China-Barbados relationship reaches new level Sandy Deane18/05/202403.1K views Forty-seven years of China-Barbados relations are at their “best in history”, yielding a model partnership of mutual respect, equality and benefits, Ambassador Yan Xiushen said on Thursday at a symposium… Read more
At least 34 killed in Indonesia floods, 16 missing Barbados Today12/05/202401.2K views At least 34 people were killed and 16 more were missing in western Indonesia after flash floods and cold lava flow from one of the archipelago’s most active volcanos damaged… Read more
Thai groom kills four at wedding, including bride Barbados Today27/11/20230604 views BBC – A Thai para-athlete and former soldier shot his bride and three others before killing himself on his wedding day, police told the BBC. Groom Chaturong Suksuk, 29 and… Read more
Sugar prices are rising worldwide after bad weather tied to El Nino damaged crops in Asia Barbados Today20/11/20230955 views AP – Skyrocketing sugar prices left Ishaq Abdulraheem with few choices. Increasing the cost of bread would mean declining sales, so the Nigerian baker decided to cut his production by… Read more
Elderly Chinese keep fit, socialise in specially-provided spaces Anesta Henry17/08/20230922 views At any given time during daylight hours, elderly Chinese gather in large groups to exercise and socialise. It was one of my thought-provoking discoveries during my visit last month to… Read more
South Korea has so few babies it is offering new parents $10,500 Barbados Today12/04/20230782 views Al Jazeera Ilsan, South Korea – With the world’s lowest birth rate, South Korea faces a looming demographic and economic disaster. In 2022, the average number of babies expected per… Read more
China records world’s first human death from H3N8 bird flu, WHO says Barbados Today12/04/20230633 views Source: (Reuters) – A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said,… Read more
U.S. says it cannot confirm China collected real-time data from spy balloon Barbados Today03/04/20230732 views (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration said on Monday it could not confirm reports that China was able to collect real-time data from a spy balloon as it flew… Read more
Japan’s PM offers Ukraine support as China’s Xi backs Russia Barbados Today21/03/20230472 views SOURCE: (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit Tuesday to Kyiv, stealing some of the global attention from Asian rival President Xi Jinping of China, who… Read more
President Biden says balloon was not a major security breach Barbados Today10/02/20230618 views SOURCE: BBC – US President Joe Biden has said he does not believe the suspected Chinese spy balloon that flew over US airspace was a major security breach. Mr Biden… Read more