NEW YORK, May 18 (Xinhua) — In an alarming reversal, death rates among children in the United States have risen to the highest level in nearly 15 years, particularly driven by homicides, drug overdos
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U.S. home construction ticks up in April, but remains sluggish
WASHINGTON, May 17 (Xinhua) — U.S. housing starts ticked up in April, according to data released Wednesday by the Commerce Department, but the housing market remains sluggish.
New home construction i
New study finds high rates of persistent chronic pain among U.S. adults
LOS ANGELES, May 16 (Xinhua) — New cases of chronic pain occur more often among U.S. adults than new cases of several other common conditions, including diabetes, depression, and high blood pressure,
Robots inspect power facilities in mountainous Chinese province
GUIYANG, May 16 (Xinhua) — Southwest China\’s Guizhou Province has started using robots to conduct routine inspections at its power substations in remote mountainous areas.
So far, 13 robots have been
Northbound trading of Swap Connect launched between Hong Kong, mainland
HONG KONG, May 15 (Xinhua) — Northbound trading of Swap Connect, a derivatives mutual market access program, was officially launched on Monday, marking another new milestone in the financial cooperat
Chinese yuan weakens slightly in April
BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) — China\’s yuan weakened slightly against a basket of currencies last month, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS).
At the end of April, the CFETS yuan
Interview: Fed\’s aggressive rate hikes destabilize regional banks: JPMorgan strategist
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Rear) attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)
\”The problem of rising interest rates is undermining
U.S. Fed hikes interest rates by 25 basis points
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 3, 2023. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the target range for the federa
Tea industry brings wealth to locals in Yongtai, SE China\’s Fujian
With an extensive history of tea production, Yongtai county in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China\’s Fujian Province, has developed a burgeoning tea industry, bringing prosperity to locals.Farmers harv
China\’s jobless rate drops in March
BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) — China\’s job market remained stable in the first quarter this year with a falling unemployment rate and more jobs created, official data showed Monday.
The surveyed urban