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Toll Rises From Rain Storms In China As Student Bus Plunges Into...

2021-01-03T02:18:28Z

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SHANGHAI, July 7 (Reuters) - A bus carrying high school students plunged into a reservoir on in southwest China on Tuesday, as days of torrential rain triggered flood warnings across large parts of the country and disrupted the first day of national college exams. In the central city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus epidemic first erupted in December, a record-breaking 426 millimetres (16.8 inches) of rain fell on Sunday, the official China Daily reported, and authorities were using [http://pixabay.com/en/new-zealand-waterfall-nature-giant%20pumps/ giant pumps] to remove water from the flooded roads. State broadcaster CCTV said the students on a bus that crashed into a reservoir in the city of Anshun in southwestern Guizhou province had been on their way to sit the college entry exams. The number of casualties had still to be confirmed. But as of last Friday, there were 119 people dead or missing nationwide as a result of the rains storms, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] while the emergency ministry estimated economic losses to be in excess of 40 billion yuan ($5.70 billion). Guizhou, Anhui, Hunan and Hubei provinces were expected to record 250-280 millimetres (10-11 inches) on Tuesday, according to the China Meteorological Administration. With nearly 11 million students set to sit their college exams, the weather agency warned parents to heed forecasts and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] prepare school journeys carefully. Exams in some parts of Anhui province were postponed as a result of the worst flooding for 50 years, the local government reported. The city of Qianjiang in the central province of Hubei became the first city to issue a Level I flood response alert on Monday after roads and farmland were inundated. Authorities in Hubei and neighbouring Hunan province have also issued orange flood alerts - the second highest - with some rivers 2-3 metres higher than warning levels, according to water ministry data. ($1 = 7.0207 yuan) (Reporting by David Stanway; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)

Chinese Shoppers Spend Big In Post-virus Singles apos; Day Binge

2021-01-02T06:55:19Z

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Hundreds of millions of Chinese shoppers went online to snap up bargains from ecommerce stores run by Alibaba and JD.com Chinese shoppers splurged more than $100 billion in the world's biggest shopping event of the year, in a huge spending spree that suggests the country's all-important army of consumers is fighting back after months of pandemic agony. Hundreds of millions used online stores to scoop up bargains in the Singles' Day consumer marathon that dwarfs the US "Black Friday" phenomenon. Everything from jewellery and video games to furniture and food was sold on the country's biggest e-commerce platforms run by tech titans Alibaba and JD.com. While "Singles' Day" -- so-called for its annual 11.11 date -- has long been a 24-hour event, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] its creator Alibaba has expanded it to an 11-day promotion beginning November 1. A worker loads packages on a train at Nanchang Railway Station in China's central Hunan province during the annual Singles' Day shopping festival Alibaba said Thursday it took 498.2 billion yuan ($74.1 billion) worth of orders during the extravaganza, a 26 percent rise on the same period last year, while JD.com recorded sales valuing 271.5 billion yuan. However Alibaba did not publish a tally for Wednesday's takings, making it hard to directly compare sales. Last year, sales on Alibaba platforms alone for the 24-hour period totalled $38.4 billion. This year's event took on even more significance as it was seen as a bellwether of consumer sentiment in the world's number two economy as it recovers from the pain of coronavirus lockdowns. "We have benefited from the robust recovery of consumption in China," Jiang Fan, president of Alibaba's Tmall and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] Taobao shopping sites, said in a statement Thursday. As the country emerges from the effects of the virus and containment measures, the recovery in retail sales has lagged that seen in industrial sectors, but analysts have said it is gaining pace. And the temptation of a bargain helped that recovery. - 'I assume I have saved a lot' - "I deliberately stayed up until after midnight so I could buy the robotic vacuum cleaner that I had been eyeing for weeks now," Liu Yu, a worker in Beijing, told AFP. "It was originally over 4,000 yuan, but it only cost a bit over 2,000 on Singles' Day -- what a bargain." An employee checks items to be delivered to [http://www.guardian.co.uk/search?q=customers customers] on Singles' Day, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour phượng hoàng cổ trấn] also known as the Double 11 shopping festival, at the warehouse of Suning Logistics Network in Shenyang And Sam, a Tianjin-based student, said: "I was waiting for this day -- I had put tons of stuff in the cart already days before Singles' Day, and when the day came, I didn't even check what the discount actually was, I just clicked 'confirm' and bought them all. "I assume I have saved a lot." Conceived in 2009 by Alibaba as an antidote to Valentine's Day, the event falls on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, and was meant to be an occasion for individuals to treat themselves to something new. But it has expanded to encompass much of China's entire retail sector, including traditional bricks-and-mortar stores, which also offer Singles' Day promotions. The United States was the top source of imported products purchased on Alibaba platforms during this year's festival, despite trade and diplomatic tensions between Beijing and Washington. A screen shows sales totals at the end of the Singles' Day shopping festival at the 2020 Tmall Global Shopping Festival media centre in Hangzhou E-commerce services offering nearly every conceivable product at the click of a button have taken over China's retail sector in recent years, with Covid-19 pushing even more Chinese to choose online shopping over crowded supermarkets and malls. But Chinese regulators cast a gloom over the biggest e-commerce stretch of the year by announcing draft antitrust rules that signal a looming crackdown on high-flying internet giants, causing tech shares to tumble.

5 Benefits Of Teaching English Abroad

2021-01-01T07:23:26Z

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Teaching English abroad has become a highly popular and serious choice for young graduates. Many youngsters who are fresh out of college see it as an opportunity to travel, explore a new place and gain international work experience at the same time. Good salaries, travel reimbursement, housing allowance, bonuses and the opportunity to travel and meet new people are some of the perks that make English teaching jobs abroad highly attractive. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push(); If you are one of those people who don't want to be stuck in a cubicle for all your work hours or if you are facing job recession in your country because of sluggish economy; teaching English overseas is the best career option for you. Let's have a look at some of the benefits of teaching English abroad: 1. Lucrative Job Market Unlike any other segment of the economy that gets hit by recession, the demand for ESL teachers is and will always be high. As globalization continues to grow and English remains as the main language of communication; the demand for English teachers in the international job market has never been stronger. English teaching jobs abroad presents great opportunities to native English speakers from all walks of life to work, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour phượng hoàng cổ trấn] live, travel and gain experience in a foreign country. 2. Travel If you are fond of travelling, TEFL jobs abroad are the best opportunities for you. It is actually like getting paid to live, work and travel in a foreign country. Once you have taken up an ESL job in a foreign location, the access to exotic places becomes easier and convenient. For instance, if you have taken a TEFL job in Shanghai, you can enjoy this cosmopolitan city or visit provinces such as Hunan or Sichuan over a weekend to experience the awe-inspiring scenery. An English teacher abroad can earn a decent amount that can help pay off all of the bills especially in Asian countries where cost of living is comparatively low and save a significant amount of cash to travel and explore the new country. 3. Learn about New Culture It is a [http://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate=usagov&query=rare%20opportunity rare opportunity] to live in a [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/foreign%20land foreign land] and soak yourself in a diverse, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] new culture and unfamiliar customs. You can learn a new language, explore different cuisine, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] soak in the history and culture of the Orient - all of it helps expand new horizons and offers new perspectives to life. 4. Easy Training (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push(); You don't require prior teaching experience to teach English say in Shanghai or Guangzhou. Undergoing a recognized TEFL certification course provides you with the necessary training and skills required to convert knowledge into practical teaching for professional English teaching jobs in Beijing or anywhere else in the world. There are various organizations that offer online TEFL certificate programs of various durations. Moreover, these organizations also offer job support and career assistance upon completion of the course. 5. It Adds Weight to Your Resume If you are thinking that an English teaching job overseas would not help add weightage to your resume, think again. We live in a multi-cultural, globalized world; where companies are always on the look-out for talented people who can push their boundaries and boost of international work experience. Teaching English abroad shows your willingness to face new challenges, communicate across language barriers and work in a completely new environment. All this will prove fruitful to you in your professional endeavors in future. Mark is an education consultant who loves writing about the numerous benefits and rich experience that a person can gain by teaching English abroad. His articles aim to provide insights into the advantages of English teaching jobs in Beijing, [ ] and anywhere else in the world. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push();

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2020-12-31T08:15:55Z

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