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Industrial Output Value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 5 percent year on year in October, 0.2 percentage points higher than that of the third quarter, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. Despite multiple challenges, such as the complex international situation and domestic COVID-19 resurgences, the Chinese economy has sustained a steady trend of recovery in the month as the country stepped up efforts to implement pro-growth policies, the bureau said. Output of the mining industry increased 4 percent, while that of the manufacturing sector rose 5.2 percent, the data showed. In particular, the hi-tech manufacturing sector posted strong growth momentum, with its output jumping 10.6 percent, 1.3 percentage points higher than in September. The output of auto manufacturing logged a sharp increase of 18.7…

‘Indonesian people and global citizens hope the leaders refrain from using the precious moments during the summit simply as opportunities to criticize and attack one another.” One week before the 17th Group of 20 (G20) Heads of State and Government Summit kicked off in Bali, Kornelius Purba, senior editor of Indonesia’s English newspaper The Jakarta Post, published an article titled G20 Leaders, Please Don’t Come to Bali Just to Quarrel, advising leaders unwilling to work together to address the world’s economic and security conundrums to at least “lower their ego as not to worsen the suffering of many people across the globe.” Against this backdrop, the G20 Bali Summit took place on November 15 and 16. It was the second in-person meeting of the leaders of the world’s major economies…

The 27th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) convened from November 6 to 18 in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh. This year’s conference came at a time of growing concerns over the global environment, with accumulating political and security challenges consuming the world’s attention and budget to manage climate change. A changing world Climate change may be the most severe and common challenge humanity faces, a fact clear from Pakistan’s devastating floods, Europe’s hottest summer in 500 years, Cuba’s blackouts, hurricanes in the U.S., continuing carbon emissions, increasing torrential rains, heatwaves, wildfires, droughts, desertification, and the displacement of hundreds of millions of people. As UN Secretary General António Guterres warned, “…we are on a highway to climate…

Initiated by China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba in 2009 and taking place from late October until November 11 this year, the annual online shopping bonanza Double 11, roughly China’s answer to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, has been a great opportunity for many domestic and overseas consumers to make their purchases in order to obtain the greatest possible markdown. Over recent years, the boom of e-commerce platforms, improved logistics services and new forms of promotion like live-streaming have boosted spending. Nevertheless, despite predictions of sharply declining sales due to the impacts of COVID-19 and the economic downturn this year, the results are likely to be better than expected. Leading online retail platforms like Tmall, owned by Alibaba, and JD.com did not release their total Double 11 turnover figures for this year.…

The Deshou Palace Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, will open to the public in late November. The Deshou Palace, or the Palace of Morality and Longevity, was once home to Emperor Gaozong and his successor, Emperor Xiaozong, during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). It was almost entirely destroyed over the centuries. In 2001, archaeologists began excavating the ruins. Construction of the museum started in December 2020. Modern technologies are now in place to present the palace in a dynamic way.…

THAILAND The APEC 2022 logo in Bangkok on November 16. The 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting took place in the city on November 18-19 ANGOLA A Huawei employee (right) presents products to a visitor at the inauguration ceremony of the Huawei Angola Tech Park in Luanda on November 14. The park is expected to help train more local talents in the information and communication technology sector and speed up digitalization in the southern African country TÜRKIYE People console each other on Istiklal Avenue near Taksim Square in Istanbul after a blast hit the city center on November 13. The explosion, confirmed to be a terror attack, had killed six people and injured 81 as of November 17 SLOVENIA President-elect Natasa Pirc Musar addresses the media at the…

The current state of China-U.S. relations does not support the fundamental interests of the two countries and peoples and is not what the international community expects, Chinese President Xi Jinping said while talking with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden ahead of the Group of 20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, on November 14. During their face-to-face meeting, the two top leaders conducted a candid and in-depth exchange of opinions on a wide range of issues concerning bilateral ties and global priorities as the world watched. With the conclusion of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the midterm elections in the U.S., the two countries have both completed their major domestic agendas for the year. Zhang Jiadong, a professor with the Center for American Studies at Shanghai-based…

On February 25, 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced China had secured a complete victory in its fight against extreme poverty. Globally, though, 685 million—one in 12—people still suffer poverty that is even more severe. The global financial system is, in the words of UN Secretary General António Guterres, “morally bankrupt. It favors the rich and punishes the poor.” Hopes were high the world’s people would come together to demand the eradication of extreme poverty through the 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) announced in 2015 as part of the UN 2030 Agenda. However, as of yet, this hasn’t happened. But an alternative vision does exist, one that envisages a community with a shared future for humanity and would involve “countries with different social systems, ideologies, histories, cultures and levels…

For three years, fans have been anticipating the release of the Three-Body Problem animated series, an adaptation of Liu Cixin’s Hugo Award-winning sci-fi trilogy Remembrance of Earth’s Past. The series will officially stream on Bilibili, a leading Chinese video-sharing platform mainly targeting young people, from December 3. The debut date was announced on October 29 at an event called Anime Made by Bilibili 2022-2023, an annual event hosted by the platform since 2018 to showcase its new initiatives in the Chinese animation sector. As principal producer and financier of the animated series, Bilibili announced in 2019 it had secured the rights to adapt the novel into an animated series. The series trailer has attracted 40 million views and 3 million followers over the past three years since the announcement was…

Emergency Rescue Team Tibet Autonomous Region has established its first airborne rescue team for emergency response, equipped with two helicopters. The 20-member team, co-established by the administration of emergency management in the city of Nyingchi and the city’s forest fire brigade, will mainly be responsible for rescue and relief work after accidents and natural disasters in Nyingchi, according to the brigade, Xinhua News Agency reported on November 17. Located in the southeast part of Tibet, Nyingchi has lush forests and difficult terrain, posing a great threat to firefighting work during forest fires. The two helicopters give the team great mobility in emergency response and rescue work, Pu Tongmeng, captain of the team, said. On November 12, the team carried out an airborne drill to train in firefighting, delivery of rescuers,…

The official website of the Ministry of Tourism of Indonesia, Wonderful Indonesia, lists the Cheng Ho (Zheng He) Cultural Festival in Semarang, Central Java Province, as a must-see. The site goes on to describe the festival as “reviving the memory of the historic voyages of Admiral Cheng Ho from China into [modern-day] Indonesian waters.” As the most famous navigator in Chinese history, Zheng He of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) is also considered a great diplomat because his fleet’s seven voyages not only brought porcelain, tea and silk but also friendship to Southeast Asia, including the islands we today refer to as Indonesia. Never could Zheng have imagined that more than 600 years after he first set sail would the bond of friendship between China and Indonesia be stronger than ever…

About 3.7 billion people are not yet benefiting from access to the mobile Internet, John Hoffman, CEO of GSMA Ltd., an international association of mobile operators, said at the opening ceremony of the 2022 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province, on November 9. “So, as we work toward building a better future and a more inclusive and connected society, we must focus on closing these gaps to make sure everyone has the chance to benefit from the transformational power of Internet access,” Hoffman added. Themed Toward a Shared Digital Future in a Connected World—Building a Community With a Shared Future in Cyberspace, the three-day summit that concluded on November 11 saw the participation, both online and offline, of 2,100 guests from over 120 countries and regions,…

Generations of ancient Chinese literati already knew all too well that a study could, or rather should, be a place to get far away from the madding crowd and unleash the power of deep thought. The Palace Museum on August 30 unveiled an exhibition on the Chinese study, which will conclude on November 30. More than 100 cultural items give visitors a glimpse of what a day in the life of an intellectual must have looked like 1,000 years ago. The museum also offers people the opportunity to embrace their inner tranquility and be alone with their thoughts surrounded by the authentic-looking decor. A study was not only a place for reading, writing and collecting books, but also the epitome of cultural inheritance and prosperity. This exhibition explores and explains…