* The just-concluded Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024, which ran from Tuesday to Friday, spotlighted China's accelerating high-quality development, drawing keen attention and great anticipation from Asia and beyond. * In the face of mounting uncertainty and pressure in the intern...
In the coming election, voters cast ballots for 543 of the 545 seats of the Lok Sabha while the remaining two are nominated by the president. Elections for the Lok Sabha take place every five years, under a first-past-the-post system, where voters cast a vote for a single candidate, an...
Good Friday is on March 29, 2024. Find out here if banks, schools, the post office and more will be open or closed for the holiday.
Brexit challenges one of the pillars of the Good Friday Agreement: an open Irish border. Suggestions that the UK can unilaterally change this status are serious enough to trigger demand for a referendum on Irish unity. The results of such a referendum are unclear: demographic change is narrowing...
Since I am traveling I haven’t been able to look closely at the Chinese trade numbers, but I did notice anotherarticlein theFinancial Times. It pointed out that: China, the world’s largest consumer of commodities, including copper and iron ore, registered strong growth in crude oil and ...
16.Mom,___my good friends, Mike and Bob. A.she isB.he isC.this isD.these are 17.- ___ is he?-He is my father. A.WhatB.WhoC.HowD.That 18.___ is his sister and ___ are his parents. A.This; thatB.Those; thisC.This...
10. What did Clara do at the weekend? A. She planted vegetables. B. She went to a yard sale. C. She visited her grandpa. 11. What did Mark find inside one of the books he bought? A. A plane ticket. B. A family photo. C. A post card. 12. Where does Mark live? A. Lo...
So what is the Buy Nothing movement, and should you join a local Buy Nothing group? Don't worry: This isn't a cult, and the concept doesn't have to be taken to the extreme. Yes, you can still buy stuff. We'll explain.
How did it get that name? Mario Tama/Getty Images A day celebrating death doesn't seem like such a "good" day at all, however, asNew Adventpoints out, the day is not known by this singular name throughout the world. In Greek liturgy it is known as "Holy" and "Great ...
Even though there’s no way to avoid delivery exceptions completely, there are steps you can take to ensure your customers will leave you a good review, even if there was a hiccup during the shipping and delivery process. So, if your business ships a lot of packages, it’s important to...