Though exhausted, young mother Manu Bala happily lulls her newborn son to sleep in an old hospital in India, helping her country soon become the most populous on the planet. Tears of joy and relief run down the young woman’s cheeks, moved by the contact with her little girl, who takes refuge wrapped in a […]
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Quality and not quantity says China while India is the new most populous country in the world
The UN projections for China indicate that it will lose this month the title of most populous country on Earth in favor of India, a fact that has been received coldly in the Asian giant, which already saw its population fall last year by first time in 60 years. The population of India will reach […]
Taiwan or China? Paraguay’s dilemma shaking up the race for the presidency
In AssumptionTaipei, Washington and beijingdiplomats, civil servants and agricultural producers They are closely watching a close electoral race that could determine Paraguay’s future ties with Taiwan. Paraguay will choose on April 30 between a pro-government presidential candidate who has pledged to maintain relations with Taiwan or an opponent who favors reaching out to China to […]
India will surpass China in population by the end of the month, UN confirms
India It will become the most populous country in the world at the end of the month, as confirmed by the UN in its latest updated projection on the evolution of the world population. These figures, which have been refined over the weeks -although it was already known that April was going to be the […]
Copper falls to its lowest level in 2 weeks: US$8,803 a ton due to weak Chinese purchases
The prices of copper They fell to their lowest level in more than two weeks on Monday as the market focused on weak demand from China, the metal’s main consumer, while a weaker dollar helped limit losses. As reported by the Reuters agency, the reference copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) rose 0.1% to […]
What does Latin America need to become a global manufacturing hub?
The tense commercial relations between United States and Chinaas well as the prioritization of shorter supply chains, give the opportunity to Latin America become a global manufacturing hub. He Inter-American Development Bank estimated that this relocation could boost the regional exports of goods and services in about US$78,000 million annually. However, to fulfill its potential […]
China accelerates its dominance in electric vehicle manufacturing
The manufacturers chinese of electric vehicles They are driving the global boom in a sector in which international companies are lagging behind, according to analysts and industry experts interviewed by AFP. Government support for electric vehicles coupled with growing consumer interest has allowed Chinese companies to dominate the internal market, the world’s largest auto market. […]
An apple tree “son” of the one that inspired Newton on gravity flourishes in China
an apple tree “son” from the original tree that inspired the British physicist Isaac Newton to formulate his law of universal gravitation in 1687, began to bloom last week in a botanical garden in the eastern megalopolis China from Shanghai. Five cuttings arrived in 2015 directly from Newton’s birthplace in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, UK, and have since […]
US wants ‘constructive and equitable’ economic relationship with China, Yellen says
USA He wants to have a “constructive and equitable” economic relationship with China, although without compromising national security issues, his Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a speech at Johns Hopkins University in Washington on Thursday, April 20. “We seek a healthy economic relationship with China: one that fosters growth and innovation in both countries. […]
The US wants a “constructive and fair” economic relationship with China, says Yellen
The United States seeks economic ties “constructive and fair” with China, but will protect its national security interests and oppose Beijing’s actions to dominate its foreign competitors, the Treasury secretary said Thursday, Janet Yellen. In a speech at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Yellen set out the main objectives of the […]