CNN — The United States and India are taking steps to strengthen their defense partnership, officials said Tuesday, the latest sign of cooperation between the two countries in the face of an increasingly assertive China. The plans emerged following two
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China’s economic activity expands for the first time in months as Covid ‘exit wave’ ends | CNN Business
Hong Kong CNN — Economic activity in China has expanded for the first time in four months as disruptions caused by the abrupt end of its zero-Covid policy appears to be fading. The official purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for manufacturing,
Chinese province drops restrictions on unmarried people having children in bid to halt plummeting birth rate | CNN
Hong Kong CNN — China’s southwestern province of Sichuan will drop restrictions on unmarried people having children, part of a broader attempt by the government to boost the country’s plummeting birth rate. The policy shift came after China’s population shrank
Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for mosque blast that killed more than 60 people | CNN
CNN — The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for a deadly blast in a mosque in Peshawar on Monday, the latest attack on the city in northwest Pakistan. A powerful explosion killed at least 61 people and left about 157
10 children killed and seven injured in Pakistan after boat capsizes | CNN
CNN — Ten children were killed and seven were injured when a boat capsized on a lake in northern Pakistan Sunday, police said. The boat was carrying 25 to 30 students when it capsized on the Tanda Dam Kohat, a
Lunar New Year holiday trips surge in China after lifting of Covid restrictions | CNN
CNN — China saw 226 million domestic trips during the Lunar New Year holiday, state media reported, a 74% surge from last year after the government lifted all travel curbs under its now-abandoned zero-Covid policy. For the first time in
Five Russian men fleeing military conscription have been living at a South Korean airport for months | CNN
Seoul, South Korea CNN — Five Russian men who fled the country after Moscow’s military mobilization order last September have been stranded at South Korea’s Incheon International Airport for months after authorities refused to accept them. Three of the men
China’s reopening isn’t all good news. Inflation could get a second wind | CNN Business
London CNN — China’s swift reopening after nearly three years of strict coronavirus controls could provide a much-needed boost to global economic growth, but may also stoke inflation just as it has shown signs of falling back. The revival of
South Africa to send dozens of cheetahs to India under new deal | CNN
CNN — South Africa has signed an agreement with India to reintroduce dozens of cheetahs to the South Asian country after eight of the big cats were sent from neighboring Namibia in 2022. The first batch of 12 cheetahs is
LVMH cheers the ‘spectacular’ return of Chinese tourists | CNN Business
Hong Kong/Atlanta CNN — LVMH posted record results Thursday, and expressed confidence that China’s luxury market would bounce back this year as the country continues to reopen. The world’s biggest luxury group logged revenue of €79.2 billion ($86.2 billion) and
