Australia: Ex-Cyclone Alfred Hits with Severe Weather and Flash Flooding

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred made landfall north of Brisbane on Saturday night, March 7, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and causing flash flooding across Queensland. One man died in the floodwaters, and significant damage, including downed power lines and ripped-off roofs, was reported. As of Monday, more than 230,000 households and businesses remain without power.

GLOBALink | Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region's coordinated development creates new growth drivers

STORY: Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region's coordinated development creates new growth drivers DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:44 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region 2. SOUNDBITE 1(Chinese): ZHU TIANZHU, Assistant to director, Management committee of Beijing Daxing International Airport Economic Zone 3. various of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region 4. SOUNDBITE 2(Chinese): CUI CHANGKUAN, Project manager 5. various of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region STORYLINE: Nine years after China launched a key strategy to build the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei regional city cluster, coordinated development in Beijing and neighboring regions is in full swing. As great efforts have been made to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital, tangible benefits have also been brought to Tianjin and Hebei. A total of 6,900 investment projects of enterprises in Beijing have been introduced to Tianjin over the past nine years, and the amount of investment i

Hyundai founder briefs Kim on N. Korea trip

Hyundai founder briefs Kim on N. Korea trip

Chung Ju Yung (L), founder and honorary chairman of South Korea's Hyundai Business Group, visits South Korean President Kim Dae Jung at the Blue House presidential office Nov. 2 to give a briefing on his five-day trip to North Korea. Hyundai and North Korea have agreed to pursue nine development projects, including the establishment of an industrial complex, an automobile assembly plant, and Hyundai's participation in a thermal power plant in Pyongyang.

Hyundai founder briefs Kim on N. Korea trip

Hyundai founder briefs Kim on N. Korea trip

Chung Ju Yung (L), founder and honorary chairman of South Korea's Hyundai Business Group, visits South Korean President Kim Dae Jung at the Blue House presidential office Nov. 2 to give a briefing on his five-day trip to North Korea. Hyundai and North Korea have agreed to pursue nine development projects, including the establishment of an industrial complex, an automobile assembly plant, and Hyundai's participation in a thermal power plant in Pyongyang.