Rescue work and resettlement efforts continue in China's Xizang region following a deadly earthquake(01:09). The Chinese foreign minister says the country’s ties with Nigeria serve as a model for solidarity and cooperation among countries of the Global South(11:51). A UN report predicts that the world economy will grow 2.8 percent in 2025(21:38).
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On today's program, rescue work and resettlement efforts continue in the Xijiang region following a deadly earthquake.
China's foreign minister calls for deepening cooperation while meeting with Nigeria's president and foreign minister.
A UN report predicts that the world economy will grow 2.8% this year, unchanged from the past year.
In business, China reports steady growth in business entities in 2024.
In sports, China plans to establish a professional football league union by the end of months.
In culture and entertainment, new lineup for the Shanghai Museum in 2025.
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Xijiang is recovering from the deadly earthquake earlier this week.
Local officials from the southwestern Chinese Autonomous Region, also known as Tibet, say the first round of search and rescue work has concluded.
The 6.8 magnitude quake struck Dingyu county in Shigaza on Tuesday, killing 126, toppled over 3,600 houses and affected about 61,000 people.
For more on the earthquake, we're joined by Niu Honglin, who is in Dingy.
So how is your overall feeling so far?
Hi.
Okay, so I only got here this morning, actually around 9:00 to Chicago and then later I traveled by a highway which by the way is very smooth to Dingxi County.
Currently we all of us, actually the three of us are feeling a little bit of headache, nausea, dizziness, fatigue, shortness of breath, all different level of all these.