Daily Archives: September 18, 2024

2024-09-18: News Headlines

Workers World Editors (2024-09-18). Harris auditions for top warmaker. workers.org Vice President Kamala Harris's performance Sept. 10, in what may be her only presidential debate this election, showed the ruling class that she has adopted U.S. imperialism's foreign policy, hook, line and sinker regarding Russia, Ukraine, China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, not to mention Israel where she . . . |

newarab (2024-09-18). China's first university in Israel closes, pulls out. newarab.com

Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. (2024-09-18). Developing Countries Demand Withdrawal Of Sanctions By US, Allies. popularresistance.org In the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) held in Geneva on Friday, September 13, China and several other developing countries from across the world denounced all forms of illegal unilateral coercive measures by the US and its allies, demanding their immediate and unconditional withdrawal. | The interactive session was held to discuss the latest report submitted by Alena Douhan, the UN special rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures, to the UNHRC on September 9. Representatives from various countries agreed that these unilateral sanctions, as they are commonly referred t…

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). 93rd anniversary of the September 18th Incident marked in Liaoning. ecns.cn A bell-tolling ceremony marking the 93rd anniversary of the September 18th Incident was held at the September 18 Incident History Museum in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). China a key driver of global nuclear energy development: CAEA vice chairman. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland has 56 nuclear power units in operation, and 46 units approved or under construction, making it a key driver of global nuclear energy development, said Liu Jing vice chairman of the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA), at the 68th International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) general conference in Vienna on Monday.

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). Freight volume surpasses 10 mln metric tons on China-Laos railway. ecns.cn The China-Laos railway has transported over 100 million metric tons of goods, according to data from the China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co Ltd.

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). Yangtze-themed cultural festival opens in Wuhan. ecns.cn A feast of technology and culture recently kicked off in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province.

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). China's new civilian airship to enable low-altitude tourism. ecns.cn China's first home-grown civil manned airship blimp, the AS700 , was delivered to a client in the southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Saturday, paving the way for the commercial low-altitude tourism sector.

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). World's highest BeiDou meteorological observation station put into use in Xizang. ecns.cn The world's highest BeiDou upper-air meteorological observation station was put into operation in Baingoin County of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to China Meteorological Administration (CMA).

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). (W.E. Talk) David Gosset: Our world is in need of Chinese wisdom. ecns.cn With the upcoming Beijing Cultural Forum 2024, David Gosset, a French international expert, founder of the China-Europa Forum and the China-Europe-America Global Initiative, will once again attend this international forum focusing on the exchange and mutual understanding of civilizations. As a European scholar who has been observing and studying China for many years, David Gosset recently received a written interview with "W.E. Talk" of China News Service, in which he made a profound explanation on how to understand China from multiple dimensions, the necessity of intercultural communication in today's world, as…

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). China sees over 5.2 million cross-border trips this Mid-Autumn Festival. ecns.cn China recorded a total of 5.256 million cross-border trips during this year's three-day Mid-Autumn Festival, according to the National Immigration Administration on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). Experts: More tariffs will be costly to U.S. consumers. ecns.cn American consumers could soon be stung with rising costs for buying imported goods, warn economists and retail trade organizations, after the Biden administration finalized tariff increases on certain products made in China.

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). King of Malaysia to visit China. ecns.cn At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar will pay a state visit to China from Sept. 19 to 22, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). Full moon shines on night of Mid-Autumn Festival across China. ecns.cn The moon rises over Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province on the Mid-Autumn Festival day, Sept. 17, 2024.

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). West Lake glows in morning light in E China. ecns.cn The West Lake scenic area glows in the morning light in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 17, 2024.

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). 93rd anniversary of September 18 Incident commemorated in China. ecns.cn Today marked the 93rd anniversary of the September 18 Incident.

TASS (2024-09-18). Russian, Chinese ambassadors to Cyprus discuss strategic cooperation of Moscow, Beijing. tass.com The Russian ambassador attended a reception on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China the day before…

TASS (2024-09-18). Russia-China Pacific Patrol exercise to be held annually. tass.com Admiral Roman Tolok emphasized that future training tasks would become more complex, allowing ship and aircraft crews to practice "according to the Suvorov principle: a hard drill makes an easy battle"

TASS (2024-09-18). Trump believes US to benefit from cooperating with Russia, China. tass.com Republican presidential candidate reiterated that he had good relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping…

WSWS (2024-09-18). Leaked communique increases China-Malaysia tensions over South China Sea. wsws.org The decisive factor that has brought the Philippines to the brink of war with China, while Malaysian relations with China remain comparatively peaceful, is the involvement of the United States.

ptcnews.tv (2024-09-18). China's new heliport heightens tensions along eastern Arunachal border. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: China is constructing a new heliport just 20 kilometers east of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near the sensitive 'Fishtails' region in Arunachal Pradesh, raising concerns over potential military activity in the remote area. Located along the Gongrigabu Qu river in Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, the heliport could significantly enhance the ability of the Chinese military to move troops and resources quickly to the underdeveloped frontier with India.Satellite imagery from EOS Data Analytics shows that no construction existed at the site as of December 1, 2023. However, images from…

Michael Hudson, Richard Wolff (2024-09-18). U.S. Foreign Policy and Economic Shifts: Trump vs. Harris. indybay.org We are living through a massive reorganization of the world economy. The near-monopolistic position of the United States, which lasted most of the last century, is over. There's another player now, China, which is catching up or has surpassed the U.S. in high-tech and other areas. The BRICS group is already a larger economic bloc than the G7. (Richard Wolff, Democracy at Work)…

United World International (2024-09-18). The rising voice of the Global South: China-Africa Forum. uwidata.com By Oràßun Gà∂ktàºrk, Beijing / China This year marked the 8th summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). The first summit of the Forum, which is held every three years, was in 2000. The Forum was widely attended. The leaders of 53 African countries, the chairman of the African Union Commission, the UN secretary …

ICRC (2024-09-18). China: ICRC signs MoU with ACBASR to help Chinese enterprises improve overseas practices. icrc.org

ICRC (2024-09-18). China: ICRC VP calls for strengthening global security governance through IHL. icrc.org

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). Chinese restaurants in U.S. look to enhance dining experience. ecns.cn In the diverse culinary landscape of the United States, there are nearly 100,000 Asian restaurants in the U.S., where Chinese cuisine is prominent.

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). Mid-Autumn Festival sees rise in entry, exits. ecns.cn National order inspection authorities recorded about 5.25 million entries and exits for both Chinese and foreign individuals, during this year's Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, from Sunday to Tuesday, marking an 18.6 percent year-on-year increase.

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). Mid-Autumn Festival activities showcase Chinese intangible cultural heritage. ecns.cn The three-day 2024 "Moonlit Lugou Bridge at Dawn" series of Mid-Autumn Festival activities conclude on Sept. 17, 2024, in Fengtai District, Beijing.

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). Various activities to fuel celebrations of National Day in Hong Kong. ecns.cn HKSAR is planned to host over 400 activities to celebrate the upcoming National Day.

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). Themed architectural exhibition 'Tracé Bleu' kicks off in Shanghai. ecns.cn A themed exhibition "Tracé Bleu" (blueprint in English) kicked off in Shanghai on Sept. 10, inviting the public to reflect on contemporary architectural practices and to explore new ways of living on the Earth.

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). LEGOLAND Shanghai Resort to open in 2025. ecns.cn The LEGOLAND Shanghai Resort unveiled plans for its opening in 2025 at the 35th Shanghai Tourism Festival on September 14.

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). Man, 44, stabs minor on Shenzhen street. ecns.cn A minor was injured after being stabbed by a man on a street in Nanshan district of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Wednesday morning, the Nanshan branch of the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau announced in a notice on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2024-09-18). Innovation drives Anhui's smart plants. ecns.cn As for the province itself, with 16 prefecture-level cities, including Hefei, and a population of some 62 million, its GDP reached 4.71 trillion yuan in 2023, up 5.8 percent year-on-year.

newarab (2024-09-18). Taiwanese, Hungarian firms at centre of Hezbollah pager mystery. newarab.com A Taiwanese manufacturing firm has been thrust into what has become a global paper trial over how Gold Apollo in New Taipei had its office raided by police on Wednesday, with its director faci…

newarab (2024-09-18). Taiwanese, Hungarian firms at centre of Hezbollah pager mystery. newarab.com A Taiwanese manufacturing firm has been thrust into what has become a global paper trail over how Gold Apollo in New Taipei had its office raided by police on Wednesday, with its director facing…

aljazeera (2024-09-18). Taiwan drawn into Middle East politics after deadly pager blasts in Lebanon. aljazeera.com Taiwanese tech firm Gold Apollo denies manufacturing exploding pagers used in apparent attack on Hezbollah.

TASS (2024-09-18). Mossad could have planted explosives into Taiwan-made pagers for Hezbollah — Reuters. tass.com According to one source, Hezbollah ordered 5,000 pagers from Taiwan-based Gold Apollo several months before the detonations that occurred in Lebanon on Tuesday…

ptcnews.tv (2024-09-18). Lebanon pager explosions: What is a pager? Why Hezbollah still uses it? ptcnews.tv Lebanon pager explosions: Thousands of wireless devices used by Hezbollah members exploded, killing at least nine people and injuring almost 3,000 others in Lebanon. According to a senior Lebanese security source, Israel's Mossad spy agency put explosives inside 5,000 Taiwan-made pagers or "beepers" asked by the Iran-backed group months prior to the blasts. | How does a pager work?: Pagers worked simply yet effectively. When a message was sent over radio waves, the pager would make a distinctive beep to notify the user. The notification would then prompt the user to find a nearby public or landline phone…

presstv.ir (2024-09-18). Pagers used for terrorism in Lebanon 'made in Hungary': Taiwan's Gold Apollo. presstv.ir Taiwanese company Gold Apollo says the pagers used in a recent deadly attack on Lebanon had been made by a Hungarian firm.

Dania Akkad (2024-09-18). From Taiwan to Budapest: The murky trail of Lebanon's exploding pagers. middleeasteye.net From Taiwan to Budapest: The murky trail of Lebanon's exploding pagers | Hours after 12 were killed and thousands injured in surprise attack, details are emerging about the origins of the weaponised devices | | A building in Budapest where BAC Consulting is said to be registered (Reuters/…

albawaba (2024-09-18). Golden Apollo calls Lebanon pager blasts "embarrassing," denies responsibility. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Hsu Ching-Kuang, the founder of Gold Apollo, the firm located in Taiwan and blamed to be behind the pagers used by Hezbollah, spoke to media stating that his company did not produce the pagers that were used in the explosions that occurred in Lebanon on Tuesday, Reuters reports.On Tuesday, pagers that were being used by members of Hezbollah exploded simultaneously throughout Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of at least 9 people and injuries to at least 3,000 more including the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon.An individual who is close to Hezbollah and who asked not to be named told AFP that Israeli intel…

newarab (2024-09-18). Budapest company made pagers under its brand: Gold Apollo. newarab.com Taiwanese company Gold Apollo said Wednesday that it authourised its brand on the The AR-924 pagers used by the Hezbollah militants were manufactured by BAC Consulting KFT, based in Hungary's capital, according to a statement released Wednesday by Gold Apollo . | "According to the cooperation agreement, we authorise BAC to use our brand trademark for product sales in designated regions, but…

hindustantimes (2024-09-18). Mossad Behind Deadly Pager Blasts In Lebanon? Explosive Report Lays Bare Sinister Plot | Gaza War. hindustantimes.com The Israeli military hid explosive material inside a batch of pagers that Hezbollah ordered from a Taiwanese company, according to the New York Times, citing US and other officials. The NYT report said Hezbollah had ordered 5,000 pagers from Taiwanese company Gold Apollo, but they had been tampered with before reaching Lebanon. Watch for more.

Agence France-Presse (2024-09-18). Hezbollah blames Israel for deadly pager blasts in Lebanon — but how was it done? scmp.com Analysts are trying to work out how hundreds of devices were sabotaged, as Taiwan company says it didn't make pagers that exploded in Lebanon.

Reuters (2024-09-18). Israel's Mossad planted explosives in 5,000 pagers imported by Lebanon's Hezbollah: sources. scmp.com Exploding pagers used in apparent Israeli attacks in Lebanon were made in Hungary, Taiwanese firm says.

tn.ai (2024-09-18). Pagers Used in Israeli Cyberterrorism on Lebanon Likely Made in Taiwan: Expert. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — A cybersecurity analyst said pagers tied to Israeli cyberterrorism against Lebanon were likely produced by Taiwan's Apollo Paging Electronics.

TASS (2024-09-18). Taiwan police investigate Gold Apollo over pager detonations in Lebanon. tass.com According to the report, the police currently inquire the details of pager production and sales from the company…

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