China General Chamber of Commerce hold Lunar New Year gala
The China General Chamber of Commerce USA has kicked off the Lunar New Year with a celebration of business leaders.
Read More...The China General Chamber of Commerce USA has kicked off the Lunar New Year with a celebration of business leaders.
Read More...Used car prices in the United States are at a record high, tied to that classic equation of supply and demand. Supplies are tight because production of new cars slowed amid chip shortages linked to the pandemic.
Read More...Their size is completely disproportionate to their importance to the global economy. Semiconductors or computer chips are used in just about everything – including whatever device you’re watching this on. But their supply chains have been disrupted during the pandemic. So, the world’s biggest […]
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Read More...In the U.S., Americans are struggling with the highest inflation rate in four decades. Inflation was up 7 percent in December from a year earlier. The Euro zone also grappling with high energy prices. Consumer prices in the Euro area rose at a record rate […]
Read More...Argentina has announced that it is officially joining China’s Belt and Road Initiative. In doing so, it has become Latin America’s largest economy to formally join Beijing’s flagship infrastructure and investment project.
Read More...The world’s largest theme park operator is hosting a parade with dance troupes that tell the story of Mulan — a Disney character inspired by a Chinese legendary folk heroine.
Read More...In January, California became the second U.S. state after Vermont to require residents and businesses to start tossing their food scraps into separate bins for collection.
Read More...Some farmers and exporters from Brazil are hoping to sell pine nuts to China. CGTN’s Paulo Cabral visits a farm outside Sao Paulo and see how farmers from Brazil view the Chinese market.
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Read More...#JeromePowell looks set to be confirmed for a second term as head of the #FederalReserve. But amid surging #inflation, that may be the easy part, as CGTN’s Owen Fairclough reports.
Read More...See how migrants sending money home have become an economic force in Mexico.
Read More...The World’s largest technology show has wrapped up in Las Vegas, with 3,100 exhibitors showcasing more than 20,000 new products. CGTN’s Mark Niu sums up this year’s CES experience.
Read More...Here are the latest tech innovations at CES 2022.
Read More...CES 2022 kicks off in Las Vegas this week. While the pandemic forces this year’s exhibitors to keep socially distant in limited space, new tech is working to increase our activity into ever expanding worlds.
Read More...Venezuela has been in recession since 2014, and hyperinflation since 2017. Will Venezuela’s economy recover in 2022?
Read More...New York’s iconic pizzas and bagels are being hit by inflation and supply chain shortages.
Read More...Manhattan’s Chinatown was the first New York City neighborhood to feel the economic impact of the pandemic.
Read More...There is a short supply of labor for certain positions in the U.S. amid COVID-19 outbreak. Some restaurants are turning to technology to do jobs they are having trouble hiring for. See how robots help mitigate the Great Resignation.
Read More...It’s harder to get a Christmas tree this year than in years past in the U.S. Low supply is pushing prices up by as much as 30 percent as compared to a year ago. Find out more.
Read More...Twitter Co-founder Jack Dorsey has announced that he’s stepping down from his role as CEO. His decision comes at a time when social media companies are facing increased scrutiny over how they spread information and disinformation amid increasing influence. Find out more.
Read More...The U.S economy added 221,000 private sector jobs in November, less than half the number in some forecasts. But some are shrugging off that underwhelming figure because other metrics suggest the U.S. economy is in good shape, despite soaring inflation and the threat of the […]
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Read More...World leaders are firefighting what were once mostly invisible to many of us: supply chains. But the growing prevalence of online shopping and same-day delivery has put this complex topic center stage in our lives.
Read More...Reducing the world’s methane emissions has become a top priority in the fight against climate change. One of the biggest emitters of methane are cows. A growing body of research indicates that feeding cows seaweed can substantially lower their emissions.
Read More...Carving out a space in your own virtual world is what the Augmented World Expo in Silicon Valley is all about.
Read More...Venezuela has started easing COVID-19 restrictions for businesses during the months of November and December. This is raising concerns among public health experts.
Read More...Mexican merchandise exports are way down this year. The main reason is the same problem vexing nations around the world – the shortage of semiconductor chips.
Read More...U.S. job numbers blowing past expectations on Friday, adding 531,000 jobs. Analysts say it’s a strong indicator that the Delta variant’s pressure on the recovery is easing.
Read More...Inflation is becoming an increasingly worrying problem for the U.S. economy and it’s already having a significant impact on the ground. See how inflation affects our cost of living.
Read More...The U.S. central bank announced it’s to start reducing the $120 billion a month it’s been pumping into the economy for more than a year to support it through the pandemic.
Read More...Facebook and its family of apps like Instagram and WhatsApp will still keep their names. But Zuckerberg said his company has a new North Star to follow – the metaverse.
Read More...One year has gone by since the U.S. imposed new sanctions that cut off key remittances to Cuba.
Read More...Four of the world’s biggest oil companies and U.S. lawmakers made history this Thursday with a reckoning over climate change.
Read More...It has been five years since Colombia’s government signed a peace agreement to end more than 50 years of armed conflict with the leftist rebel group known as FARC.
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Read More...The COVID-19 pandemic is widening the gender gap in the workforce.
Read More...Google has launched its latest smartphone, the Pixel 6. Does it have what it takes to challenge the market leaders?
Read More...Pre-pandemic New York’s Soho was known for its chic boutiques and bustling sidewalks full of tourists carting around shopping bags.
Read More...At a virtual event, Apple proclaimed music a key theme for the day.
Read More...Cancel Culture has been around for much longer than the Black Lives Matter movement.But George Floyd’s murder and the worldwide reckoning over racial injustice it sparked accelerated the “cancellation” of divisive symbols. And yet can these divisions be reconciled with enough context?
Read More...In remarks to a Washington think tank, Ambassador Tai said China is not fully compliant with a Phase One trade agreement signed in January 2020 under the Trump administration.
Read More...During the pandemic, South Florida became an idyllic escape for many Americans.
Read More...The U.S. recently announced it would ease travel restrictions on people from 33 countries – so long as they’re fully vaccinated – starting early November.
Read More...In this last installment of our series, the Child Care Crisis, we go to the United Kingdom, the country with the second costliest child care worldwide. Some moms in the UK have taken to social media to share their views and advice on how […]
Read More...There has been an unexpected side effect from the pandemic—tens of millions more people in Latin America’s have opened bank accounts.
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