Maria Sony is currently pursuing my master's in International Studies from Symbiosis International University. She completed her bachelor's in History honours from St. Stephen's College, New Delhi. She has a keen interest in Asian area studies and soft power projections. She also loves learning new languages and she is currently completing a course in Mandarin.
Wang Yi met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Volkswagen declared its intentions to strengthen cooperation with Chinese partners in the EV market, PLA Air Force open-day event commenced in Changchun, commemorative activities held to pay tribute to Chinese People’s Volunteers who fought in the 1950 Korean War, China's afforestation programme captured 400m tons of carbon dioxide over past 40 years, Chinese scientists identified a pair of genes hindering two rice varieties from crossbreeding
Jinan Innovation Zone in Shandong province announced the opening of its first foreign-related services area, Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the Global South to ensure mutual support in a changing world order at the ongoing BRICS meeting, Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center suffered an attack by foreign hackers, 38 students and teachers from the National Taiwan University arrived in Beijing, China’s FAST telescope discovered over 800 pulsars, China’s hi-tech state fund crossed the USD 8 billion mark
Central Committee and State Council issue measures to boost private economy, 600-strong talent aid team visits Xinjiang, Kissinger meets Chinese officials, FDI data for first half of 2023 indicates slowdown, Fiscal revenue drops marginally, Xi Jinping sends congratulatory message to Cambodian King, "Bed rotting" trend ignites debate on social media and India-Cambodia ties need shoring up.
China registers record output of 20 million New Energy Vehicles, Hebei Province launches new international multimodal transport route to Central Asia, Fleet of Chinese-made electric buses rolled out by the Cyprus Public Transport authority, China and Honduras jointly announced their intention to negotiate a bilateral free trade agreement
Examination committee for college graduates reveal a total of 10,065 graduates applied for 400 positions, China's highest-altitude major water conservancy project entered full operation in Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo concluded with 120 projects worth a total of 10.3 billion U.S. dollars being signed, new survey by the Central Bank revealed growing willingness among urban Chinese to increase consumption, Trip.com, China’s largest online travel platform announced their childcare subsidy plan for employees
President Xi Jinping met US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, Li Qiang arrived in Germany on first state visit, China lifted ban on Taiwan's sugar apples, Chinese scientists developed a new compound to rejuvenate exhausted T cells, China’s cross-border e-commerce set the record reaching 2.1 trillion yuan, Cathay Pacific to deploy more cabin crew speaking mandarin on flights between Hong Kong and mainland China
China and Honduras signed a MoU on BRI, direct flights reopened between Changchun and Nha Trang, Shanghai released rankings of medical equipment brands for the first time, Xu Baoyi sentenced to 17 years in prison, Zhao Leji held talks with the Chairman of the Nepali National Assembly, billion-yuan milestone was hit in record time by the Chinese summer box office
Shenzhou XV crew returned to Earth after a six-month mission, National History Museum of China inauguration ceremony held in Beijing, On World Environment Day, China carried out various widely participated public activities, 19 casualties were reported following the collapse of a mountain in Sichuan, Chinese naval training ship docked at Brunei as part of a goodwill visit
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