SYDNEY, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- The number of unemployed Australians topped one million for the first time ever during the month of July amid the COVID-19 pandemic despite almost 115,000 jobs being created during the same period, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said Thursday. … [Read more...] about Australia’s jobless figure tops 1 million mark for first time amid COVID-19 pandemic
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Laos to mainstream disaster risk reduction into development plan
The meeting is essential to discuss the mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction into the ninth NSEDP because disasters have been impacting development and the livelihoods of people, particularly floods, droughts, and earthquakes, local daily Vientiane Times on Thursday quoted Phonevanh as saying. … [Read more...] about Laos to mainstream disaster risk reduction into development plan
S.Korea’s ICT export rises in July on demand for chip, mobile phone
The ICT export to China, South Korea's biggest trading partner, amounted to 6.97 billion dollars, followed by Vietnam with shipment of 2.49 billion dollars, the United States with 1.81 billion dollars and the European Union with 940 million dollars respectively. Enditem … [Read more...] about S.Korea’s ICT export rises in July on demand for chip, mobile phone
Against the odds, Chinese companies still committed to U.S. market: survey
The 2020 Annual Business Survey Report on Chinese Enterprises in the United States, conducted in partnership with global auditing and consultancy firm PwC, found that more than half of Chinese companies operating in the United States have been adversely affected by the escalating anti-China rhetoric in recent months, with 36 percent noticing identifiable financial losses. … [Read more...] about Against the odds, Chinese companies still committed to U.S. market: survey
