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Chinese economy in fast lane of recovery despite pandemic Updated: 2021-04-19 07:31 A worker checks the operation of a carbon fiber production line at a factory in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. [Photo by Geng Yuhe/For China Daily] Chinas gross domestic product increased 18.3 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, the highest since the country started recording its quarterly growth. This is because of the recovery of demand as well as the low base of the first quarter last yea...

Xinhua | Updated: 2021-04-19 09:44 Share CLOSE Disaster Response Force (DRF) personnel spray sanitizer amid COVID-19 pandemic in Hyderabad, capital of Indias southern state of Telangana, on April 18, 2021. XINHUA NEW DELHI -- Indias daily COVID-19 positivity rate has doubled to 16.69 percent in 12 days amid a surge in new coronavirus infections. For four days in a row, India has recorded over 200,000 daily cases of COVID-19. On Sunday, 261,500 new i...

By LIU YINMENG in Los Angeles | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-19 08:24 Share CLOSE A protester expresses defiance at a rally in Millbrae, California, on Saturday in highlighting the types of violence experienced by Asian Americans. [LIU GUANGUAN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE] With no letup in racist violence in US, fears drive many to resort to self-defense More Asian Americans are arming themselves for protection amid a surge in violence and abu...

WORLD / EUROPE By AFP Published: Apr 18, 2021 06:43 PM Alcala Gate is decorated with festive lights in Madrid, capital of Spain, Nov. 28, 2020. The festive lights for Christmas were displayed from Nov. 26, 2020 and will last till Jan. 6, 2021. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo) With virus cases rising and its vaccination drive delayed, Madrid headed into an election campaign on Sunday ahead of a vote likely to cement the right-wings hold on Spains wealthiest region.  If the latest polls are correct, the...

Chip shortage crimping output of electronics By MA SI | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-16 09:08 Share CLOSE Technicians test chips at a company in Shehong, Sichuan province. [Photo by LIU CHANGSONG/FOR CHINA DAILY] The ongoing global chip shortage is crimping production of certain personal computers, smartphones and automobiles, and semiconductor component prices are rising significantly, experts and company executives said. More than 2...

Chinas main production base hastens digital transformation China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-16 09:37 Share CLOSE Attendees visit the intelligent manufacturing exhibition area during the 3rd China (Guangdong) International Internet Plus Exposition in Foshan, Guangdong province. [Photo by ZHENG JUNBIN/FOR CHINA DAILY] GUANGZHOU－As outlined in a blueprint for its development over the next five to 15 years, China will promote the deep integration of di...

Sanctuary Country: Criminal Illegal Aliens in ICE Custody Cut by 70 Percent President Joe Biden’s “sanctuary country” orders have helped cut the number of convicted criminal illegal aliens in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody by 70 percent since 2019, the latest data reveals. Data collected by the Transactional Research Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University shows that as of March 31, just 13,914 total illegal aliens were in ICE custody. For comparison, in May 201...

Photo Credit: IANS IANSLive Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Soaring above the 60K range, Maharashtra on Friday recorded a new high of 63,729 infections and the second highest death toll of 398, with the state jumping past the 37-L mark, health officials said. To get full access of the story, click here to subscribe to IANS News Service © 2021 IANS India Private Limited. All Rights Reserved. The reproduction of the story/photograph in any form will be liable for legal action. For news, views and goss...

Sinovac vaccine 67% effective against symptomatic infection: Chile govt Wang Qi and Leng Shumei Published: Apr 17, 2021 01:02 AM Sinovac vaccine Photo: VCG  Chinas Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac is 67 percent effective in preventing symptomatic infection and 80 percent effective in preventing deaths, the Chilean government announced on Friday, based on real-world data.   According to a report by the Chilean health ministry the Global Times obtained from Sinovac Biotech, CoronaVac is 85 ...

PHOTO / CHINA By Xinhua Published: Apr 14, 2021 01:28 PM Photo taken on April 13, 2021 shows the Shimen reservoir in Taoyuan, southeast Chinas Taiwan. Taiwan is facing its worst drought in decades, with the islands reservoirs at dangerously low water levels. As of Tuesday, 17 of the islands 19 major reservoirs were at less than 50 percent capacity, according to data from the islands water conservancy authorities.(Photo: Xinhua)   Photo taken on April 13, 2021 shows the Shimen reservoir in T...