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Return capsule of China's experimental manned spaceship comes back successfully

The return capsule of the trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship successfully returned to the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia A

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Japan extends state of emergency until May 31 for COVID-19 fight

The Japanese government on Monday officially announced its decision to extend the nationwide state of emergency for COVID-19 by nearly a month until May 31. Japanese P

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China's top political advisory body proposes opening annual session on May 21

The third annual session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country's top political advisory body, w

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Urgent: China's top legislature to open annual session on May 22

The 13th National People's Congress (NPC) will open its third annual session in Beijing on May 22. The decision was adopted Wednesday at a regular session of the NPC Standing Committee held from Apri

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China's first Mars exploration mission named Tianwen-1

China's first Mars exploration mission has been named Tianwen-1, announced the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Friday, China's Space Day. The name comes

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Global COVID-19 deaths top 170,000 -- Johns Hopkins University

Global COVID-19 death toll topped 170,000 on Monday evening, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. A total of

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Over 2,600 dispatched to fight forest fire in Tibet

More than 2,600 people have been sent to put out a forest fire that started four days ago in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, local authorities said Friday.

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Fishing boat with 16 aboard missing off east China coast

A fishing boat with 16 crew members aboard has gone missing off the coast of east China's Zhejiang Province, local authorities said Monday. The boat, Zhepuyu 68628, lo

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5 dead in construction site accident in northwest China

Five people were killed and two others injured after a wall they were painting collapsed at a construction site in the city of Xianyang, north China's Shaanxi Province

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British PM remains in charge of government -- Downing Street

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in charge of the government after being hospitalized due to persistent coronavirus symptoms, Downing Street said Monday. H

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Efforts going on to block chemical leak in China's Yunnan

Firefighters are speeding up their efforts to stop a chemical leak that happened Friday in southwest China's Yunan Province. At 5:07 p.m., the fire brigade of Kunming,

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China cuts RRR for small, medium-sized banks

China's central bank on Friday announced a decision to cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for small and medium-sized banks by 100 basis points in its latest effor

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Over 4,000 people affected by earthquake in SW China's Sichuan

Over 4,000 people have been affected in Shiqu County in southwest China's Sichuan Province as a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit the area on Wednesday, local authorities s

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5.6-magnitude earthquake hits southwest China's Sichuan

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Shiqu County of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, at 8:23 p.m. Wednesday Beijing Time, according

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Vietnam declares COVID-19 nationwide epidemic

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed a decree on Wednesday to declare COVID-19 a nationwide epidemic in Vietnam, according to the government website. The

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Four missing after fishing boats capsize off south China coast

Nineteen people have been rescued and four are still missing after strong winds hit four fishing boats off the coast of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,

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Over 140 firefighters race to rescue after train derails in central China

A total of 147 firefighters and 28 fire engines have been sent to help with rescue work after a train derailed in the city of Chenzhou in central China's Hunan Provinc