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Chinese businessman Yu Hongtao is in Tonga. During his interview with CGTN, he said dust is everywhere on the island. “What I’ve seen so far is everyone is involved in emergency rescue and disaster relief operations,” Yu said. “Almost everyone is wearing a mask. Volcanic ash is on the streets because the ashfall lasted several […]

CGTN’s Liu Xin reached out to Tonga’s Legislative Assembly Speaker Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua after volcanic eruptions and tsunami pounded the Pacific Island nation, for an update on the situation. CGTN was among the first Asian media outlets to speak to him. In her live interview, Liu Xin focused on the humanitarian aspect of the crisis and what was needed urgently to […]

A Chinese employee currently working in Tonga described the rare volcano eruption and his current status in an exclusive interview with CGTN through satellite telephone on Wednesday, saying he and colleagues are relying on bottled water bought from supermarkets to survive. “I think all the people are safe,” Zhao Yongming, an employee of China Civil […]

The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Risks Report warned that economic stagnation is the most serious challenge persisting from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, China is injecting confidence into the world economy with official data released on Monday showing its economy posted stable growth in 2021. How did the world’s second-largest economy realize growth despite challenges including […]