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Yemen on brink of economic disaster as crisis escalates

News Analysis: Yemen on brink of economic disaster as crisis escalates

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Alibaba founder opens college for entrepreneurs

Alibaba founder Jack Ma and seven other entrepreneurs opened a school for business startups in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Monday.

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Japanese fishermen oppose release of radioactive water into sea

A Japanese fishing industry group on Tuesday called on the Abe administration not to allow the release of radioactive water from the Fukushima No.1 nuclear plant into the sea, the Jiji press reported Tuesday.

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Aussie football coach calls on 80,000 crowd to boost home side's Asian Cup final chances

Australian football coach Ange Postecoglou has called on the 80,000 home crowd to bring "the energy" needed to get Australia over the line in Saturday's Asian Cup final against South Korea.

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Sri Lankan opposition says to back constitutional reforms

Opposition Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) leader Nimal Siripala de Silva said that the new government's draft proposals for constitutional changes have not yet been shared with the opposition.

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U.S. pledges 4 bln USD to enhance trade with India in 2 years

The United States has pledged 4 billion U.S. dollars to enhance trade with India over the next two years, scaling new heights in bilateral trade relations.

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Greek radical Left SYRIZA leader Tsipras sworn in as PM, thorny road ahead

Greek anti-bailout radical left SYRIZA party leader Alexis Tsipras was sworn in on Monday as Prime Minister as talks for the formation of a coalition government were underway.

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WeChat captures Moments with ads

On Sunday night, many WeChat users found in their WeChat Moments news feed an update from a new yet long-awaited friend—advertisement.

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Turkey gains additional 500 mln USD from Toyota to boost vehicle production

​Toyota will invest additional 500 million U.S. dollars in Turkey for its new models, private Dogan news agency reported on Saturday.

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Global economic headwinds in spotlight at Davos

​The annual meeting of the 45th World Economic Forum on Saturday came to an end and world leaders are still scrambling to find ways to stimulate economic growth.

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Tibet to make law on traditional "sky burial"

Tibet Autonomous Region will make a law to better protect sky burials, a traditional ritual that has drawn controversy after guides began leading tour groups to view the ceremony.

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New global context needs more open, stable trade system

As world elites gathered in the Swiss ski resort of Davos for the ongoing Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), the participants highlighted the need for a more open and stable global trade system under the new international situation.

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ASEAN travel exhibition to feature tourism products, services

The upcoming ASEAN Trade Travel Exhibition is expected to see more than 400 booths showcasing tourism products and services of the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Myanmar Ministry of Hotels and Tourism said on Friday.

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Chinese economy not to suffer hard landing: premier

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Wednesday that the world's second largest economy is not heading for a hard landing.

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Stephen Perry hails Wang Jianlin as "pioneer" in China's football strategy

Stephen Perry, chairman of the 48 Group Club in UK, on Wednesday hailed Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin a "pioneer" after he bought a 20% stake in Spanish champions Atletico Madrid for 45m euros($52m).

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Chilean film festival to showcase Chinese cinemas

Three films from China will be featured during the Ficil Biobio Film Festival in central Chile's province of Arauco next month.

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World Cup to leave Brazil 100 million USD in developing soccer

A 100 million U.S. dollars World Cup Legacy Fund will help 2014 hosts Brazil better develop soccer as the sport's world governing body FIFA announced its plan on Tuesday.