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1 week ago | 
msn.com | Helen-Ann Smith |In Beijing
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1 week ago | 
blackcountryradio.co.uk | Helen-Ann Smith |In Beijing
Economists had predicted that gross domestic product would grow by about 5.1% in January to March, compared with a year earlier. In the end, it grew 5.4%. But these impressive figures obscure the very serious challenges China's economy is facing in the wake of Donald Tump's trade war - and it is almost certain growth will not remain this strong as the year goes on. The worst of Trump's tariffs came into force in April, meaning they were not reflected in these figures.
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1 month ago | 
theashlandchronicle.com | Justin McCurry |Amy Hawkins |In Beijing |Andrew Roth
You don’t need us to tell you that things are feeling quite uneasy recently. With the firing of thousands of federal employees in the last month and the toying with remaining employees, federal public lands and public services are at great risk. Many of our friends and neighbors have been affected by these firings, and our communities are feeling the pain from it. One of our goals this year is to continue to strengthen our community by offering spaces for our friends to gather in solidarity.
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1 month ago | 
theashlandchronicle.com | David Runkel |Justin McCurry |Amy Hawkins |In Beijing
As of March 2025, the City of Ashland’s and Jackson County’s alert system, previously known as Citizen Alert, will now be called JACKSON ALERTS. Why the change? The City partners with Jackson County under a single alert messaging system. Until recently the system also included Josephine County, who will now be separate from Jackson County and the City of Ashland.
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1 month ago | 
theashlandchronicle.com | David Runkel |Justin McCurry |Amy Hawkins |In Beijing
Learn about the benefits of rainwater harvest, what laws and regulations you’ll need to follow, and how to install your own system. Notetaking is optional, follow-up notes and resources will be provided.
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1 month ago | 
theashlandchronicle.com | David Runkel |Justin McCurry |Amy Hawkins |In Beijing
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1 month ago | 
theashlandchronicle.com | David Runkel |Justin McCurry |Amy Hawkins |In Beijing
Fire Department Pays $550,000 in Overtime Last Year3/4/25By David RunkelAshland’s Fire and Rescue staff were paid $550,000 in overtime in the city’s last fiscal year, $200,000 more than budgeted, and this fiscal year’s overtime charges already are $112,000 over budget, city councilors were told last night. Fire Chief Ralph Sartain attributed the high overtime costs primarily to personnel being on medical and personal leave, as well as the increased number of non-emergency ambulance calls.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
mkfm.com | Nicole Johnson |In Beijing
Troops on the street, opposition politicians massed outside the National Assembly and a state of absolute political chaos in South Korea has left the country reeling. But the government had been in turmoil for some time. After losing an election earlier this year and being forced to form a minority government, President Yoon Suk Yeol has been on the back foot ever since. Follow latest: Soldiers clash with protesters as martial law declared in South KoreaHe's been under fire on multiple issues.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
polymerspaintcolourjournal.com | Mark Godfrey |In Beijing |Dhanya Jagannivasan
China’s paint and coatings companies are struggling to make headway in a tough domestic real estate market, even though medium-term forecasts remain positive. In the first six months of 2024, the value of real estate sales fell by 26.4% year-on-year. The average prices of deals struck dropped by 7%, according to the China Real Estate Information Corp, which bases its data on the country’s 100 largest real estate developers.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
kamumedya.com | Joel Guinto |In Beijing |Laura Bicker
China's lunar probe has returned to Earth with the first ever samples from the Moon's unexplored far side. The Chang'e-6 landed in the Inner Mongolia desert on Tuesday, after a nearly two-month long mission that was fraught with risks, state media report. Scientists are eagerly awaiting the Chang’e 6 as the samples could answer key questions about how planets are formed. China is the only country to have landed on the far side of the Moon, having done so before in 2019.
