BEIJING (TIP): China’s annual economic growth slowed to a six-year low of 7.0 per cent in the first quarter as demand stayed weak, meeting analyst forecasts but fanning expectations that authorities will roll out more policy stimulus to avert a sharper slowdown. In the last quarter of 2014, China’s economy grew 7.3 per cent on an annual basis. On a quarterly basis, economic growth slowed to 1.3 per cent between January and March after seasonal adjustments, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday, compared with growth of 1.5 per cent in the previous three months.
Asia
Protesters to be charged under anti-terrorism laws: Pakistan on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor row
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan’s minister for planning, reforms and development Ahsan Iqbal has said that those protesting against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor+ (CPEC) will be charged under anti-terrorism laws. Quoting minister Ahsan Iqbal, Gilgit-Baltistan National Congress […]
Indian Americans
Mayor of Burr Ridge Mickey Straub to host Akshaya Patra Chicago Gala
CHICAGO, IL (TIP): The Akshaya Patra Foundation will be holding its 2016 Chicago Benefit Event on Saturday, May 7th. The Mayor of the Village of Burr Ridge, Mickey Straub, will be the honorary host of […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
Fighting Terrorism is at the Top of the Agenda at the SCO Summit
In the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, a meeting of the defense ministers of the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held on June 7. At the meeting, the members of the delegations made a number […]
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