Chinese porcelain cat night light is expected to fetch £5k at auction
A rare Chinese porcelain night light, modeled as a reclining cat and dating back to the Chongzhen period, is expected to ...
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Without significant changes, China’s population decline could accelerate, undermining economic growth and social stability
Birth rate in China is expected to fall in 2025. AFP. China is bracing for another drop in birth numbers in 2025 as demographic trends continue to point toward a long-term population decline, despite ...
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China has invested billions in ports around the world. This is why the West is so concerned
China’s state-owned Cosco shipping giant had purchased a 60% stake in the port for US$1.6 billion (A$2.6 billion), which gave the company exclusive use of the port for 60 years. Days later ...
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China stimulus scheme lifted 2024 consumption growth by 1 pct point
BEIJING, Jan 24 (Reuters) - China's stimulus scheme for consumer goods trade-ins boosted last year's consumption growth by more than 1 percentage point, Vice Commerce Minister Sheng Qiuping said ...
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Ukrainian documentary 'Porcelain War' nominated for Oscar
Directed by Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev, the film tells the story of three Kharkiv artists who joined the Ukrainian army while continuing to create porcelain figurines as an act of cultural ...
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Oscars: Ukraine’s ‘Porcelain War’ Nabs Best Documentary Feature Nomination
There they find inspiration to create porcelain figurines as their country is invaded and they face constant shelling and destruction around themselves. As Stasenko and Leontyev make their art ...
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China prods insurers to invest billions in latest move to support markets
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, Jan 23 (Reuters) - China announced plans on Thursday to channel hundreds of billions of yuan of investment from state-owned insurers into shares as part of the government's ...
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Thailand denies plans to send 48 Uyghurs back to China
BANGKOK: Thai authorities denied on Wednesday (Jan 22) there was an immediate plan to send back to China 48 Uyghurs held in the country's detention centres, after UN experts warned the group ...
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UN experts urge Thailand not to deport dozens of Uyghurs to China where they face ‘real risk of torture’
The 48 men were arrested by Thai authorities 11 years ago after crossing the border to Thailand in an attempt to escape persecution in China. They were part of a larger group of about 350 people ...
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Lowestoft Porcelain Factory
A pair of white glazed figures of musicians made by the Lowestoft factory c ... for at least 30 years – provided the highlight of more than 100 lots of Lowestoft porcelain.
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Best figures in an innings in T20Is
Oman vs United States of America at Al Amerat, United States of America in Oman T20Is 1st T20I, Feb 20, 2025 [T20I # 3095] Bahrain vs Indonesia at Bali, Bahrain in Indonesia 1st T20I, Feb 19, 2025 ...
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Coalport man takes plea in threat case
CLEARFIELD — Additional information on the case against a Coalport man accused of threatening a group of men offering free home improvement estimates in his neighborhood shines a different light ...