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Australian taskforce to crackdown on billions stolen by welfare cheats

Australian taskforce to crackdown on billions stolen by welfare cheats

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Bright market prospect for China's service robotics

Shi Zhongzheng, 5, excitedly gripped his badminton racquet as he delivered a serve to his opponent - a small black robot making measured moves across a demonstration court. As the shuttlecock descended, the machine deftly slid across the court, dexterously flicking its racquet to return the serve.

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China, Central and Eastern Europe eye infrastructure-led all-round cooperation

China and 16 Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries on Tuesday identified priority areas for cooperation from 2015 to 2020, ranging from infrastructure, finance, agriculture to culture, in a latest effort to make their cooperation develop in an all-round way.

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Japan, Australia agree to bolster military cooperation in 2+2 meeting

Foreign and defense ministers of Japan and Australia agreed here to swiftly sign a pact to make cooperation between their armed forces easier.

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Tianjin plans world's largest animal cloning factory

Tianjin will build the world's largest factory where it will clone dogs, cows and horses among other animals, said the management committee of Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area on Sunday.

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New York State announces new measures for fight against terrorism

​New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced two new measures -- a free smartphone app and increased police presence in hubs of transportation -- to enhance the state's ability to fight terrorism.

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LSE committed to supporting off-shore RMB market in London: CEO

​London Stock Exchange (LSE) is to build a vibrant international market for Chinese equity and debt funding and very pleased with progress on the development of offshore RMB center in London, said Nikhil Rathi, CEO of London Stock Exchange plc, in a recent interview with Xinhua.

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Conference opens in Beijing as China embraces robotics revolution

They can help with the housework and even kick around a football, but robots aren't coming for your jobs just yet.

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Indian PM delivers lecture in Singapore

​India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday delivered a lecture in Singapore, soon after arriving in the country for a two-day state visit.

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China, CEE countries face golden opportunity to accelerate cooperation

​A summit between China and Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries will provide an important opportunity for strengthening cooperation between the two sides, and between China and entire Europe as well.

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ASEAN Summit: Heavy workload awaits leaders starting to arrive today

A gruelling workload and hectic pace awaits 18 heads of states and governments who will be arriving here today to attend the 27th Asean Summit and related summits.

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6 things to do in a terror attack: Advice from experts

What should you do if you get caught in a situation like that which took place in Paris last week? Here are some tips from security experts who spoke to the BBC.

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Alibaba plans new shopping event for Spring Festival

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Thursday that it will create another online shopping event in the next two months to tap further into rural consumption.

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ASEAN Community Vision 2025 to sustain momentum of regional integration: Malaysian FM

T​he ASEAN Community Vsion 2025 is designed to sustain the momentum of the integration in the region, Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman has said.

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China steel production capacity to peak in 2016: Fitch

China's steel production capacity is likely to peak in 2016 as capacity is eliminated, gradually outpacing additions, Fitch Ratings has predicted.

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UN, DPRK deliver contradictory messages on Ban's visit to Pyongyang

The official KCNA news agency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) disclosed that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Pyongyang next Monday, which was denied by the UN Tuesday night.

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China moves to make education fairer for all

China took a major move Wednesday to make its basic education fairer for all, as the State Council decided that government spending shall henceforth be the same for each rural student or migrant workers' child as their urban counterpart.