China-ASEAN trade skyrockets by 85 times in three decades Xinhua | Updated: 2021-07-30 09:14 Workers work at the construction site of the China-funded Binondo-Intramuros Bridge in Manila, the Philippines, Nov 18, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
BEIJING Trade between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has skyrocketed by 85 times since the two sides established their dialogue relations 30 years ago, official data showed.
China has remained ASEAN s largest trading partner for 12 consecutive years, said Ren Hongbin, assistant minister of commerce. In 2020, ASEAN also became China s largest trading partner.
In the first half of this year, bilateral trade between China and ASEAN continued robust expansion, registering a 38.2 percent year-on-year growth, Ren told a press conference Thursday.
Myanmar is reeling from a surge in COVID-19 cases and faces a burgeoning health catastrophe
United Nations: A senior US diplomat urged the UN Security Council on Thursday (July 29) to press Myanmar s military to stop violence and restore democracy, warning that with COVID-19 surging and hunger increasing, the longer we delay, the more people die. Deputy US Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis said Myanmar is reeling from a surge in COVID-19 cases and faces a burgeoning health catastrophe as a direct result of the military s brutality and administrative failures since its coup six months ago.
The violence and the military crackdown that followed have also displaced hundreds of thousands of people, and up to 2.8 million additional people may be facing food shortages, he said.
Photo : YONHAP News من المقرر أن يشارك وزير الخارجية جونغ أوي يونغ في سلسلة من منتديات الأمن الإقليمية الرئيسية بقيادة رابطة دول جنوب شرق آسيا (الآسيان) الأسبوع المقبل، لمناقشة التعاون الدولي بشأن جائحة كورونا والشؤون الاقتصادية.
وقالت وزارة الخارجية أمس الخميس إن جونغ سيحضر أربعة اجتماعات رئيسية لوزراء الخارجية بين الثلاثاء والجمعة، بدءا باجتماع كوريا-الآسيان واجتماع الآسيان زائد ثلاثة يوم الثلاثاء.
كما سيشارك في قمة شرق آسيا يوم الأربعاء، ومنتدى الآسيان الإقليمي يوم الجمعة. وسوف تقام جميع الأحداث عبر الإنترنت للعام الثاني
Residents: Myanmar leaders use pandemic as political weapon
DAVID RISING, Associated Press
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1of8FILE - In this July 28, 2021, file photo, Buddhist monk wearing a face mask holds an oxygen tank for refill outside the Naing oxygen factory at the South Dagon industrial zone in Yangon, Myanmar. Supplies of medical oxygen are running low, and the government has put restrictions on its private sale in many places, saying it is trying to prevent hoarding.APShow MoreShow Less
2of8FILE - In this July 28, 2021, file photo, A man carries an oxygen tank while walking past people waiting with oxygen tanks in need of refill outside the Naing oxygen factory at the South Dagon industrial zone in Yangon, Myanmar. Supplies of medical oxygen are running low, and the government has put restrictions on its private sale in many places, saying it is trying to prevent hoarding.APShow MoreShow Less