AsiaWorld China imposes retaliatory tariffs on Canadian farm and food products by Barbados Today 08/03/2025 written by Barbados Today 1 min read BEIJING (AP) — China on Saturday announced retaliatory tariffs on some Canadian farm and food imports, after Canada imposed duties in October on Chinese-made electric vehicles and steel and aluminum … Continue Reading 08/03/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AsiaBusinessWorld China ready to go deeper into debt to counter Trump’s tariffs by Barbados Today 10/12/2024 by Barbados Today 10/12/2024 BEIJING, Dec 10 (Reuters) – In one of their most dovish statements in more than a decade, Chinese leaders signalled on Monday they are ready to deploy whatever stimulus is … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AsiaLocal NewsWorld China-Barbados relationship reaches new level by Sandy Deane 18/05/2024 by Sandy Deane 18/05/2024 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AsiaWorld At least 34 killed in Indonesia floods, 16 missing by Barbados Today 12/05/2024 by Barbados Today 12/05/2024 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AsiaNewsWorld Thai groom kills four at wedding, including bride by Barbados Today 27/11/2023 by Barbados Today 27/11/2023 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AfricaAgricultureAsiaClimate ChangeNewsWorld Sugar prices are rising worldwide after bad weather tied to El Nino damaged crops in Asia by Barbados Today 20/11/2023 by Barbados Today 20/11/2023 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AsiaHealthLocal NewsRejuvenateTravelWorld Elderly Chinese keep fit, socialise in specially-provided spaces by Anesta Henry 17/08/2023 by Anesta Henry 17/08/2023 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AsiaNewsWorld South Korea has so few babies it is offering new parents $10,500 by Barbados Today 12/04/2023 by Barbados Today 12/04/2023 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AsiaDeathNewsWorld China records world’s first human death from H3N8 bird flu, WHO says by Barbados Today 12/04/2023 by Barbados Today 12/04/2023 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AsiaNewsTechnologyWorld U.S. says it cannot confirm China collected real-time data from spy balloon by Barbados Today 03/04/2023 by Barbados Today 03/04/2023 (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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
