(2024-11-23). Steps to aid foreign trade unveiled. ecns.cn To ensure the stable growth of foreign trade, China has rolled out a set of measures to foster a more enabling climate for businesses in the sector, to help them overcome practical challenges and navigate the rising tide of protectionism in the global economy.
(2024-11-23). Workshop about situation of the Financing Market for Micro and Small Enterprises kicks off. sana.sy Damascus, SANA- A workshop entitled "Towards an active and incentive financing framework for the development of micro and small enterprises," was kicked off Saturday in the presence of Prime Minister Muhammad Al-Jalali. The workshop is organized by the Central Bank of Syria in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy and foreign trade. The two-day workshop …
(2024-11-23). Israel: Beginning Of The End. popularresistance.org Contrary to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's bellicose July 24 speech before a joint session of the United States Congress pledging to achieve "total victory" over Hamas, Israel is being decisively defeated — militarily, economically and as a society. | On the battlefield — despite Israel's genocidal campaign of bombing, mass starvation and assassinations — the prospect of victory over Hamas and Hezbollah is now seriously disputed by many of Israel's former and current military and intelligence officials. | "The country really is galloping towards the edge of an abyss…losing more and more so…
(2024-11-23). Protesters at APEC summit in Lima, Peru: "Let the world hear, they are killing us." wsws.org In the fourth consecutive strike held in less than two months, demonstrations were aimed at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum held in Lima during the week.
(2024-11-23). G20 Knocks Out G7 Agendas. popularresistance.org The G20 summit in Rio earlier this week offered the quite intriguing spectacle of a deeply divided world, geopolitically and geoeconomically, trying to put on a brave 'holiday in the sun' face. | There was plenty of fluff to amuse attentive audiences. French President Emmanuel Macron surrounded by a beefy security detail strolling on Copacabana beach near midnight; European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen barefoot in the sand, stunned by the lapping waves; the White House lodger, US President Joe Biden — with his expiry date in less than two months — missing the G20 family pic because he was…
(2024-11-23). Imperialism And The Destabilization Of The Alliance Of Sahel States. popularresistance.org Since the formation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, during 2023, the governments of France and the United States along with their surrogates have sought to undermine the political and economic objectives of these developing nations. | When the military Committee for the Safeguard of Our Homeland (CNSP) took power in Niger last year on July 26, Paris and Washington sought to have members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) stage a military intervention into this uranium-rich country to reimpose the French and U.S.-backed ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.
(2024-11-23). Xi returns to Beijing after APEC meeting, G20 Summit, state visits to Peru, Brazil. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping returned to Beijing on Saturday morning after attending the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the 19th G20 Summit and paying state visits to Peru and Brazil.
(2024-11-23). China set to narrow digital divide. ecns.cn China's forward-looking vision on the future development of the internet offers a glimpse into how cooperation can narrow the digital divide across the world, at a time when an economic slowdown and impeded globalization have stunted growth worldwide.
(2024-11-23). IMF approves third review of Sri Lanka's $2.9bn bailout, but warns of risks. aljazeera.com Global lender says it will release about $333m to crisis-hit nation as signs of economic recovery emerge.
(2024-11-23). CADTM International Council | Day 3 | Strategic considerations and the political and economic situation in Europe. cadtm.org
(2024-11-23). IMF Approves Third Review of Sri Lanka's Bailout Amid Economic Vulnerability. devdiscourse.com The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given the green light to the third review of Sri Lanka's $2.9 billion bailout package, though it cautions that the nation's economic stability is still precarious.
(2024-11-23). Chinese path to modernization a model for Global South, experts say. ecns.cn China's rise from poverty to prosperity is a miracle that has contributed enormously toward global development, said Erik Solheim, former under-secretary-general of the United Nations.
(2024-11-23). Labour is lying when it says there would have to be 'legal processes' before Netanyahu's extradition. skwawkbox.org 
Cooper and co peddling utter nonsense. ICC is higher court than any in UK — the claim is a ruse and the 'specific process' would take 30 seconds Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has been doing endless and repetitive rounds on broadcast media to say, in response to the International Criminal Court (ICC) decision to issue …
(2024-11-23). New Zealand opposition parties seek to contain mass protests against racist Treaty Principles Bill. wsws.org Labour, the Greens, Te Pāti Māori and the pseudo-left ISO have sought to keep the anti-government protests within the framework of capitalist politics by glorifying the Treaty of Waitangi, falsely promoting this colonial document as the means to end racism and inequality.
(2024-11-23). Streeting's slimming drug already causing hospital 'surge'. He wants to force it on millions. skwawkbox.org 
Adverse reactions to Tirzepatide and related 'semaglutides' lead to spike in hospitalisations and 10 deaths. Labour wants millions to take it, despite appalling track record of manufacturer As Skwawkbox has previously covered, Health Secretary Wes Streeting plans to force millions of people to take slimming drug Tirzepatide (also marketed as Mounjaro), starting with unemployed people …
(2024-11-23). Australian Greens make overtures to big business Labor government. wsws.org With olive branches to pass Labor's pro-business housing and environmental legislation, the Greens are again signaling that they are a "responsible" party of capitalist rule.
(2024-11-23). Australia: Labor government and unions inflict deep cut to workers' living standards. wsws.org Workers have suffered a near 10 percent cut in living standards in just four years, further exposing the fraud of Labor's May 2022 election pledge of a "better future."
(2024-11-23). Michigan Nurses Win The Largest Union Election In Years. popularresistance.org It is the largest successful union election in recent memory: 10,000 nurses will be joining the Teamsters. They work for hospital conglomerate Corewell Health at eight hospitals and one outpatient facility, all in southeast Michigan. | "We're so excited we can hardly stand it," said Katherine Wallace, a nurse at the hospital in Troy, who has been a core part of the campaign since October 2023. | The union won the November election with 63 percent, with more than 85 percent voting. The union committee is Nurses for Nurses, part of Teamsters Joint Council 43.
(2024-11-23). Cuba celebra aniversario 65 de la primera convocatoria a trabajo voluntario. radiohc.cu La Habana, 23 nov (RHC) Cuba celebra este sábado el aniversario 65 de la primera convocatoria a trabajo voluntario con jornadas de labor orientadas a la recuperación de los daños ocasionados por dos huracanes a su paso por la nación caribeña.
(2024-11-23). Comicomment丨U.S. dollar hegemony: The global wealth extraction drill. ecns.cn In recent years, the United States has abused its dollar hegemony, and weaponized the international financial infrastructure, making more countries vigilant.
(2024-11-23). US election 2024: inflation, immigration and identity. cadtm.org
(2024-11-23). Chile's GDP grows by more than 2 per cent. tvbrics.com 
The positive dynamics was ensured by the growth of exports and industry…
(2024-11-23). Saudi Arabia makes foray into cricket world with IPL auction. newarab.com 
De facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has backed extravagant sports investments – set to culminate in Saudi Arabia hosting the…
(2024-11-23). US Postal Service demands rural carriers send back "overpaid" wages right before Christmas season. wsws.org Rural carriers, whose salaries have been slashed by tens of thousands under a new evaluation system, were notified earlier this week that they would be invoiced for overpayment supposedly due to inaccurate accounting for route adjustments.
(2024-11-23). Bus and tram workers in Greater Manchester to strike after 'years of falling wages'. leftfootforward.org 'Strike action can still be avoided but that will require TGM sitting down with Unite and tabling an offer our members can accept.'
(2024-11-23). Some problems regarding the monetary articulation of BRICS. strategic-culture.su 
The central question is this: in the case of systematic imbalances, should the deficit countries, or rather the surplus countries, make the necessary adjustments to achieve the equilibrium? | Join us on , , and . | Contac…
(2024-11-23). Israel's Genocide Day 412: Israel Kills 87 Palestinians In Gaza. popularresistance.org Israeli forces killed nine Palestinians in a military raid on Jenin that lasted more than 48 hours between Wednesday and Thursday. Local residents told Mondoweiss that Israeli forces entered the industrial area in Jenin late night Wednesday and headed towards the city's refugee camp, where they clashed with Palestinian fighters. The Israeli army also took over several rooftops and installed snipers on the refugee camp's perimeter. | Shortly before the start of the invasion of the refugee camp, Israeli forces raided the village of Kufr Dan, to the west of Jenin city, where the Palestinian Red Crescent said that it…
(2024-11-23). Creation Is A Political Action, And A Writer Is A Politicised Person. popularresistance.org On 1 October, the People's Republic of China celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary. Our institute's director, Vijay Prashad, and I co-wrote an article looking back at these revolutionary decades. Ding Ling (1904—1986) was a writer, feminist, and one of the countless communists who contributed to the Chinese Revolution, especially in the battle of ideas. This art bulletin, originally published in People's Dispatch and translated by Capire, looks back at her life and work on the 120th anniversary of her birth. | If twentieth century China was a century of revolutions, then legendary Chinese writer Ding Lin…