City also threw out nearly 2 billion fewer plastic bags last year compared with 2022, official figures show.

According to US government-sponsored survey, country had 2,762 undergraduates from Hong Kong in last school year.

Only those that can sustain operations without external funding will stay in the race amid overcapacity and tariff woes, analysts say.

Hainan says labour pain relief will be covered by public health insurance, part of broader plan to boost birth rates.

Female gig workers in India have formed a union to advocate for rights and visibility, and confront harassment, unsafe conditions, and exploitation.

Efforts to expand sales of high-value products in China and non-US markets would cushion the blow, analysts say.

UN chief Antonio Guterres and Netanyahu have not spoken since war began in 2023 and Israel has declared Guterres persona non grata.

The AI Experts Committee is expected to promote China’s perspective on how the fast-growing technology should be governed.

‘Our government can’t set prices at the checkout, but we can put more money in people’s pockets,’ Canadian PM said in Toronto on Thursday.

NGO founder explains how mapping initiative helps hold authorities and companies accountable for carbon emissions and cover-ups.