Liu Zhenmin
UN foresees global economy to contract 0.9% in 2020
The global economy could shrink 0.9% this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (U.N. DESA) said on April 1.
The world output could contract further if imposed restrictions on economic activities extend to the third quarter, and fiscal responses fail to support income and consumer spending, the U.N. body said.
UN: The Global Migrant Number Rose to 272 Million Globally in 2019
The total number of migrants worldwide has reached approximately 272 million this year, which is 51 million more than in 2010. At present, migrants make up 3.5% of the global population, compared to 2.8% in 2000. Data are from the United Nations Department of Economics and Social Affairs (UN DESA).
China says US guilty of 'political provocation' in South China Sea
China said on Nov. 22 that the United States was making political provocations with its patrols in the disputed South China Sea, as tensions around the strategic waterways mount.
China wants no talk of South China Sea at upcoming ASEAN meeting
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin said on August 3 the disputed South China Sea should not be discussed at a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).