NYC, LA faced with fund crunch to tackle problem caused by migrant influx, layoffs
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UK households feeling squeeze due to stubbornly high inflation
LONDON, June 21 (Xinhua) — The latest official figures showed on Wednesday that the United Kingdom\’s (UK) inflation in May remained stubbornly high, and amid still soaring prices, households are feel
China\’s Jiangsu debuts first low-voltage DC emergency rescue room
The first low-voltage DC emergency rescue room in Jiangsu Province became operational on June 1, 2023. The facility, a joint effort by Jiangsu Women and Children Health Hospital and State Grid Jiangsu
China moves to consolidate its growth prospects amid a string of economic data
BEIJING, June 9 (Xinhua) — China\’s growth prospects are being enhanced amid a string of recent economic data and upbeat forecasts from international organizations.
China\’s consumer price index (CPI),
U.S. needs smarter spending to avoid health care paradox: Hill
NEW YORK, June 8 (Xinhua) — The United States pays more for health care than any other country on the planet, yet outcomes lag those of other developed nations, reported The Hill on Tuesday.
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Inter-provincial efforts to protect China\’s Yangtze River Delta
HEFEI, June 1 (Xinhua) — Environmental monitors from east China\’s Anhui and Zhejiang provinces met again a week ago at the provincial border to jointly test the water quality of the Xin\’an River, whi
Cotton farmers taking to the skies with drone technology
URUMQI, May 31 (Xinhua) — Yang Haoran\’s job is probably every little boy\’s dream: the young technician spends most of his days flying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the vast croplands in northw
China issues guidelines on medical insurance fund supervision
BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhua) — China has released guidelines on strengthening regular supervision over the use of medical insurance funds.
The guidelines aim to ensure the safe and efficient use of medic
Japan\’s trade deficit drops by almost 50 pct in April, exports face headwinds from shaky U.S. economy
TOKYO, May 18 (Xinhua) — Japan\’s trade deficit dropped by almost 50 percent to a one-year low of 432.4 billion yen (3.14 billion U.S. dollars) in April, owing in part to imports retreating for the fi
China\’s PPI down 3.6 pct in April
BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) — China\’s producer price index (PPI), which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, went down 3.6 percent year on year in April, the National Bureau of Statistics said