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China sees over 274 million domestic trips during Labor Day holiday 2023

China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced on Wednesday that a total of 274 million domestic trips were made nationwide during the Labor Day holiday in 2023, a y

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Labor Day shock report: AI to eliminate 14m jobs by 2027

A two percent net decrease in current employment, or 14 million jobs, will happen in the next five years, according to a survey of employers published on Monday by the

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Former French PM says U.S. spied on his conversations with then-President Sarkozy

Former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Tuesday that his conversations with former President Nicolas Sarkozy were being listened to for five years by the U

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Raisi arrives in Syria for first visit by Iranian president since Syrian war began

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Damascus on Wednesday, Syrian state media SANA news agency reported, on the first visit by a head of state from Iran since Syr

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China, Myanmar agree to promote comprehensive strategic cooperation

China and Myanmar agreed on Tuesday to further promote comprehensive strategic cooperation between the two countries.At a meeting with Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing in

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Ya Ya is coming home, not a moment too soon

Ya Ya, a female giant panda who has been at the Memphis Zoo for 20 years, left the the U.S. state of Tennessee on April 26 local time and will arrive Shanghai, China on

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Biden, 80, officially announces he's running for re-election in 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he will seek a second White House term in 2024, a decision that will test whether Americans are ready to give the 80-year-old D

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (April 22- April 28)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Ya Ya is coming home

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China says it always stands on 'side of peace' over Ukraine crisis

China's commitment to standing on the side of peace over the Ukraine crisis has been proved, once again.During a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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Senior CPC, PCC officials hold talks in Beijing

Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official Cai Qi held talks with Roberto Morales Ojeda, member of the Political Bureau and secretary of organization of the Communi

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China's BYD boosts global EV sales that will save 5m barrels of oil a day by 2030

After a record breaking year of global electric car sales in 2022, Chinese car manufacturer BYD has overtaken Tesla as the world's leading producer of EVs after selling

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Russia-Ukraine conflict spurs record Europe military spending

Military expenditure in Europe has seen its sharpest year-on-year rise in at least 30 years due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, according to a report recent

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APD | Global impact of China-Cuba relations

Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Founding Chair GSRRA, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, and Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalizatio

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Influx of Ukrainian grain leaves EU farmers in crisis

Since the European Union lifted import tariffs on agricultural products from Ukraine last summer, more than 23 million tonnes of grains have flooded the bloc.‌ Four cou

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Japanese hold rally urging return of relics looted from China

A Japanese civil group held a rally on Saturday to call on the government to return Chinese relics stolen by Japanese soldiers during World War II (WWII).The Japanese s

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China's talent dividend is in the making, key drivers of development remain robust

The United Nations Population Fund's State of World Population Report 2023, released on Wednesday, has projected India to surpass China as the world's most populous cou

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Japan's core inflation unchanged at 3.1% in March

Japan's consumer price index (CPI), which excludes volatile fresh food prices, rose 3.1 percent in March, matching last month's figure, according to the data released b