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The Advertiser
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
Midsummer celebrations: the best place to be for a pagan-esque party
Mal will try to per-swede you otherwise, but I've seen the movie Midsommar and that Scandi solstice didn't end well. Somebody was set alight in a bear carcass. In England, we only do that on May Day. And in real life, pickled herring and pole dancing just can't outshine the world's top temple to the sun. You visit Stonehenge to see solstice because that is its whole point, just as you go to IKEA if you want furniture with funny names and a side of meatballs. Stick to the flatpacks, Stockholm - you don't have the stones for solstice.
New York Post
2 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
San Francisco ranked worst-run major city in America: report
San Francisco has been ranked at the bottom of a new report by a financial services company ranking the best and worst-run cities in the country. WalletHub reported it measured the 'effectiveness of local leadership' by 'determining a city's operating efficiency.' San Francisco came in 148th out of 148 cities studied. Advertisement 'We can learn how well city officials manage and spend public funds by comparing the quality of the services residents receive against the city's total budget,' WalletHub Financial Writer Adam McCann wrote to explain the study. Each city was given a 'Quality of Services'' score based on 36 metrics that were grouped into six service categories, including financial stability, education, health, safety, economy, and infrastructure and pollution. These were measured against the city's per capita budget. San Francisco was ranked at the bottom after making headlines previously for the mass exodus from the liberal city, declining enrollment in its public school system as well as skyrocketing housing prices. 4 Cyclists ride their bikes along the Marina Green with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background in San Francisco, Calif., on May 2, 2025. Getty Images Advertisement Residents elected a new mayor last year, Daniel Lurie, who beat incumbent Democrat London Breed by a more than 10-point margin, 56% to 43%. The last election indicated a pivot away from soft-on-crime policies and lax policies on drug use and homelessness that were rampant in the city. The next worst-run cities after San Francisco were Detroit (147th), Oakland (146th), New York City (145th), Philadelphia (144th), and Baltimore (143rd). 4 A homeless encampment in front of the closed Civic Center Inn in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco on Sept. 28, 2023. David G. McIntyre Advertisement 4 Protesters take over the street in front of the San Francisco during May Day demonstration on May 1, 2025. Getty Images The best-run city is Provo, Utah, according to WalletHub. McCann cited economic growth that is 'hard to ignore,' low crime and unemployment, and clean roads. 'Provo, UT, is the best-run city, and the reasons for that are that the city is experiencing business growth of around 5.2%, alongside a high school graduation rate of nearly 91%, a combination that signals a strong foundation for the future.' Fox News Digital reached out to San Francisco city leadership but did not immediately hear back. Advertisement 4 San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie attends a baseball game at Oracle Park on June 17, 2025. AP Provo, Utah Mayor Michelle Kaufusi told Fox News Digital that the recognition of being the nation's best-run city is 'truly an honor.' 'We've always believed in getting the fundamentals right—delivering quality education, maintaining safe neighborhoods, ensuring well-maintained infrastructure, and practicing responsible fiscal stewardship. This national ranking validates that approach and shows that when you focus on providing exceptional core services efficiently, the results speak for themselves: residents prosper, businesses flourish, and our entire community thrives,' Kaufusi said.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
China Retail Sales Saw May Bump in Spite of Tariff Firestorm
China's retail sales rose in May in spite of long-simmering tariff tensions with its largest consumer export market, with in-country retail spending growing at the highest rate since December 2023. Newly released data from China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that total sales of consumer goods reached 4,132.6 billion yuan ($575.44 billion) in May, beating the same period last year by 6.4 percent. More from Sourcing Journal China's Cosco Eyes Stake in MSC-BlackRock Panama Ports Deal Port of LA Imports Dip 9% in May After Tariff Shock Vietnam's Ready For High Stakes US Trade Talks To Avoid Steep Tariffs Despite the disruptions caused by the trade war with the U.S., which began heating up earlier this year, sales within China have been on an upswing. Between January and May, the total retail sales of consumer goods grew 5 percent, reaching 20,317.1 billion yuan ($2,829.05 billion), and sales of goods other than cars increased by 5.6 percent. NBS spokesperson and director of the Comprehensive Statistics Department of the National Economy Fu Linghui said the data points to China's steadfastness in 'expanding high-level openness' against a backdrop of 'rising protectionism and unilateralism, as well as obstacles to global economic and trade exchanges.' China has been focused on fostering symbiotic trade relationships with nations across the globe outside of the U.S., and the positive impacts of that strategy have become 'increasingly evident,' he added. From January to May, China's total import and export volume grew 2.5 percent from the same period in 2024, while trade of services grew 8.2 percent. The Asian superpower has also sought to increase its influence across continents, while taking in new talent, too. Fu said China has opened up its visa-free entry scope in order to promote 'economic exchanges and cultural communication.' That change resulted in a 72.7-percent increase in foreign arrivals who entered the country under the visa-free policy during the May Day holiday this year. The data presents an interesting dichotomy when compared to China's industrial output, which hit a six-month low in May, growing 5.8 percent from the same period last year and slowing from April's 6.1-percent rate. Growth was projected to hit about 5.9 percent, but instead backslid to the slowest rate seen since November 2024, when President Donald Trump was elected. Nonetheless, the country's consumer economy showed notable signs of recovery in May after months of stagnation due to weak demand and deflationary pressures. The sale of retail goods increased 6.5 percent from the year prior for a total of 3674.8 billion yuan ($511.83 billion), and the January-to-May timeframe generated 18,039.8 billion yuan ($2,512.59 billion)—an increase of 5.1 percent from 2024. Specialty stores saw gains of 6.3 percent while brand stores saw modest growth (1.8 percent) along with department stores (1.3 percent). But online sales were the winner, demonstrating 8.5-percent growth year over year. Clothing, shoes, hats and textile sales increased by 4 percent in May from the year prior, and 3.3 percent between January and May compared with the same period in 2024. Throughout the month of May, Beijing and Washington made plodding progress toward a trade deal, both agreeing to lower and suspend duties on each other for a period of 90 days on May 12. That agreement devolved in early June when the Trump administration accused China's government of 'slowrolling' compliance with the terms of the deal. Last week, U.S. and China trade officials traveled to London to hash out new terms, settling on a 55-percent duty rate for China-originating imports into the U.S. market. Goods making their way into China will face far lower tariffs of just 10 percent. In April, tariffs on U.S. apparel imports hit their highest point in decades, with China-made clothing bearing the brunt of the duty hikes. Such imports faced an unprecedented tariff markup of 55 percent, up from 37 percent in March and 22 percent in January—data that likely skews lower due to the fact that many importers frontloaded orders before the steepest duties took effect.
Korea Herald
3 days ago
- Business
- Korea Herald
Xinhua Silk Road: Integrated dev't of culture, sports and tourism ignites new consumption boom in E. China's Rizhao City
BEIJING, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new prospect for consumption and high-quality development is unfolding in Rizhao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, driven by integrated development of culture, sports and tourism, as well as policy support. During the May Day holiday this year, the 18 A-level scenic spots monitored in Rizhao received 2.7444 million visitors, a year-on-year increase of 13.5 percent, with the operating revenue hitting 52.6205 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.66 percent. This year, the city focuses on attracting young tourists who are more energetic by holding beach music festival, DJ party, beach camping, food fair and other activities to cater to the preferences of young people. Relying on its beautiful scenery, the city also continuously spurs the consumption potential of the "sweet economy" by creatively launching products and scenarios related to wedding and love. At present, there are 36 systematic and large-scale wedding photography bases in the city, with more than 4,000 market entities related to the wedding and love industry, attracting more than 40,000 couples from all over the country to visit every year. Based on its rich natural resources, Rizhao has built multiple outdoor leisure destinations. Combining upgraded large-scale sports venues and the holding of many sports events, it has been actively exploring and cultivating "sports +" and "sports events +", creating diversified consumption scenarios such as sports events-related travel to boost consumption and high-quality development. In 2024, the city held 140 competitions of provincial level and above with 75,000 participants, bringing direct economic benefits of 800 million yuan and output benefits of 1.5 billion yuan. This year, on its preliminary "list of sports events", the sports events of provincial-level and above alone has exceeded 120. To activate urban consumption vitality, policy support is necessary. Rizhao is building a policy system through systematic planning to promote the integrated development of culture, sports, and tourism. A series of policies concerning tourism promotion, high-quality tourism development, and sports events have been rolled out to lay a solid foundation for consumption upgrade. Targeting peak tourism seasons, the city has also launched practical measures involving cultural and tourism events, food, catering, market governance, transport optimization, etc., in a bid to better serve tourists.
NDTV
3 days ago
- Business
- NDTV
Air India Crash: Boeing Top Official Meets Tata Sons Chairman
Mumbai: US aircraft major Boeing's Head of Commercial Airplanes Stephanie Pope met Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran during a visit to the Air India headquarters in Gurugram on Monday, a source said. While specific details of the meeting were not known, the discussions were centred around the crash of Air India's London-bound flight AI171 -- Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner -- in Ahmedabad last week, the source said. Over 270 people were killed in the June 12 crash. The flight carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed into a medical college complex less than a minute after takeoff. The aircraft took off at 1:39 pm and started sinking seconds later after reaching a height of about 650 feet. At 1:39 pm, the pilot sent a May Day call to the Ahmedabad ATC. When contacted, Boeing declined to comment on the meeting between Pope and Chandrasekaran. "We are not going to comment on that. As we have said, our thoughts are with the loved ones of all those affected by Air India Flight 171. We are focused on supporting the investigation and our customer," a Boeing spokesperson said. Air India spokesperson could not be reached for comment. Chandrasekaran visited the Air India headquarters and training academy on Monday and addressed some 700 employees and the leadership team in the wake of the June 12 crash. "I have seen a reasonable number of crises in my career, but this is the most heartbreaking one which I never thought I would see," the sources quoted Chandrasekaran as saying. He also urged the employees to show resilience and use this incident as an act of force to build a "safer airline".
