(2024-08-03). Join us on 4, 5 and 6 October 2024 for our next Autumn Meetings! cadtm.org The Autumn Meetings of CADTM Europe will occur on October 4, 5 and 6 October 2024. As of 2023, the venue will be the Simenon Youth Hostelin Liège, Belgium.
| The 2024 edition will use different formats: debates, workshops, interactive activities, and book presentations. It will focus on several issues: the rise of the Far Right, the debt crisis in the South, China and the BRICS as creditors. It will also consider the ecological debt and food sovereignty.
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(2024-08-03). Fishing boats set sail as summer ban ends on east China sea. ecns.cn More than 2,600 fishing boats sail out of Jiantiao port of Sanmen County, Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 1, 2014. Local fishermen began their fishing as a three month seasonal fishing ban was lifted on Thursday.
(2024-08-03). Comicomment: China's high-tech shines at the Paris Olympics. ecns.cn
(2024-08-03). China Face(3): Zhang Yufei. ecns.cn China's swimmer Zhang Yufei added to her Olympic medal haul with a 100m butterfly bronze on July 28. The 26-year-old clocked 56.21 seconds to finish behind the United States' Torri Huske (55.59) and Gretchen Walsh (55.63) at Paris La Defense Arena.
(2024-08-03). Paris 2024 | China's Liu Yukun wins men's 50m rifle 3 positions gold. ecns.cn Liu bagged a gold medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions on Thursday.
(2024-08-03). Paris 2024 | Zhang Yufei of China wins bronze in women's 200m butterfly. ecns.cn Zhang won her bronze medal swim in the women's 200m butterfly on Thursday.
(2024-08-03). Paris 2024 | Team China wins bronze in women's 4 x 200m freestyle relay of swimming. ecns.cn Data from the Eurostat agency showed that Ireland saw a growth of 1.2 percent, Lithuania 0.9 percent, Spain recorded a second-quarter growth of 0.8 percent, and Italy enjoyed a 0.2 percent rise in GDP.
(2024-08-03). China, U.S. enhance cooperation on global drug issue. ecns.cn China and the United States agreed to enhance cooperation to tackle the global drug issue during the first senior officials' meeting of their Counternarcotics Working Group.
(2024-08-03). Paris 2024 | Chinese table tennis gold medalist's racket incident under investigation. ecns.cn The Paris 2024 Organizing Committee is investigating the cause of Chinese table tennis player Wang ChuQin's racket being broken by photographers, according to an email response to the Beijing Youth Daily.
(2024-08-03). China Face(4): Xie Yu. ecns.cn Chinese sharpshooter Xie Yu clinched gold in the men's 10m air pistol event at the Paris Olympics on July 28.
(2024-08-03). China aims to expand FTAs. ecns.cn China is poised to expand its high-standard free trade zone network, with a focus on accelerating its accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and advancing negotiations with multiple countries.
(2024-08-03). China Face(1): Fan Zhendong. ecns.cn China's Fan Zhendong endured a tough contest in the Olympic table tennis men's singles quarterfinals on Thursday, being beaten in the first two sets before managing a 4-3 comeback win over Tomokazu Harimoto of Japan in a seven-set thriller.
(2024-08-03). Paris 2024 | China's Yang wins women's 20km race walk gold. ecns.cn Yang claimed gold of the women's 20km race walk in one hour, 25 minutes and 54 seconds on Thursday.
(2024-08-03). Insights丨Experts: Maintaining engagement important for Italy-China relations. ecns.cn Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni paid an official visit to China from July 27 to 31, marking her first visit to China since she took office. During the exclusive interview with China News Network, Lorenzo Riccardi, Chairman of the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce (CICC), and Vincenzo Raffa, vice-president of the Italy-China Association of Business, shared their insights of Meloni's visit and the future of Italy-China relations.
(2024-08-03). China taking steps to expand market access. ecns.cn China is taking significant steps to expand market access and encourage foreign investment across a wide range of industries such as finance, manufacturing and services, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.
(2024-08-03). China Face(2): Pan Zhanle. ecns.cn China's Pan Zhanle set a new world record as he stormed to victory in the men's 100m freestyle final at the Paris Olympics on July 31.
(2024-08-03). Most cross-border e-commerce enterprises anticipate growth in H2: ministry. ecns.cn China's cross-border e-commerce import and export has continued to experience stable growth in the first half of the year, growing 10.5 percent compared to the same period last year, a commerce official said Friday.
(2024-08-03). China launches new high-orbit internet-services satellite. ecns.cn
(2024-08-03). CPC Central Committee seeks opinions, suggestions from non-CPC personages on economic work for second half of this year. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a symposium at Zhongnanhai in Beijing on July 26 to seek opinions and suggestions from leaders of the central committees of non-CPC political parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), and representatives of personages without party affiliation on the country's current economic situation and economic work for the second half of the year.
(2024-08-03). China firmly opposes and condemns the act of assassination: FM. ecns.cn China firmly opposes and condemns the act of assassination and is deeply concerned that the incident may plunge the region into greater turmoil, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press conference on Thursday.
(2024-08-03). Xizang sets two world records in natural landscapes. ecns.cn WRCA has simultaneously recognized the "three-colored lakes" and an ice cave in Banbar County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region as one of the world's highest lakes and the world's largest double-layered ice cave on Thursday.
(2024-08-03). Xi congratulates To Lam on election as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee. ecns.cn General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping on Saturday sent a message to To Lam, congratulating him on election as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee.
(2024-08-03). 'Flying fish' lands two more medals for HK. ecns.cn Hong Kong's "flying fish" Siobhan Haughey won her second bronze of the Paris Games on Thursday, this time in the women's 100m freestyle, becoming the first athlete from the region to clinch four Olympic medals.
(2024-08-03). eVTOL aircraft completes maiden flight in Nanjing. ecns.cn The eVTOL aircraft successfully completed its trial flight crossing the Yangtze River with a total range of 25 kilometers and a duration of 10 minutes for a round trip.
(2024-08-03). China: Annual International Humanitarian Law Summer Session Held in Jiangsu. icrc.org
(2024-08-03). Working together to address Africa's health challenges and to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). icrc.org —ICRC holds session at the Global Health Forum of Boao Forum for Asia…
(2024-08-03). U.S. economists 'expose' China's economy. mronline.org 
Bourgeois economists, ever ready to proclaim the impending demise of the socialist economic model in the People's Republic of China (PRC), find every opportunity to throw shade on China's economic system.
(2024-08-03). China leaps forward with breakthrough discovery in the treatment of heart diseases. tvbrics.com 
New chinese medicine offers new hope to patients suffering from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy…
(2024-08-03). Top-level US-Philippine ministers meeting escalates war drive against China. wsws.org Blinken announced that the US would be providing $US500 million in additional military funding for the Philippines to "boost security collaboration."
(2024-08-03). US sues TikTok and China's ByteDance claiming they failed to protect children's privacy. scmp.com Popular short-video platform accused of violating law by collecting personal information from kids under 13 without parental permission.
(2024-08-03). Despite reforms, Vietnam remains a non-market economy, US declares. scmp.com US Commerce Department keeps the country on a list of12 nations so designated, including China and Russia, surprising some analysts.
(2024-08-03). The Heat: Global Economy. america.cgtn.com 
(2024-08-03). China's EV, battery firms bolt into emerging markets as trade remains caustic. scmp.com Although China's electric vehicles are proving a sore spot for the US and EU, firms making the cars and their batteries are setting up facilities in emerging markets to meet a groundswell of demand.
(2024-08-03). US sues TikTok and China's ByteDance, claiming they failed to protect children's privacy. scmp.com Popular short-video platform accused of violating law by collecting personal information from kids under 13 without parental permission.
(2024-08-03). Beijing Declaration: China Palestine Diplomacy Trumps Again. ummid.com By hosting a historic signing of a unity agreement, Beijing Declaration, between 14 Palestinian political parties in Beijing on July 23, China has, once more, shown its ability to play a global role as a peace broker.
(2024-08-03). Could Kamala Harris as US president boost America's ties to the Global South? scmp.com China's steady inroads across developing world not the only obstacle for new Democratic Party standard-bearer seeking White House.
(2024-08-03). Odd News: University's Marriage Degree and Olympics Basketball Upset by Brazilian Fans. devdiscourse.com In a surprising move, China's Civil Affairs University has introduced an undergraduate program focused on marriage-related industries and culture. The initiative, set to launch in September, has faced criticism from social media users who question its relevance amid declining marriage rates.
(2024-08-03). Despite reforms, Vietnam remains a non-market economy, US declares. scmp.com US Commerce Department keeps the country on a list of 12 designated nations, including China and Russia, surprising some analysts.