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Reporter's review of China's 2021 space achievements

02:09 Editor's note: This year marks the 65th anniversary of thefoundingof China'saerospaceindustry. With the maiden flight of Long March-5B heavy carrier rocket in May 2020, China ente

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ESG investments are taking over the world. What is going on?

/Getty Editor's note:Djoomart Otorbaev is the former Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, a distinguished professor of the Belt and Road School of Beijing Normal University, and a member of

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APD | Luo Youli: Eighty Years of Vicissitudes, Never Changing Original Aspiration

By APDRather than a businessman, a hoary Luo Youli is more like an artist.In addition to products, Luo Youli prefers to talk about his father, Dr. Luo Guixiang, the fou

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'Great power competition' risks Indo-Pacific security and prosperity

A deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 26, 2021. /CFP Editor's note:Azhar Azam works in a private organization as market and business analyst and writes about geo

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How drones are helping to fight rural poverty

03:06 Agricultural drones are surging in popularity across China's farms. A drone spraying a field with pesticides or fertilizers can cover 1,215 hectares in one day compared with just

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Skit raises $23M Series B round led by WestBridge Capital to accelerate its growth

“Traditional voice-based call center service is difficult and costly. This is where artificial intelligence and voice technology have presented an opportunity for enterprises to overcome the challenge

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New Zealand-based student well-being platform Komodo raises $1.8M NZD

Adolescence is a turbulent period and its challenges are being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Even in the best of times, teens dealing with personal and school problems might have trouble talki

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Afghan President Ghani says he left to prevent 'bloodshed'

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani claimed on Wednesday night that he was forced to leave Kabul and decided to leave his country in order to prevent bloodshed.Ghani

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Messi exit 'sad but necessary' after Barca's debt time bomb explodes

Rousing chants of Lionel Messi's name came in the 10th minute of Barcelona's 4-2 victory over Real Sociedad on Sunday night. A week after witnessing their former talism

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Messi exit 'sad but necessary' after Barca's debt time bomb explodes

A Barcelona supporter displays Lionel Messi's number 10 shirt after returning to Camp Nou for the first time in 526 days, Barcelona, Spain, August 15 2021. /CFP Rousing chants of Lionel Messi'

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What’s driving the global surge in retail media spending?

Most businesses by now are well versed with the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic: Faltering offline sales, flexible work-from-anywhere options, fluctuating foot traffic with lockdown mandates and

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China imposes a series of restrictions after a surge in COVID-19 cases

China has imposed restrictions on travel, shut down scenic spots and canceled performances in cities that have medium- and high-risk areas, witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases.The Ministry of Culture

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5 factors founders must consider before choosing their VC

Though 2021 is far from over, it’s already witnessed a record level of venture capital activity in the technology sector. With larger round sizes announced daily, founders may have their pick of term

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Carlyle confirms acquisition of live video streaming company LiveU, sources tell us for over $400M

Following our report yesterday of an impending sale of LiveU — one of the big developers of live streaming hardware and software, used by some 3,000 major media organizations — today the c

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America faces a bleak political future

The White House Visitor Center in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 16, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Thomas O. Falk is a London-based political analyst and commentator. He holds a Master of Arts i

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Greece and China: Well positioned for post-pandemic era

Editor's note: Decision Makers is a global platform for decision makers to share their insights on events shaping today's world. Georgios Filiopoulos is the CEO of Enterprise Greece, Greece's offi

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Nansen raises $12M from a16z to help investors make sense of crypto markets

While the ambitions of crypto investors have swelled even faster than the market has in recent months, institutional players have had a mountain of blockchain data to try to make sense of without part