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CROSS-BORDER OPPORTUNITIES Visitors attend the fifth Western China International Fair for Investment and Trade in southwest China’s Chongqing municipality on Thursday, May 18, 2023. A total of 88 major projects, with a contracted investment amounting to 290.7 billion yuan (about $41.55 billion), were signed at the fifth Western China International …

PROMISING PARTNERSHIP A staff member walks past the exhibition area of Pilot Zone for In-depth China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation during the second China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo held in Changsha, central China’s Hunan Province, on Sept. 26, 2021. XINHUA PHOTO ADDIS ABABA: The upcoming China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo …

FINDING SOLUTIONS Photo taken on June 28, 2021 shows the industrial estate of Saudi oil giant Aramco in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Gulf Arab energy giants are turning to humble tech startups as they search for ways to remove emissions while keeping oil flowing. XINHUA PHOTO ABU DHABI: Faced with mounting …

Allan Boss was 24 when he was in a vehicle crash, suffered a traumatic brain injury and had to relearn almost everything. His beloved guitar became a tool of healing and a measure of his progress as, note by note, chord by chord, he regained his life.  Music became the …

New provincial legislation that would loosen farmland protection is getting a cold reception from Ontario farming groups, which are urging the government to abandon proposed changes that would see more homes built on prime farmland.  Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act aims to address housing affordability, supply issues. Farmers in Ontario …

Three years after his account with the Canada Revenue Agency was hacked, and his social insurance number was stolen, a Toronto man says he’s been left on his own to clear his name. Fraudsters have since applied for $40,000 in federal benefits in his name — and the CRA says …

Hayden Fox may be the fourth generation to work his family’s farm, but he’s the first in his family to teach millions of others about agricultural life.  Fox has close to two million followers on the social media platform TikTok, where he makes comedic videos about his day-to-day life working …

Successful enterprising businessman, DanceSport enthusiast and Board of Director of Philippine DanceSport Federation Girme Gutierrez celebrated his birthday with his Angels, Joanne and Joy on May 6 at the Green Meadows Clubhouse. The celebration started with a Holy Mass celebrated by Fr. Manoling Francisco, SJ. After a sumptuous Japanese dinner, …

Socialite-turned-renowned vlogger Small Laude continues to take the internet by storm, capturing millions of hearts with her authentically fun and quirky personality. Socialite-turned-vlogger and Diagold brand ambassador Small Laude  Despite her affluent background, people from all walks of life easily relate to her cheerful nature and never find her uber-luxurious …

Ginette Paradis, co-owner of Paradis Valley Honey in Watino, Alta., is concerned about what wildfire smoke could mean for this year’s honey harvest.  The business — located about 470 kilometres northwest of Edmonton — has been blanketed by smoke that has also settled in communities across Alberta as wildfires continue …