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Chen Li, an intangible cultural heritage inheritor, makes a ceramic ware in Liling City, central China’s Hunan Province, 27 September 2024. PHOTO: XINHUA

LILING of Hunan Province boasts a long history of ceramic production. The city now has more than 650 ceramic production enterprises and nearly 200,000 related employees.

Mobile device shipment jumped 19.0 per cent to 1.92 billion dollars. South Korea remains a significant market for mobile devices, with major brands like Samsung and LG being prominent players. PHOTO: AFP/FILE

SOUTH Korea’s export grew for the 12th straight month due to strong demand for locally-made semiconductors and automobiles, government data

showed Tuesday.

Export, which accounts for about half of the export-driven economy, gained 7.5 per cent from a year earlier to US$58.77 billion in September, continuing to increase since October last year, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

An aerial photo taken on 20 August 2023 shows a view of Volkswagen (Anhui) Automotive Company Limited in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province. PHOTO: XINHUA

AS the predicament in Germany’s auto giant Volkswagen (VW) unfolds, several jobs are on the line. Stakeholders from various sectors are collaborating to prevent a crisis in the automotive industry, particularly concerning VW.