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Beijing/Shanghai, Apr 9 (EFE/EPA).- China's consumer price index (CPI), the main indicator of inflation, rose 0.4 percent year-on-year in March, according to official data published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday.The indicator thereby reversed the downward trend of the first two months of 2021 and beat analysts' forecasts, which predicted an increase of 0.3 percent.The CPI's increase in March was its highest since October last year, but the indicator remains low after experiencing its first contraction (-0.5 percent) since 2009 in November. (Camera: WU HONG/ALEX PLAVEVSKI). SHOT LIST: (00:00:00 - 00:00:49) B-ROLL OF BEIJING (09/04/2021) AND (00:00:49 - 00:03:55) SHANGHAI (03/03/2021), CHINA.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (EE/EPA).- Sales of bicycles in India almost doubled over the past five months as more people tend to use bicycles as a low-cost mean of transport amid health concerns over the coronavirus covid-19 pandemic. (Camera: JAIPAL SINGH).B-ROLL OF BICYCLE SHOP IN JAMMU, INDIA.
Alibaba sales jumped to $14 billion on this year's Singles Day shopping festival, with 68 percent coming from mobile devices. Bobbi Rebell reports
A smaller trade deficit and a big boost in defense spending spurred growth in the third quarter. The initial read comes just before the elections next week. Fred Katayama reports.
The UN Human Rights Council votes to demand a halt in all arms sales to Israel, highlighting warnings of "genocide" in its war in Gaza, which has killed more than 33,000 people. The resolution, which passed with 28 of the council's 47 member states voting in favour, six opposed and 13 abstaining, marks the first time the United Nations top rights body has taken a position on the bloodiest-ever war to beset the besieged Palestinian territory. IMAGES