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Chinese state councilor stresses efforts to ensure basic livelihood of people in difficulties

Chinese State Councilor Wang Yong has called for concrete efforts to ensure basic living standards of people in difficult circumstances and services for people with di

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China Eastern Airlines launches Xi'an-Budapest, Chengdu-Budapest direct flights

China Eastern Airlines launched a direct flight from Xi'an to Budapeston Dec. 30, 2019. (Photo courtesy of China Eastern Airlines) China Eastern Airlines announced here at a press conference on Thur

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Qatar seeks to mediate amid tensions after US strike in Iraq

Qatar is seeking to play a mediating role amid escalating tensions following a U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Iraq and brought the region to the

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Putin meets Assad during rare visit to Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, Syrian state media and Russia's Interfax said on Tuesday.It is Puti

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Candidates rally support ahead of Taiwan leader, legislative body elections

Candidates running for Taiwan leader and legislative elections staged large-scale campaigns across the island over the weekend. Han Kuo-yu, the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT

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Louis Vuitton to close a major HK store as protests hit sales

Luxury brand Louis Vuitton is closing a major store in a high-end Hong Kong shopping center often targeted by protesters.The international retailer plans to shut its shop in the financial hub's Times

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26,000 exhibitions held in Chinese museums in 2019

A total of 5,354 museums across China held 26,000 exhibitions and some 260,000 other educational activities on cultural relics in 2019, according to the National Cultural Heritage Administration.The e

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Xi: Natural resources must be safeguarded

Restricting the exploitation of natural resources in the ecology-fragile Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau is good for economic development, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday during an inspection tour.

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Xi calls for people-centric reform measures, stresses employment

​President Xi Jinping has urged Party and government officials to work out people-centric reform measures, while warning that there will be "many hardships" ahead for China's reform drive.

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Hectic year of trips brought acclaim and growing influence to China

China's hectic diplomatic year saw President Xi Jinping spend 42 days conducting eight trips abroad, as China's proposed economic initiatives bore fruit and resulted in ever-increasing recognition of the country's enhanced global role.