(2024-01-26). Biden's Illegal Bombing Of Yemen Intensifies The Risk Of Regional War. popularresistance.org In response to Israel's assault on the people of Gaza in early October, Yemen's Houthi movement, Ansar Allah, began mounting attacks on commercial ships in and around the Red Sea. The Houthis said the attacks were aimed at Israeli-connected or Israel-bound ships and they would continue until there is a ceasefire in Gaza. Meanwhile, the pressure on this vital trade route is impacting the global economy as ships are being redirected to more expensive routes. | On January 11, South Africa presented its case documenting Israel's genocide in Gaza to the International Court of Justice. The following day, the U.S. and U…
(2024-01-26). 2 new cities join trillion yuan GDP club. ecns.cn Two more cities in China — Changzhou in eastern coastal Jiangsu province and coastal city Yantai in eastern Shandong province — joined the trillion yuan city club when they announced their GDP exceeded 1 trillion yuan ($139 billion) each in 2023, taking the total number of such cities to 26.
(2024-01-26). Provincial economies paint promising 2024. ecns.cn China's top provincial economies — Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, and Zhejiang — are taking the lead in ensuring stable and high-quality growth, shaping a promising trajectory for China's 2024 economic outlook, said experts.
(2024-01-26). Cuban Prime Minister highlights work of leaders in economic sphere. plenglish.com Guantánamo, Cuba, January 26 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Cuba, Manuel Marrero, ratified the importance of the work of government leaders at all levels to wipe out the distortions which the country's economy faces.
(2024-01-26). BRI has built up world's largest platform that covers widest range of int'l cooperation: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn Thanks to the Belt and Road cooperation, cooperation in infrastructure, connectivity and other fields have been given wide attention around the world, injecting strong impetus to keeping international industrial and supply chains stable and boosting the inclusive and sustainable growth of global economy, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Thursday.
(2024-01-26). Davos and the melting world economy. cadtm.org
(2024-01-26). China cut $238 bln taxes and fees for private firms in 2023. ecns.cn China has cut 1.69 trillion yuan ($237.89 billion) taxes and fees for private enterprises in 2023, making private taxpayers the biggest beneficiaries of the country's tax policies.
(2024-01-26). China ramps up efforts to attract foreign investment as new year begins. ecns.cn China witnessed a surge in foreign investment in 2023, with 53,766 new foreign-invested enterprises landing in China, up 39.7 percent year-on-year, with the actual use of foreign capital amounting to 1.1339 trillion yuan ($158.2 billion).
(2024-01-25). BRI has built up world's largest platform that covers widest range of int'l cooperation: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn Thanks to the Belt and Road cooperation, cooperation in infrastructure, connectivity and other fields have been given wide attention around the world, injecting strong impetus to keeping international industrial and supply chains stable and boosting the inclusive and sustainable growth of global economy, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Thursday.
(2024-01-25). China ramps up efforts to attract foreign investment as new year begins. ecns.cn China witnessed a surge in foreign investment in 2023, with 53,766 new foreign-invested enterprises landing in China, up 39.7 percent year-on-year, with the actual use of foreign capital amounting to 1.1339 trillion yuan ($158.2 billion).
(2024-01-25). 2 new cities join trillion yuan GDP club. ecns.cn Two more cities in China — Changzhou in eastern coastal Jiangsu province and coastal city Yantai in eastern Shandong province — joined the trillion yuan city club when they announced their GDP exceeded 1 trillion yuan ($139 billion) each in 2023, taking the total number of such cities to 26.
(2024-01-25). Provincial economies paint promising 2024. ecns.cn China's top provincial economies — Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, and Zhejiang — are taking the lead in ensuring stable and high-quality growth, shaping a promising trajectory for China's 2024 economic outlook, said experts.
(2024-01-26). Bloody Cyberpunk: Cryptocurrencies in the Global Economy. counterpunch.org There has always been a certain paradox to cryptocurrency, one that really extends to libertarianism as a whole. The whole point of crypto, according to its dedicated proponents, is to cut out the evil financial middlemen. The central bankers, the bureaucrats, ministers, etc. will be cast aside and thereby the money supply can be democratized.
(2024-01-26). Global Coalition for Social Justice now has 100 partners. pressenza.com In two months of existence, the Global Coalition for Social Justice has brought together 100 governments, trade unions, employers' organisations and international institutions, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said in a statement on Wednesday, 24 January. | By IPS Correspondent | With the coalition "we have a unique opportunity to set history on the path to social justice, for a world where everyone can fulfill their potential and enjoy the benefits of economic, environmental and social progress," said ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo. | To date, 19 governments, 14 employers and 30 workers' orga…
(2024-01-25). E-commerce, global recovery fuel demand for international air cargo services. ecns.cn Demand for international air cargo transportation is rising, fueled by booming e-commerce deliveries from China to Western markets and the continuing global economic recovery, industry players said.
(2024-01-26). Video: Fake Pandemic Triggers Worldwide Economic and Social Collapse. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-26). Incarceration as Fascism, Incarceration as Imperialism. counterpunch.org 
Incarceration is about controlling. Not just those who commit criminal acts, but also those who society has no economic use for. If there are no laws existing to lock up this latter demographic, the facts tell us that the ruling classes will create new laws and intensify enforcement of existing statutes. An almost perfect example
(2024-01-26). Polymer Banknotes: Future of Payments or Dead-End in Security Printing? indybay.org Money is at the heart of everything. Despite the importance of dematerialized means of payment, cash is still central to our economic system. What's going on behind the scenes? Is the path taken the right one?>
(2024-01-26). Africa-China collaboration on TVET. independent.co.ug 
A new type of South-to-South joint program promotes standards through mutually accredited joint programs COMMENT | XIAOYAN LIANG & COSAM JOSEPH | A common challenge faced by Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions is their inability to adapt curriculum and program standards that align with the evolving needs of industries and markets for skills. …
(2024-01-26). DeepMind Co-Founder Mustafa Suleyman Warns: Artificial Intelligence Tools Are Fundamental 'Labor Replacing'. moguldom.com In a recent video, Mustafa Suleyman, the co-founder of DeepMind and Inflection AI, issued a stark warning about the nature of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, characterizing them as fundamentally "labor replacing." Suleyman, speaking at the World AI Forum meeting in Davos, which took place Jan. 15-19 in Davos-Knosters, Switzerland, emphasized that despite being in its …
(2024-01-26). Greater roles of China, EU in intl collaboration stressed. ecns.cn China and Europe can play greater roles in international cooperation, said Romano Prodi, a former president of the European Commission and two-time Italian prime minister.
(2024-01-26). 'The Country Is Not For Sale': General Strike In Argentina Against Milei. popularresistance.org Thousands of people marched this Wednesday in Argentina to join the national strike called by the main unions in repudiation of the policies implemented by President Javier Milei. | "The country is not for sale," "No to the adjustment," and "No to the labor reform," were some of the main slogans of the demonstration that filled the Plaza del Congreso in the city of Buenos Aires. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took part in the massive general strike against Milei and his "libertarian" policies. Milei took office on December 10. Some outlets, such as Left Voice and Progressive International, reported that o…
(2024-01-26). Thousands of jobs cut in Western Australia as figures point to national downturn. wsws.org The destruction of more 1,800 jobs in a three-week period is a concrete expression of the Labor government's deepening assault on the working class.
(2024-01-26). UAW Members At CAP Convention Interrupted Biden To Demand A Ceasefire & Were Shouted Down. indybay.org At the national UAW CAP convention in Washington DC, supporters of a ceasefire interrupted President Joe Biden and were shouted down and some were dragged out of the convention.
(2024-01-26). CFA SFSU Faculty Strike After Shock Over Concession Contract Deal By CFA Bargaining Team. indybay.org CFA San Francisco State faculty angry about a concession contract accepted by California State CFA bargaining committee.
(2024-01-26). New round of Universal Health Coverage policies lies ahead despite missed targets. peoplesdispatch.org The WHO Executive Board is poised to propose enhanced Universal Health Coverage policies despite disappointing outcomes. UHC-based policies are failing in achieving the goals of increased access to healthcare and financial protection from health expenditure…
(2024-01-26). NFRA actively working to invigorate real estate. ecns.cn The National Financial Regulatory Administration will strengthen guidance for financial institutions to allow them to make better use of supportive policies to enhance services for the property sector.
(2024-01-26). China's non-financial direct investment up 16.7% in 2023. ecns.cn China's non-financial outbound direct investment rose 16.7 percent in RMB terms last year, said Wang Wentao, minister of Commerce at a press conference on Friday.
(2024-01-26). Early conflicts between the UN and the World Bank/IMF tandem. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |
(2024-01-26). Is there a debt crisis in the South and what is recommended by the CADTM? cadtm.org Maxime Perriot: In an article published in December 2023 you claimed in the wake of a World Bank report that "developing countries" were trapped in a new debt crisis, yet the Financial Times and other sources point out that in the first two weeks of 2024 several so-called developing countries managed to easily refinance their debt. What is actually the situation?
| The three developing countries that managed to sell sovereign bonds all produce oil and gas
| Éric Toussaint: The three countries (…) | – |
(2024-01-26). The WB assists those in power in a witch-hunting context. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |
(2024-01-25). NFRA actively working to invigorate real estate. ecns.cn The National Financial Regulatory Administration will strengthen guidance for financial institutions to allow them to make better use of supportive policies to enhance services for the property sector.
(2024-01-26). TUC launches fake 'campaign to defend the right to strike'. thecommunists.org If there is one area where the British ruling class is still innovative, it is in creating ways to repress and divide the working class. Our rulers may have long since given up innovating in the fields of science and technology, China may have surpassed them in creating new means of production, and the Russians …
(2024-01-26). Houthis Emerge as Latest Threat to U.S. Control Over Global Shipping. counterpunch.org 
On December 30, 2023, the Singapore-flagged Maersk Hangzhou, owned by Danish company Maersk Line, came under missile and subsequent boat attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. The U.S. Navy responded by using helicopters to destroy three of the four ships used in the assault. Maersk, the world's largest shipping company, immediately announced it was suspending operations in
(2024-01-26). Nation's energy investments in 2023 reach $391 bln. ecns.cn Investments in China's energy sector surged last year on the back of the government's commitment to fortify the country's energy infrastructure and embrace diverse energy formats.
(2024-01-25). Nation's energy investments in 2023 reach $391 bln. ecns.cn Investments in China's energy sector surged last year on the back of the government's commitment to fortify the country's energy infrastructure and embrace diverse energy formats.
(2024-01-26). The Costly Failures of Intelligence. counterpunch.org 
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." — Yogi Berra The investment in intelligence collection and analysis continues to grow, and the failures of intelligence grow as well. In some of the most costly failures, the intelligence collection was adequate, occasionally spot on, but the analysis was inadequate. For example, Pearl Harbor in
(2024-01-26). The Costly Failures of Intelligence. counterpunch.org 
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." — Yogi Berra The investment in intelligence collection and analysis continues to grow, and the failures of intelligence grow as well. In some of the most costly failures, the intelligence collection was adequate, occasionally spot on, but the analysis was inadequate. For example, Pearl Harbor in
(2024-01-26). Protesting French farmers threaten to blockade Paris. wsws.org The French government met on Thursday to discuss emergency measures to address the growing nationwide protests against EU regulations to gut farmers' subsidies.
(2024-01-26). Killing for Country: A Family History—a harrowing but distorted view of the massacres of Australian Aboriginal people. wsws.org David Marr's Killing for Country documents many mass killings of indigenous people but falsely blames the entire population, not the ruling class and Australian capitalism.
(2024-01-26). Instrumental Reason and Left Politics. indybay.org In the neoliberal variant of capitalism, postmodern pluralism dominates and with it a reason that is no longer trusted to understand the whole.. For instrumental reason, the actual world is always the best of all possible worlds since the question of a better world cannot arise in it. No problem arises that makes another, not yet existing world necessary or desirable.
(2024-01-26). FPV Drones & Artificial Intelligence: How Russia is Transforming Drone Warfare. thealtworld.com — FPV drones transform cheap, easy-to-produce drones into precision guided weapons; | — FPV drones have several disadvantages including loss-of-signal as it begins its attack dive or encounters electronic warfare; | — AI targeting allows an operator to designate a target while still in signal line-of-sight and before entering an area defended by electronic warfare, for the AI to then automatically guide the drone to its target without any external signal; | — Russia's large military industrial base lends its an advantage in both quantity and quality over Ukraine and its Western sponsors;…
(2024-01-26). China-made gasoline tricycle wins foreign hearts. ecns.cn A Chinese blogger who moved to the United States shared a video on overseas social media platforms, stating that she purchased a gasoline tricycle as a Christmas gift for her father-in-law. Priced at around $600, her father-in-law praised the gift endlessly upon receiving it.
(2024-01-26). Friday 2/2: Merchants of Death Tour. indybay.org Various sites in the South Bay and Peninsula.
(2024-01-26). President of Honduras is committed to the refoundation of the country. plenglish.com Tegucigalpa, Jan 26 (Prensa Latina) President of Honduras Xiomara Castro stated that the refoundation project being developed by the government is not a slogan, and her political proposal is based on the principles of democratic socialism.
(2024-01-26). Socialist councillor: New rainbow crossing a 'positive step'. greenleft.org.au 