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Exhibition on Chinese Spring Festival opens in Beijing

An exhibition showing 37 sets of cultural relics and over 120 contemporary paintings and calligraphy works opened at the National Museum of China on Thursday. With the theme of auspicious signs, the

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Countries demand Iran compensate relatives of plane-crash victims

Five countries whose citizens died when Iran shot down an airliner last week said on Thursday that Tehran should pay compensation to families of the victims, and warned

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Goldman Sachs doesn't want to miss China's financial sector opening up

Editor's note: Matteo Giovannini is a finance professional at ICBC in Beijing and a member of the China Task Force at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development. The article reflects the author'

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New director of liaison office calls for cherishing Hong Kong, upholding "one country, two systems"

The new director of the Chinese central government's liaison office in Hong Kong said on Wednesday that ending violence and chaos remains the most pressing task for Ho

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Fly me to the moon: Tycoon seeks 'life partner' for lunar trip

Fashion billionaire Yusaku Maezawa looks for his "special someone" in a TV documentary called Full Moon Lovers.

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China expresses regards to ethical role models

Chinese authorities have expressed their regards to the national ethical role models before the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. Officials have visited 48 national eth

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Annual Spring Festival gala staged in U.S. Houston

A grand Spring Festival gala was staged in Houston, the fourth largest city of the United States, Saturday night for local Chinese and Americans to join the Lunar New Year celebrations. Performed by

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U.S.' killing of Qasem Soleimani was 100 percent illegal: Academic

00:50 The U.S. has called the killing of Iran's top general Qasem Soleimani an act of self-defense. But was the killing of Soleimani legal?Wang Jin, associate professor at China's Nort

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U.S.' killing of Qasem Soleimani was 100 percent illegal: Academic

00:50 The U.S. has called the killing of Iran's top general Qasem Soleimani an act of self-defense. But was the killing of Soleimani legal?Wang Jin, associate professor at China's Nort

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Disney stars debut at Shanghai's lantern show

A lantern show on Friday illuminated Yuyuan Garden to start Shanghai's celebrations of the upcoming Year of the Rat, with Disney stars Mickey and Minnie making their debut at the show with tens of

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Romanian PM says aims to trigger snap election

Romanian liberal Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said on Friday he will try to trigger a snap parliamentary election by mid-year in an attempt to restore confidence after

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Trump sends Kim Jong Un birthday wishes

U.S. President Donald Trump sent a happy birthday message to Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong Un, the national security adviser of the Republic of Korea (ROK) said Friday.

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Suspected Islamist militants kill 25 soldiers in Niger: government

Suspected Islamist militant groups killed 25 soldiers and wounded six others in an attack on an army post in west Niger near its border with Mali on Thursday, the gover

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Chinese New Year print exhibition held in Shanghai

An exhibition of Chinese New Year prints opened in east China's Shanghai to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Year of the Rat. The exhibition, titled "Heritage in Auspici

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U.S launches identification process after foiled al-Shabab attack

The U.S. army said Sunday it has kicked off identification process to establish the number of soldiers who may have been injured or killed in the daring dawn attack at an airstrip in coastal Kenya b

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Chinese, Mongolian leaders exchange New Year greetings

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga exchanged New Year congratulations on Wednesday, pledging to enhance their countries' cooperatio

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Key Catalan separatist party backs Spain PM for new term

A key Catalan separatist party said Thursday it would allow Spain's Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez another term as prime minister, potentially ending the prolonged political deadlock in the eurozo