BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China has largely escaped the crippling consumer inflation afflicting other major economies, but that may be starting to change as pork prices surge. The government has embarked on a campaign to rein in the market for pork, just as higher costs of its staple meat threaten to breach inflation targets and complicate […]
兴业银行成功发行全市场首单科创债权融资计划
HONG KONG, Jul 5, 2022 – (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) – 近日,由兴业银行独家主承销的云南省建设投资控股集团有限公司债权融资计划成功发行,发行规模10亿元,成为全市场首单科创债权融资计划。 科创债权融资计划是北京金融资产交易所推出的服科创企业发展的创…
Rusting Eiffel Tower in need of full repairs, reports say
A competitor dives in the Seine river near the Eiffel Tower as part of the Red Bull Cliff Diving event, June 18, 2022 in Paris. (THOMAS PADILLA / AP) PARIS – The Eiffel Tower is riddled with rust and in need of full repairs, but instead it is being given a cosmetic 60 million euro […]
Copenhagen shooting suspect sectioned, terrorism ruled out
Police investigator Dannie Rise talks to the media in Copenhagen, Denmark, Monday, July 4, 2022. (SERGEI GRITS / AP PHOTO) COPENHAGEN – The man accused of killing three people in a shooting in a Danish shopping mall was ordered on Monday to be held in a closed psychiatric ward, and authorities said they did not […]
Romania COVID-19 cases nearly double in a week
Medical personnel (left) passes by a newly hospitalized COVID-19 patient (center) at the "Pneumophysiology Institute Prof Dr Marius Nasta" in Bucharest on Oct 7, 2021. (DANIEL MIHAILESCU / AFP) BUCHAREST / FRANKFURT – The number of new COVID-19 infections in Romania nearly doubled over the last week, with a peak of 10,000 daily cases expected in […]
Suspect captured in Chicago shooting that kills 6
A police officer holds up police tape at the scene of a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in downtown Highland Park, a Chicago suburb, on July 4, 2022. (NAM Y. HUH / AP PHOTO) HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. – Police announced they had captured a suspect in a shooting on Monday […]
EQS-News: CICC Initiates Sirnaomics (2257.HK) at Outperform Rating with Target Price of HKD106.00
EQS-News / 04/07/2022 / 17:56 UTC+8 CICC Initiates Sirnaomics (2257.HK) at Outperform Rating with Target Price of HKD106.00 China International Capital Corporation (CICC) initiates coverage of Sirnaomics at “Outperform” rating, with a target price of HKD106.00. CICC said, Sirnaomics is an RNA therapeutics pioneer in China. RNA therapeutics is a rapidly growing field with potential […]
Hong Kong raises prospect of Shenzhen border easing by Aug 4
BEIJING (REUTERS) – Hong Kong’s new health secretary said on Monday (July 4) he hoped the border with Shenzhen would reopen before August 4, a move that would mark a significant relaxation of China’s strict border controls, generating divided opinions on Chinese social media. Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau posted a blog on Hong Kong’s Health […]
DR Congo declares 14th Ebola outbreak over
In this July 16, 2019 photo, health workers dressed in protective gear begin their shift at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, Congo DRC. (JEROME DELAY / AP) KINSHASA — The health ministry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday declared an end of the latest Ebola outbreak that erupted less than […]
Pope Francis denies he is planning to resign soon
Pope Francis recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican on July 3, 2022. (ANDREW MEDICHINI / AP PHOTO) VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has dismissed reports that he plans to resign in the near future, saying he is on track to visit Canada this […]
Russia announces control of Lugansk
Smoke billows over an oil refinery outside Lysychansk on June 23, 2022. (ANATOLII STEPANOV / AFP) BEIJING – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has informed President Vladimir Putin that the region of Lugansk has been "liberated", the Defense Ministry said Sunday. The region fell after Russian troops and the armed forces of Lugansk took full […]
Glacier collapses in Italian Alps, killing at least six
A panoramic view shows the mountains around Bormio as ski resorts reopen in Bormio, Italian Alps, on Dec 4, 2021. (PIERO CRUCIATTI / AFP) ROME – Parts of a mountain glacier collapsed in the Italian Alps on Sunday amid record temperatures, local authorities said, killing at least six people and injuring eight. The Trento provincial […]
Video shows Ohio officers killed unarmed Black man in hail of bullets
Demonstrators hold "Justice for Jayland" signs as they gather outside Akron City Hall to protest the killing of Jayland Walker, shot by police, in Akron, Ohio, July 3, 2022. (MATTHEW HATCHER / AFP) AKRON, Ohio – Video released on Sunday showed eight police officers in Akron, Ohio, were involved in a shooting that killed an […]
West African leaders lift economic and financial sanctions on Mali
President of the ECOWAS Commission Jean Claude Kassi Brou (right) speaks during the Economic Community of West African States 61st Ordinary Session in Accra, Ghana, on July 3, 2022. (NIPAH DENNIS / AFP) ACCRA – Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States on Sunday lifted economic and financial sanctions imposed on Mali, after […]
Virus: Peru logs 70% increase in cases between June 19 and 25
A health worker inoculates a child with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 during a vaccination campaign in Lima on Jan 25, 2022, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP) ROME / BERLIN / HAVANA / LIMA – Peru registered 17,841 COVID-19 cases between June 19 and 25, an increase of 70 percent […]
Australia floods worsen as thousands more Sydney residents evacuate
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Torrential rains kept battering Australia’s east coast on Tuesday (July 5), intensifying the floods crisis in Sydney as thousands more residents were ordered to leave their homes overnight after rivers swiftly rose past danger levels. About 50,000 residents in New South Wales, the bulk in Sydney’s western suburbs, have been told to […]
China’s elderly resisting vaccines despite lockdown pain: Report
SHANGHAI (BLOOMBERG) – There’s been one consistent silver lining to Covid-19 outbreaks: They trigger a surge in vaccinations that provide protection against severe infections in the future. China’s elderly are an exception. Take Shanghai. After the financial hub emerged from a bruising two-month lockdown and vaccination clinics reopened, the number of fully immunised people aged […]
Hong Kong’s travel challenges mount as flight bans climb to 100
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Hong Kong suspended flights from three airlines Monday (July 4), bringing its bans this year to 100 as the city continues to impose onerous Covid-19 travel restrictions while the rest of the world beyond China has removed curbs and allows much freer entry. Emirates Airline, Qatar Airways and Thai Airways were […]
Register for the Course! 5th Edition of Global CX Summit India Physical Conference on July 7
INDIA, Jul 4, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – After successful 4 editions of Global CX Summit, Exito (www.exito-e.com/) is all set to host another milestone event – which serves as an ideal platform to enhance the experience to latest insights in “Orchestrating a Holistic CX Strategy”. The agenda is carefully curated to address […]
Niu Technologies Provides Second Quarter 2022 Sales Volume Update
BEIJING, July 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via SEAPRWire.com) — Niu Technologies (“NIU”, or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: NIU), the world’s leading provider of smart urban mobility solutions, today provides its sales volume results for the second quarter 2022. 2Q 2022 2Q 2021 1H 2022 1H 2021 China Market 180,299 246,018 […]