The CR450 high-speed train prototype, with a test speed of up to 450 kilometers per hour and an operational speed of 400 km/h, was officially unveiled in Beijing on Sunday, highlighting China's cutting-edge advancements in rail technology. Once it enters commercial service, the CR450 will become the fastest high-speed train in the world to operate commercially. China's fastest high-speed train now operates at the speed of 350 km/h. China unveils the CR450 high-speed train prototype in Beijing on Sunday. (Zhang Wei/chinadaily.com.cn) China unveils the CR450 high-speed train prototype in Beijing on Sunday. (Zhang Wei/chinadaily.com.cn) China unveils the CR450 high-speed train prototype in Beijing on Sunday. (Zhang Wei/chinadaily.com.cn) China unveils the CR450 high-speed train prototype in Beijing on Sunday. (Zhang Wei/chinadaily.com.cn) China unveils the CR450 high-speed train prototype in Beijing on Sunday. (Zhang Wei/chinadaily.com.cn)Macau is hosting a record amount of bond listings as the world’s top gambling hub boosts efforts to diversify its economy and establish itself as an alternative financing hub for Chinese firms. A combined $28.1 billion of bonds have started trading this year on the Chongwa Financial Asset Exchange Co., a local exchange known as MOX, according to Bloomberg-compiled data. Around 63% of these new notes are yuan-denominated and mostly issued by Chinese local government financing vehicles, or LGFVs. The tally marks significant progress for MOX, where bond listings totaled slightly over $600 million at its inception in 2018, thanks to Macau’s initiatives to make debt registration cheaper and simpler than at major Asian financial centers including Hong Kong and Singapore. The latest boom also has benefited from a broader surge in offshore debt issuance by China’s LGFVs that face domestic borrowing restrictions. “We are still at the nascent stage. We need to do a lot more to build up the pool of investors and issuers here,” Henrietta Lau, executive director of Monetary Authority of Macao, said in an interview. “Our aim is to build the bond market as a financing bridge between the mainland and the outside world.” Prominent bond listings on MOX feature a 2 billion yuan offering by China’s Ministry of Finance in 2019, the first of its kind in Macau, and a 2.2 billion yuan deal by the neighboring province of Guangdong two years later. More recently, the bourse has become a popular venue for smaller listings of less than $100 million by LGFVs, a group of debt-laden issuers that borrowed heavily during China’s previous infrastructure booms. At the current level, Macau’s bond listings represent about 26% of Hong Kong’s and up from about 3.8% in 2020, Bloomberg-compiled data show. “The Chinese government intends to develop Macau into one of the key bond listing venues in Asia especially for offshore CNY bonds and free trade zone bonds,” said Zerlina Zeng, head of East Asia corporate research at Creditsights Singapore LLC. “LGFVs and SOEs are as a result encouraged to help promote such initiatives.” While the push for a stronger bond listing business is part of Macau’s efforts to reduce its excessive dependence on casinos, it remains a daunting task for the tiny former Portuguese colony. The city has in recent years taken steps to boost its appeal as a bond trading center, such as implementing a five-day registration process that’s shorter than the average time in Hong Kong. However, structuring, sales, clearing and settlement of debt offerings in many cases still occur outside of Macau. The lack of a dynamic secondary market is another hurdle. In order to improve, local authorities have been working on a securities law that would provide more investor protection and help attract big debt issuers such as Chinese policy banks and more provincial governments, Monetary Authority of Macao’s Lau said. Separately, MOX has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Luxembourg’s stock exchange, seeking to add Macau-listed bonds into the former’s well-established trading platform. The city is also in talks with Deutsche Boerse AG’s Clearstream Banking SA and Euroclear Holding NV for further partnerships, Lau said. Meanwhile, most of the investors in Macau-listed bonds are institutional funds from mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore, with little participation of the local casinos, she said, adding that fostering the latter as issuers and investors would be important. For 2025, there’s optimism about growth in green and sustainable bonds, an MOX spokesman said in emailed response to Bloomberg’s queries. “As investors increasingly prioritize ESG considerations, we anticipate a surge in demand for bonds that align with these values,” he said. Such notes carried a combined listed value of about 135 billion Macanese patacas as of November. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
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CEAT Kelani presents traffic management tools to police and SLCMPNoneSyracuse and Georgetown meet for the 100th time Saturday when the Orange host the Hoyas in the latest installment of their classic rivalry. As former Big East Conference rivals, Syracuse and Georgetown have staged many memorable contests over the decades with the Orange holding a 54-45 all-time advantage. The teams still meet annually despite the Orange now playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Syracuse has won five of the last seven meetings, including a 12-point triumph in Washington D.C. last December. "It definitely felt like a Big East game," Hoyas coach Ed Cooley said after last season's contest. This time around, Georgetown (7-2) is coming off a 73-60 loss to West Virginia in which the team shot under 38 percent from the floor and committed 14 turnovers. "When the ball has music, when the ball is singing, unbelievable music happens," Cooley said. "The music is the play. The music is body movement and screening an open shot. We didn't have good music today." Thomas Sorber is the team's leading scorer at 15.4 points per game, although the freshman has failed to reach that average in six of the last seven games. Syracuse (5-4), meanwhile, is coming off a 102-85 win over Albany despite the absence of leading scorer J.J. Starling (19.8 points), who is out indefinitely with a hand injury. In his stead, freshman Donnie Freeman supplied 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting despite playing just 23 minutes due to an illness. "Whatever (illness) he has, he needs to keep that, if he can keep playing like, whatever he was feeling," Orange coach Adrian Autry joked. Syracuse will be looking for more success from 3-point range after hitting 6-of-15 (40 percent) against Albany. In their previous game -- a five-point loss to Notre Dame -- the Orange failed to make a 3-pointer for the first time in more than a decade. No Syracuse player has made more than 11 3-pointers this season -- and even that player (Chris Bell) is only shooting 25 percent from long distance. --Field Level Media
A Dutch court on Friday rejected a bid from human rights groups to block weapons exports to Israel and trading with the occupied territories, after finding there were sufficient checks already in place to comply with international law. The ten organizations told The Hague District Court last month that they thought the Netherlands was in violation of the 1948 Genocide Convention, drawn up following World War II, by continuing to sell weapons to Israel more than a year into the conflict. “The government uses my own tax money, that I pay, to kill my own family. I’ve lost 18 members of my own family,” Ahmed Abofoul, a legal adviser for the pro-Palestinian organization Al-Haq, one of the groups involved in the lawsuit, told the court during a hearing in November. An Israeli airstrike on Thursday killed at least 25 Palestinians and wounded dozens more, Palestinian medics said. The strike on a multistory residential building in the Nuseirat refugee camp was just the latest in a series of Israeli attacks throughout Gaza. The court ruling said that “it is not up to the interim relief judge to order the state to reconsider government policy. That is primarily a political responsibility.” Lawyers for the government argued it wasn’t up to a judge to decide foreign policy for the Netherlands. The activist groups pointed to several emergency orders from another court, the International Court of Justice, as confirming the obligation to stop weapons sales. In January, the top UN court said it was plausible Palestinians were being deprived of some rights protected under the Genocide Convention. The coalition said it will review the court’s ruling and is considering an appeal. In November, the International Criminal Court, issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu, his former defence minister and Hamas’ military chief, accusing them of crimes against humanity in connection with the 13-month war in Gaza. The warrants said there was a reason to believe that Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant had used “starvation as a method of warfare” by restricting humanitarian aid and had intentionally targeted civilians in Israel’s campaign against Hamas in Gaza — charges Israeli officials deny. Earlier this week, the United Nations said humanitarian aid to north Gaza has largely been blocked for the past 66 days, leaving between 65,000 and 75,000 Palestinians without access to food, water, electricity or health care, according to the world body.
UK’s filthiest pubs revealed as one in 40 boozers in Britain fail food hygiene ratings – is your local one of them?RICHMOND — Jim McMillan, a former Richmond councilmember, community pharmacist, self-proclaimed citizen-activist and beloved thought leader , died in his home Thanksgiving night, a day before his 97th birthday. Born in Mineral Wells, Texas, on Nov. 29, 1927, McMillan moved to Richmond in the 1950s where he opened a community pharmacy and eventually served on the city council from 1983 to 1995. He was a strong advocate for Richmond’s Black residents, a mentor to the city’s Black youth, a strong leader and a kind friend, said Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia , who announced McMillan’s passing on Facebook on Monday. “He was viewed as a community health leader before he was even elected to council,” Gioia said in an interview Monday. “He was just viewed as being strong, as being an advocate.” During McMillan’s time on the council, he pushed for police reform, openly calling for the resignation of former Richmond Police Chief Leo Garfield and the establishment of a police review committee after a $3 million police brutality judgment was laid against the city in 1983, according to Oakland Tribune archives. He supported the annexation of North Richmond and publicly lambasted the Local Agency Formation Commission as “inherently discriminatory” after its members voted against allowing annexation to move forward, an about-face from an earlier approval. The area remains unincorporated to this day despite his and his colleagues’ efforts. “Mr. McMillan was undoubtedly a trailblazer and left a legacy rooted in reform,” City Manager Shasa Curl said in an email Tuesday. Before his days championing causes on the Richmond City Council, McMillan had already made history in the city by being the first African American to open a pharmacy in Richmond. His shop first stood in the Iron Triangle before relocating to Cutting Boulevard. Being the first wasn’t new for McMillan. He was also the first African-American student and graduate of the College of Pharmacy at Oregon State and the second Black graduate in the university’s history, according to congressional records of remarks made by U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Walnut Creek, in honor of McMillan’s 90th birthday in 2018. Gioia, whose political ambitions were backed by McMillan, said that support blossomed into a decades-long friendship. McMillan was around for Gioia after his mother died in the 1990s. Living without family locally himself, McMillan would often spend Thanksgiving with Gioia and his tight circle, the supervisor said. As McMillan’s health deteriorated, Gioia said he’d take the Thanksgiving meals to his friend. Despite McMillan not wanting a service, Gioia said he’s getting one anyways. A memorial in McMillan’s honor will be held at the Richmond Auditorium at 4 p.m. on Dec. 13.
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes rose to more records Wednesday after tech companies talked up how much of a boost they’re getting from the artificial-intelligence boom. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% to add to what’s set to be one of its best years of the millennium. It’s the 56th time the index has hit an all-time high this year after climbing in 11 of the last 12 days . The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 308 points, or 0.7%, while the Nasdaq composite added 1.3% to its own record. Salesforce helped pull the market higher after delivering stronger revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected, though its profit fell just short. CEO Mark Benioff highlighted the company’s artificial-intelligence offering for customers, saying “the rise of autonomous AI agents is revolutionizing global labor, reshaping how industries operate and scale.” The stock price of the company, which helps businesses manage their customers, jumped 11%. Marvell Technology leaped even more after delivering better results than expected, up 23.2%. CEO Matt Murphy said the semiconductor supplier is seeing strong demand from AI and gave a forecast for profit in the upcoming quarter that topped analysts’ expectations. All the optimistic talk helped Nvidia , the company whose chips are powering much of the move into AI, rally 3.5%. It was the strongest force pushing upward on the S&P 500 by far. They helped offset an 8.9% drop for Foot Locker, which reported profit and revenue that fell short of analysts’ expectations. CEO Mary Dillon said the company is taking a more cautious view, and it cut its forecasts for sales and profit this year. Dillon pointed to how keen customers are for discounts and how soft demand has been outside of Thanksgiving week and other key selling periods. Retailers overall have offered mixed signals about how resilient U.S. shoppers can remain. Their spending has been one of the main reasons the U.S. economy has avoided a recession that earlier seemed inevitable after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates to crush inflation. But shoppers are now contending with still-high prices and a slowing job market . This week’s highlight for Wall Street will be Friday’s jobs report from the U.S. government, which will show how many people employers hired and fired last month. A narrower report released Wednesday morning suggested employers in the private sector increased their payrolls by less last month than economists expected. Hiring in manufacturing was the weakest since the spring, according to Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP. The report strengthened traders’ expectations that the Fed will cut its main interest rate again when it meets in two weeks. The Fed began easing its main interest rate from a two-decade high in September, hoping to offer more support for the job market. The central bank had appeared set to continue cutting rates into next year, but the election of Donald Trump has scrambled Wall Street’s expectations somewhat. Trump’s preference for higher tariffs and other policies could lead to higher inflation , which could alter the Fed’s plans . Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the central bank can afford to cut rates cautiously because inflation has slowed from its peak two years ago and the economy remains sturdy. A separate report on Wednesday said health care, finance and other businesses in the U.S. services sector are continuing to grow, but not by as much as before and not by as much as economists expected. One respondent from the construction industry told the survey from the Institute for Supply Management that the Fed’s rate cuts haven't pulled down mortgage rates as much as hoped. Plus, “the unknown effect of tariffs clouds the future.” In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.18% from 4.23% late Tuesday. On Wall Street, Campbell’s sank 6.2% for one of the S&P 500’s sharper losses despite increasing its dividend and reporting a stronger profit than analysts expected. Its revenue fell short of Wall Street’s expectations, and the National Football League’s Washington Commanders hired Campbell’s CEO Mark Clouse as its team president. Gains for airline stocks helped offset that drop after JetBlue Airways said it saw stronger bookings for travel in November and December following the presidential election. It also said it’s benefiting from lower fuel prices, as well as lower costs due to improved on-time performance. JetBlue jumped 8.3%, while Southwest Airlines climbed 3.5%. All told, the S&P 500 rose 36.61 points to 6,086.49. The Dow climbed 308.51 to 45,014.04, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 254.21 to 19,735.12. In stock markets abroad, South Korea’s Kospi sank 1.4% following a night full of drama in Seoul. President Yoon Suk Yeol was facing possible impeachment after he suddenly declared martial law on Tuesday night, prompting troops to surround the parliament. He revoked the martial law declaration six hours later. In the crypto market , bitcoin climbed near $99,000 after Trump said he would nominate Paul Atkins , a cryptocurrency advocate, to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission. AP Writers Matt Ott and Zimo Zhong contributed.
Ontario Provincial Police have charged a driver who was allegedly driving the wrong way on Highway 401 on Sunday. Police say the driver in a silver SUV was travelling eastbound in the westbound lanes of the highway in Loyalist Township before exiting at County Road 6, near Kingston. The motorist, a 70-year-old woman from Etobicoke, was charged with dangerous operation and stunt driving, police said in an email No collisions were reported. Lennox and Addington OPP are seeking any witnesses of the incident or anyone who may have dashcam video. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-888-310-1122, reference number E241694379. Shopping Trends The Shopping Trends team is independent of the journalists at CTV News. We may earn a commission when you use our links to shop. Read about us. 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Vancouver 2 shot during fight outside Surrey pub Two people were injured in a shooting outside of a Surrey pub in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to authorities. Possible explosion at Metro Vancouver strip mall under investigation Police and firefighters were called to the scene of a potential explosion at a Metro Vancouver strip mall Sunday morning. Vancouver’s Bloedel Conservatory reopening after months-long closure Vancouver’s Bloedel Conservatory is set to reopen after a lengthy closure for upgrades, according to the park board. Vancouver Island Victoria police seek witnesses, additional victims after hit-and-run spree A woman is facing seven charges after allegedly committing multiple hit-and-run crashes in a stolen vehicle while impaired, according to police in B.C.'s capital. Online child exploitation spiked during lockdowns. Police worry it's here to stay Online predators are becoming increasingly resourceful in trolling media platforms where children gravitate, prompting an explosion in police case loads, said an officer who works for the RCMP Integrated Child Exploitation Unit in British Columbia. Vancouver man defrauded Chinese developers of US$500K, court rules A Vancouver man has been ordered to pay more than US$500,000 after a B.C. Supreme Court judge found he had defrauded the would-be developers of a real estate project in China of that amount. Kelowna B.C. team building 100 beaver 'starter homes' in the name of wetland preservation More than 70 manmade beaver dams have been installed in Interior waterways since the B.C. Wildlife Federation project launched last year with the goal of building 100 dams by the end of 2025. B.C. man charged with drug trafficking and weapons offences after CBSA investigation A resident of B.C.'s Interior has been charged with weapon and drug trafficking offences after an investigation launched by border agents at Vancouver International Airport earlier this year. B.C woman awarded nearly $750K in court case against contractor A B.C. woman has been awarded nearly $750,000 in damages in a dispute with a contractor who strung her along for a year and a half and failed to complete a renovation, according to a recent court decision. Stay Connected