China firmly supports Cuba in safeguarding national sovereignty and security, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Tuesday.
He made the remarks in response to a media query about Cuba's ongoing fuel shortage crisis, which is expected to last until March 11 and has led to the suspension of international flights to the Caribbean nation.
"So far we have not received any report of Chinese citizens stranded in Cuba. China firmly supports Cuba in safeguarding national sovereignty and security and opposing external interference. China stands firmly against the inhumane actions that deprive the Cuban people of their right to subsistence and development. China will, as always, do our best to provide support and assistance to Cuba," said Lin.
China firmly supports Cuba in safeguarding national sovereignty, security: FM spokesman
China firmly supports Cuba in safeguarding national sovereignty, security: FM spokesman
Japan's real wages in 2025 dropped 1.3 percent from a year earlier, down for the fourth consecutive year as soaring prices erased pay hikes, government data showed Monday.
Nominal wages, or the average monthly cash earnings per worker including base and overtime pay, rose 2.3 percent last year to 355,919 yen (about 2,260 U.S. dollars), marking the fifth consecutive year of increase without considering inflation, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Meanwhile, consumer prices climbed 3.7 percent in the reporting year, accelerating from a 3.2 percent gain in the previous year, weighing on inflation-adjusted wages, a barometer of consumer purchasing power.
Real wages affect private consumption, which accounts for more than half of Japan's gross domestic product.
In December alone, real wages at workplaces with five or more employees fell 0.1 percent from the previous year, down for the 12th straight month, while nominal wages rose 2.4 percent to 631,986 yen, up for the 48th straight month, the ministry said.
Japan's real wages in 2025 fall for 4th straight year amid surging prices
