/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/USAMF562XBOCXOIHCGUTU5T34A.jpg?w=1920&resize=1920,1005&ssl=1 "Angle: Red Sea logistics disruption directly affects China’s export industry due to rising costs and shipping delays | Reuters")
On January 19, Han Changming, who runs a trading company in China’s Fujian province, is at risk of not surviving due to logistical disruption in the Red Sea following an attack on a commercial vessel by Yemen’s pro-Iranian Houthi group . The photo shows containers being loaded at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai. … Read more
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/SWYC452PFROIXLNWENAMUOAXZY.jpg?w=728&resize=728,381&ssl=1 "Corner: Internet rates rise several times in Zimbabwe, but digital divide widens | Reuters")
Zimbabwe’s annual real inflation rate is unofficially estimated at around 1,000%. Internet prices have also skyrocketed, making it harder to make a living using basic services, studying, doing business online, or working remotely. The photo was taken in January 2019, of a man with a cell phone. Photographed in Harare (2024 Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo) MUTARE, Zimbabwe … Read more
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/C5WWBOYJS5JLJB76MYBORVIXWQ.jpg?w=1920&resize=1920,1005&ssl=1 "Corner: Hong Kong’s real estate sector faces increasingly severe difficulties at the beginning of the year due to high procurement costs and slowing sales | Reuters")
January 12: Hong Kong real estate development companies find themselves in even more trouble after the new year. Construction site of an apartment complex in Hong Kong, taken in October 2023 (2024 Reuters/Tyrone Siu) [香港 １２日 ロイター] – Since the beginning of the year, real estate developers in Hong Kong have found themselves in even greater difficulty. … Read more
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/OBBAPWSEH5IRZO4EY6FHRSEDR4.jpg?w=800&resize=800,419&ssl=1 "Angle: Will Trump repeat his landslide victory in NH? The large number of independent voters is the key Reuters")
On January 16, former US President Donald Trump won a landslide victory in the Iowa caucuses, the first Republican nomination contest for November’s presidential election. This photo shows Trump badges worn on the chests of attendees at a rally in Atkinson, New Hampshire on the same day (2024. Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz) NASHUA, New Hampshire (Reuters) – … Read more
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/ZHGOSSJ6SRPQ3AWEQEQYYFYKRU.jpg?w=800&resize=800,419&ssl=1 "Corner: Current situation is ‘active defense’, Ukrainian commander says aims to wear down Russia | Reuters")
January 15: Although Ukrainian Ground Forces are primarily focused on defending the 1,000-kilometer Eastern Front, they should not be neglected as an offensive force. In this photo, Army Commander Sirsky responds to an interview in Kharkiv Oblast on the 12th (2024 Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko) KHARKIV OBLAST, UKRAINE (Reuters) – Ukraine’s ground forces are mainly focused on … Read more
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/ZU42ZFUGT5NJXM5UZB62MG7FMA.jpg?w=1920&resize=1920,1005&ssl=1 "Focus: Israeli army remains on the defensive in the north, strategy to avoid full-scale war with Hezbollah | Reuters")
On January 15, military units stationed near the Lebanese border in northern Israel are deeply rooted in the government’s basic strategy of avoiding an all-out war with Hezbollah, the pro-Iranian militia on the Lebanese side. In this photo, Israeli soldiers are on alert near the border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, on the 11th (2024 … Read more
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/FRN7NKIPPJJ5HENCCYM5TQYFRM.jpg?w=728&resize=728,381&ssl=1 "Factbox: North Korea’s intermediate-range ballistic missile, meaning of solid-fuel type | Reuters")
According to the Korean Central News Agency, North Korea launched a new type of intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) on the 14th, which uses solid fuel and can be launched with almost no preparation. The photo was taken in April 2021 at the North Korean consular office in Dandong, China (2024 Reuters/Tingshu Wang) SEOUL (Reuters) – … Read more
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/QTSRFW4HSJKBXAX4FIJRWVOVOA.jpg?w=1920&resize=1920,1005&ssl=1 "Corner: Petitions pour in from grieving families to name fallen soldiers as “heroes of Ukraine” | Reuters")
Anna Barzul (pictured) lost her younger brother in fighting with Russian forces in eastern Ukraine last November. The photo was taken in December last year in a cemetery in Kiv (2024 Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko) KIIV (Reuters) – Anna Barzul, 35, lost her younger brother in fighting with Russian forces in eastern Ukraine last November. Although she … Read more
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/6XC7TEKGEROUXKTC3KY4JHBCQQ.jpg?w=1200&resize=1200,628&ssl=1 "Angle: China’s total population will decline for second consecutive year due to economic uncertainty and rapid increase in deaths after zero coronavirus | Reuters")
At the end of 2023, which will be announced on January 17, China’s total population will likely decline for the second consecutive year. The photo shows a family with their children in Shenzhen. Photographed in April last year (2024 Reuters/David Kirton) HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s total population at the end of 2023, announced on … Read more
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/GQZFE4RMB5NMFJAGENJRO77BHE.jpg?w=1200&resize=1200,628&ssl=1 "Corner: Refocusing on the Fed’s balance sheet, some are reconsidering the pace of contraction in the final stages | Reuters")
Jan 9 (Reuters) – Weekend comments from top U.S. Federal Reserve officials have soured some markets, with renewed focus on how the central bank will end its ongoing balance sheet contraction. Officials revised their views on ending the trial. In this photo, Dallas Federal Reserve President Logan gives a speech in Prairie View, Texas, in … Read more
