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Malaysia, Cambodia launch cross-border QR payments
Reuters and Xinhua, Published on 19/09/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - The central banks of Malaysia and Cambodia on Thursday launched a cross-border quick response (QR) payment linkage between the two countries, allowing consumers and merchants to make and receive instant retail payments through mobile applications.
School bus rams into students in China, 11 dead
Xinhua, agencies, Published on 03/09/2024
» SHANDONG - A bus crashed into a crowd in front of a junior high school in eastern China on Tuesday morning, killing 11 people and injuring 24.
Visitors to Japan in October top pre-pandemic level for 1st time
Xinhua News Agency, Published on 16/11/2023
» TOKYO: The number of foreign visitors to Japan in October came to 2,516,500, up 0.8 percent from the same month in 2019, marking the first time the monthly figure has exceeded the pre-COVID-19 pandemic level, government data showed Wednesday.
Chinese-built railway inaugurated in Bangladesh
Xinhua News Agency, Published on 12/11/2023
» COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: The Dohazari-Cox's Bazar railway, one of the priority development projects of Bangladesh, was inaugurated here on Saturday to bolster connectivity and transportation infrastructure in the South Asian country.
China's GDP to grow by 5.4 percent in 2023: IMF
Xinhua News Agency, Published on 08/11/2023
» BEIJING: China's real gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow by 5.4 percent in 2023, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) statement said on Tuesday.
Thai coconut exporter has high hopes for CIIE
Xinhua News Agency, Published on 07/11/2023
» RATCHABURI: In the Thai coconut factory of Damnoen Saduak, workers on the assembly line are packaging peeled coconuts, which will be shipped to China soon.
Indonesia's rice production disrupted by El Nino, raising inflation
Xinhua News Agency, Published on 05/11/2023
» JAKARTA: The extreme El Nino phenomenon in Indonesia has disrupted the rice production in the largest economy of Southeast Asia, which has resorted to imports to secure domestic stocks.
Foreign firms satisfied with China's business environment: survey
Xinhua News Agency, Published on 01/11/2023
» BEIJING: The vast majority of foreign-funded companies operating in China are satisfied with the country's favorable business environment, according to a recent survey.
Thailand to accelerate construction of China-Thailand railway: PM
Xinhua, Published on 31/10/2023
» Thailand plans to speed up the construction of the China-Thailand railway, a bilateral flagship project under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), according to Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin.
1 in 10 Japanese aged 80 or above as elderly ratio hits record high
Xinhua News Agency, Published on 18/09/2023
» TOKYO: One out of 10 people in Japan is now aged 80 or older, while the ratio of elderly to the total population rose to a record high, ministry data showed Sunday.