China's exports fuel surprise growth in economy

China's exports fuel surprise growth in economyBEIJING--China's economy expanded faster than expected in the first two months of 2018, helped by strong overseas demand for Chinese goods, though economists warned trade tensions with the U.S. threaten to derail that .

Malaysia's Lunar New Year festival celebrations gaining .Malaysia's Lunar New Year festival celebrations gaining popularity among tourists from China . and 687,366 for the Visa Waiver Programme (eNTRI) in 2017 compared to 197,886 for eVisa and 174,776 for eNTRI in 2016.

Trans-Pac spot rates among lowest in years amid Lunar New .The fact that ocean carriers have been able to achieve modest profits since late 2017 could embolden them to seek increases in their service contract rates compared with last year's low rates. (Above: the Port of Los Angeles.) .

Indonesian TV censorship: cartoons cut, athletes blurred as .She bans them from watching soap operas, but allows them to watch cartoons at certain hours. Not all animated series are suitable for children, though, she says. “Some cartoons are violent, and the characters use rude .

China economy's strong start faces risks at home and abroadNEW LUNAR 2017. 2017, climbing 7.2% and 7.9% respectively from a year earlier as Chinese exports surged. Retail sales also remained robust, statistics bureau data - combined for January and February to smooth effects from the Lunar New .

Soft demand for iPhone X, Lunar New Year hit Taiwan .To compare like-for-like since Lunar New Year fell between January and February in 2017, the Nikkei Asian Review analyzed numbers for the two months as a whole. The revenue for the companies in January-February 2018 .

Kids With Cancer Get a Slew of Imaginary Friends to Help .Imagine how it feels when you're a kid. This is why, on behalf of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, ad agency RPA created the Imaginary Friend Society, which kicks off with 20 lovely animated films that explore different .

Lunar New Year distortion? China factory growth slows the Cartoons for Children Bean Cartoon.Raw material input prices fell for the second consecutive month to the lowest since July 2017, indicating cost pressure from price rises on manufacturing firms is easing. “I think besides the Lunar New Year factor, the stricter .

The best free children's films on TV this Christmas 2017It's hard to imagine anyone who doesn't like CBBC sketch show Horrible Histories. What must their lives be like? Anyway, fans who get the joke queued to see this, the troupe's first film, which traces the “lost years” of .

New Trump tariff threat overshadows strong China factory .However, data from China early in the year is typically treated with caution due to distortions caused by the timing of the week-long Lunar New Year celebrations, which fell in late January 2017 but started in mid-February this .