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China’s ambitious rescue package for its crisis-hit property sector has not impressed investors and analysts, with some cutting their forecasts as oversupply and weak demand continue to pressure prices.According to China Real Estate Information Corp. (CRIC), new home sales in China’s 30 major cities in May totaled 10.8 million square meters, up 4 percent from April, up 23 percent from the monthly average of 8.77 million square meters in the first quarter, but down 34 percent from May last year.”We expect new home prices to fall 5-10 percent for the full year, but not significantly compared with the period before…
In a now-deleted post, Gu, who is believed to be in his mid-20s, said he felt “trapped” in the steel-based industrial city and worried he had “sold his freedom and his soul”.She said despite having other job offers last year, she chose to accept the position due to pressure from her parents and because she felt it was her best chance for job security.”At the time, I was exhausted every day dealing with relatives and answering dozens of phone calls and long voice messages from my mother,” she said. “As time went on, [the persuasion] It escalated into a mixture…
In a now-deleted post, Gu, who is believed to be in his mid-20s, said he felt “trapped” in the steel-based industrial city and worried he had “sold his freedom and his soul”.She said despite having other job offers last year, she chose to accept the position due to pressure from her parents and because she felt it was her best chance for job security.”At the time, I was exhausted every day dealing with relatives and answering dozens of phone calls and long voice messages from my mother,” she said. “As time went on, [the persuasion] It escalated into a mixture…
Ludovic Marin/Poole/Reuters President Joe Biden attended a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on June 8, 2024. Paris CNN — President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit a U.S. military cemetery outside Paris on Sunday that commemorates World War I soldiers killed, marking a contrast with former President Donald Trump, who skipped a visit to the cemetery during his 2018 visit. Biden will conclude a five-day trip to France by laying a wreath at the Aisne-Marne American Military Cemetery and Memorial before returning to Washington. While he has spent much of his trip paying tribute to U.S. veterans,…
The Virginia Tech Hokies have a ton of returning offensive talent in 2024. Everyone knows about quarterback Kyron Draughns, running back Beischul Teuten and wide receivers Ali Jennings, Quan Felton and Jaylin Lane, but Virginia Tech has an equally impressive list of returning starters on defense. On3 recently released their top 100 college football players heading into the 2024 college football season. Three Virginia Tech players made the list, but surprisingly, none of them are on the offensive line. Cornerback Dorian Strong tops the list at No. 45. The fifth-year cornerback had the best year of his career in 2023,…
The Edmonton Oilers did their best to do something about Sergei Bobrovsky in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, but the Florida Panthers goaltender delivered a masterful performance in a 3-0 victory at a packed Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday night.Bobrovsky stopped all 32 shots from his opponents, troubling the Oilers, who were averaging 3.5 goals per game heading into the Cup final.Edmonton tried their best, including 32 scoring chances and three power-play opportunities, but the game never ended with the puck getting behind Bobrovsky, while the Panthers capitalized on their opportunities to score and expose the Oilers’ defensive…
VVS Laxman’s one cricket regret, other than not playing in the World Cup, is not scoring enough runs when India were not under pressure. Unlike many of his contemporaries, if there is such a thing as an “easy” run in international cricket, Laxman was not one of them. Many of his finest knocks came when India were cornered and he was not likely to score big runs, for example when he was out at 230 for three. Virat Kohli is gearing up for the India vs Pakistan blockbuster. (ANI) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Virat Kohli has often summoned his inner…
In December 2022, Katie Holmes attended the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball in a mini dress over jeans that immediately recalled the outfits worn by Disney starlets at the Teen Choice Awards circa 2005. The spaghetti-strap camisole dresses, denim pedal pushers, knee-thin cotton scarves, and weird Newsie caps sparked a morbid curiosity in those old enough to have first experienced the trend. “This is the real Y2K, but you guys aren’t ready for the conversation,” she tweeted in a tweet that has now garnered more than 165,000 likes.Anne Hathaway Ella is enchanted It premiered in 2004. Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesMiley Cyrus at the…
Julia Louis-Dreyfus talks political correctness, the roles she’s drawn to, and starring in an upcoming film. Tuesday (out June 14th) she plays a mother with a terminally ill teenage daughter. The New York Times. The actress has played a variety of characters with “sharp edges.” SeinfeldFrom Elaine Benes to the self-centered Selina Meyer Veep “They’re very funny, but they’re not ‘good girls,'” she said. “I don’t play girls who behave the way good girls should. If I did, I’d play them with bitterness and insecurity.” Times. “I’ve played a lot of characters who are rebelling against their place, who are…
The U.S. men’s national team Destroyed by Colombia on Saturday A loss in an international friendly saw the U.S. lose its current momentum as it continues to prepare for the Copa America. The U.S. was able to pull within 2-0, but conceded three goals in the second half to end the disgraceful scoreline. Here’s how the U.S. performed:Goalkeeper: Matt TurnerJohn Elias’ opener was struck with such pace but they hated to lose at the near post and then conceded a bicycle kick. Rafael Santos “Bolle was free. He was a bit unlucky. The second goal could have been prevented but…