Daily Archives: 09/23/2024


Eurozone business activity slumps after Olympics boost  1

Brussels, Belgium — Eurozone business activity declined for the first time in seven months in September, as France lost steam after the end of the Paris Olympic Games, a key survey said Monday.   S&P Global’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) — a …


EU challenges China’s dairy product probe at WTO 

Brussels — The European Commission launched a challenge at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday against China’s investigation into EU dairy products, initiated after the European Union placed import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.  This is the first time the …


Micro dramas shake up China’s film industry, aim for Hollywood

ZHENGZHOU, China — On a film set that resembles the medieval castle of a Chinese lord, Zhu Jian is busy disrupting the world’s second-largest movie industry. The 69-year-old actor is playing the patriarch of a wealthy family celebrating his birthday with …