to continue peace meetings with gov’t

YANGON, July 15 (Xinhua) — Seven armed groups have vowed to continue peace meetings with the government, saying that they will discuss the message delivered by Myanmar authorities at the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference in Nay Pyi Taw, official media reported Sunday. The third session of the six-day Panglong Peace Conference kicked off on […]

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U.S.-China trade tensions trigger concerns among American farmers, experts

NEW YORK, July 15 (NsNewsWire) — The escalating trade tensions between the United States and China have triggered widespread concerns among farmers and experts in various U.S. industries over the impending impact on the country’s economy, reports Xinhua. Senior U.S. energy experts said that the tariff battle escalation will not only harm the energy industry […]

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China has unprecedented strategic leeway amid trade war

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/7/13 20:33:39 Since a trade war began between China and the US, some people have been worried it would obscure China’s future. Such a crisis consciousness is not completely unnecessary, as the trade war will be an obstacle for China’s rise and will leave a mark in history. However, we will only […]

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Over 9,000 trips made via China-Europe trains

BEIJING, July 10 (NsNewsWire) — China-Europe freight trains have made over 9,000 trips by the end of June, the China Railway Corporation (CRC) said Monday. Since the services began in 2011, the trains have delivered 800,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of goods, connecting 48 Chinese cities with 42 European cities, according to CRC, reports Xinhua. […]

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