China strikes back at Trump, retaliating with tariffs as it 'firmly opposes' US plan
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to talk in "the next couple days," White House press ...
Morton County declares fire emergency, issues burn restrictions
With extremely dry conditions continuing through winter, the Morton County Commission Tuesday declared a Fire Emergency and ...
The National6d
A look at pre-Union poems in praise of Scottish cities and others
WRITING in Latin, the Scottish poet Arthur Johnstone (c1579-1641), has a series of pre-Union poems in praise of Scottish cities, taking them each ...
MarketWatch8d
China’s economy still hasn’t fully emerged from the pandemic as a new year dawns
This month offers a particularly reflective time in China, for consumers, families, small-business people and investors alike. The globally celebrated New Year’s holiday and the Chinese Lunar ...
MarketWatch8d
China and the U.K. have the opposite problem. They just struck a deal.
China and the U.K. right now have the opposite problem. For China, the issue is growth, and the market signal has been plummeting bond yields BX:AMBMKRM-30Y in spite of promises by the country’s ...
TheDerrick.com11d
Tropical Hainan Island, China: Tourist's Paradise Filled with Sunshine, Hospitality
HAIKOU, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 24 January 2025 - Recently, the Hainan Free Trade Port in southern China has ...
Barron's11d
China Downplays Deflation Troubles. Bond Vigilantes Aren’t Buying It.
Xi Jinping, electronics salesman? That is how micro China’s leader is getting about a macroeconomic challenge spinning out of control. China is facing deflation, and Team Xi is finally ...
Progress is made on a huge fire north of Los Angeles while new fires erupt in Southern California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday for tens of thousands as firefighters with air support slowed the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los ...
At Donald Trump’s inauguration rally, here’s what his supporters think about annexing Canada: ‘It would be fantastic’
He’s going for irony, donning the garb of a Caesar for laughs when so many have warned that Donald Trump could imperil democracy in the American republic. Like a centurion, he holds a long staff with ...
Nikkei Asia18d
China posts 5% growth for 2024 as challenges pile up
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI -- China on Friday announced that its economic growth rate for 2024 was in line with the target set by a government beset by the threat of fresh U.S. tariffs, an enduring ...
ABC News18d
China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy
China’s population has fallen for the third ... a population that thrived on rice in the south and wheat in the north. Following the end of World War II and the Communist Party’s rise to ...
Business Insider18d
China hit its economic goals in 2024 despite a consumer spending problem
In a news release on Friday morning, China's National Bureau of Statistics reported its economy grew 5% in 2024 from a year ago, meeting its official target. Analysts polled by Reuters had ...