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Islamism is a “systemic” and “deep-rooted” problem in the UK, while antisemitism is “not going to get any better,” former British home secretary Suella Braverman told The Jerusalem Post. The Post spoke to Braverman, 46, ahead of the publication of her first book, the memoir Patriot: Empire, Betrayal and Hope. Released on October 1, it…
From October 1, China began a one-year pilot interest subsidy for eligible first time homebuyers, with fiscal authorities covering 1 percentage point of the annual rate. It marks the central government’s first such subsidy on commercial housing loans, and it helped fuel a holiday surge in sales, with home viewings and transactions heating up. One…
People visit a flower expo and trade fair in Qingzhou city, East China’s Shandong province, Oct 7, 2026. (PHOTO/XINHUA) China’s domestic tourism saw stable growth over the just-concluded weeklong National Day holiday from Oct 1 to 7. Latest figures from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Friday show that Chinese travelers made 826 million…
Cathay Pacific’s The Pier First Lounge at Hong Kong International Airport ranked first with a satisfaction score of 97.55%, and was followed by ANA Suite Lounge at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport with 96.19%. Published on Oct. 6 as part of the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards, the list marks the first time the magazine has invited readers…
Copper prices rebounded in China after the National Day holiday (October 1-7), while fluctuated at the LME. While macro risks persisted, the copper market fundamentals stayed strong on supply concerns, leading copper prices to remain volatile at elevated levels recently. On October 7 local time, more than 700 workers at Chile’s Centinela copper mine,…
Passengers are seen at the waiting hall of Tianjin Railway Station in North China’s Tianjin, Oct 7, 2026. (PHOTO/XINHUA) China recorded 2.14 billion cross-regional passenger trips during the National Day holiday from Oct 1 to Oct 7, with average daily rail journeys rising 12.7 percent, according to the Ministry of Transport on Thursday. The daily…
China’s has seen robust demand for services during the National Day holiday, with average daily sales revenue in tourism, accommodation, hospitality and other service industries rising 19.5 percent year on year, according to value-added tax invoice data released by the State Taxation Administration on Thursday. Referred to in China as “Golden Week”, the National Day…
China recorded more than 15.46 million cross-border trips during the week-long National Day holiday, as international travel has continued to rebound and visa-free policies have helped drive inbound tourism, official data released on Thursday showed. According to the National Immigration Administration, border inspection authorities across the country handled a total of 15.462 million inbound and…
Shanghai railway sees return-travel peak on final day of National Day holiday Photo: Lu Ting/Global Times “When Chinese people go on holidays, the whole world knows about it.” During the 2026 National Day holidays from October 1 to 7, Chinese tourists were seen at famous landmarks around the globe – from the Colosseum in Rome…
Passengers crowd a train platform in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province, on Wednesday, the last day of the weeklong National Day holiday. Photo: Yang Bo/China News Service/VCG The number of travelers in China who ventured to other parts of the country during this year’s weeklong National Day holiday barely grew from the same period in…