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China plans to strengthen its economy for this year. The country will focus on providing durable goods for consumers and equipment for businesses.
China is implementing measures to boost its economy in 2025, including increased ultra-long treasury bond funding, interest rate cuts, and financial aid programs for durable goods and business equipment upgrades.
The government aims for 5% growth for 2025, while accepting a budget deficit of 4% of GDP, despite challenges such as the property crisis and potential U.S. tariffs.
China's Vice Secretary of the National Development and Reform Commission, Yuan Da, expressed optimism about the country's economic recovery for this year.
Millions of government workers received wage increases averaging 500 yuan, approximately $70 per month from July 2024, injecting an estimated $12–20 billion into the economy.
These pay raises aim to stimulate spending, though some critics question their focus on civil servants, arguing that the move may damage private sector.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Snapchat will start charging users who store more than 5GB of photos and videos in its Memories feature, prompting backlash from long-time users.
New Zealand's annual inflation accelerated in the third quarter, reaching 3.0%, which aligns with analysts' expectations and is at the upper end of the central bank's target range, according to official data released on Monday.
On Sunday, the Netherlands' Economy Minister, Vincent Karremans, stated that he expects to meet with a Chinese government official in the coming days to discuss how to resolve the standoff over Nexperia NV, a computer chip maker whose issues are threatening global automotive supply chains.
In the first nine months of this year, 10.2 billion cubic metres of gas were produced from the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) block in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea, according to operational data released by the Ministry of Energy.
Apple’s latest smartphone, the iPhone Air, sold out within minutes of its launch in China on Friday, highlighting the brand’s enduring appeal among Chinese consumers despite growing competition from local Android makers.
Wall Street closed lower on Thursday as renewed concerns about regional banks and intensifying U.S.-China trade tensions weighed on investor sentiment, pulling major indexes off recent record highs.
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