State Dinner Honoring Indian PM Modi - Washington

State Dinner Honoring Indian PM Modi - Washington

Mr. Abraham Verghese(right), Ms. Cari Costanzo arrive to attend a state dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Biden and Modi announced a series of defense and commercial deals designed to improve military and economic ties between their nations during a state visit at the White House today. Photo by Ting Shen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

State Dinner Honoring Indian PM Modi - Washington

State Dinner Honoring Indian PM Modi - Washington

Mr. Abraham Verghese(right), Ms. Cari Costanzo arrive to attend a state dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Biden and Modi announced a series of defense and commercial deals designed to improve military and economic ties between their nations during a state visit at the White House today. Photo by Ting Shen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Chinese New Year recovery shows resilience of economy, say analysts

STORY: Chinese New Year recovery shows resilience of economy, say analysts DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese tourists and consumption 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Academic at Marmara University, Istanbul 3. various of Chinese tourists 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FAHEEM SARDAR, Senior policy specialist, National Security Division of Prime Minister's Office of Government of Pakistan 5. various of Chinese tourists STORYLINE: A rebound in travel and consumption during the Spring Festival holiday illustrates the resilience of the Chinese economy and supports forecasts of a further recovery, according to analysts. In a written interview with Xinhua, consumer analyst Bobby Verghese at the data analytics and consulting company GlobalData said that "The global consumer goods industry has its eyes on the Chinese Spring Festival 2023 -- the acid test for the Chinese consumption engine." Official statistics showed about 308 million d