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Power supply returns to normalcy in SW China's Sichuan, Chongqing

CElectricity supply for large-scale industries has returned to normalcy in southwestern China's Sichuan Province, CMG learned from the State Grid Corporation of China o

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Writer sheds light on lives of urban women

Whenever a young, female author releases a modern metropolitan fiction, it is often categorized as a work of feminine literature and readers will nearly always speculate on whether or not the plot is

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Japan's economy contracts record 27.8 pct in Q2 amid pandemic

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Update: COVID-19 watch, July 3

People wearing face masks walk on the street in Tokyo, Japan, on July 2, 2020. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)- Tokyo sees highest new infections in 2 months- Belgrade declares COVI

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News analysis: Japan's economy still a long way from recovery amid epidemic

The Japanese economy will see some improvement thanks to the government's massive stimulus program, but in the long run the recovery is likely to be slow due to a numb

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COVID-19 watch, July 2

People with face masks visit Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas, the United States, June 20, 2020. (Photo by Lie Ma/Xinhua) -U.S. state of Texas: over 8,000 new COVID-19 cases reported -Dan

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The latest: IMF revises down forecast for Asian economy, warns of "clouds on the horizon"

Visitors are seen at the sightseeing spot Asakusa in Tokyo, Japan, June 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi) "Projections for 2020 have been revised down for most of the countries in the (Asian) region due t

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Globally COVID-19 situation is worsening: WHO chief

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks at the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerlan

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Xinhua Photos of the Day (May 5)

Beijing, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua. People have fun at Washington Square Park in New York, the United States, as temperature

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Japanese Prime Minister Abe says postponing Olympics an option

Japanese Prime Minister Abe says postponing Olympics is an option. TOKYO, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the Parliament on Monday that the

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Chinese embassy provides health packs to Chinese students in Japan

The Chinese embassy in Japan on Friday provided Chinese students studying here with health packs containing an anti-epidemic guide and medical kits, as the number of COVID-19 cases has topped 9,000

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Asia-Pacific Coronavirus News: Japan's Abe to declare state of emergency as COVID-19 cases surge

Visitors are seen in the crowd in Asakusa in Tokyo, Japan, March 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi) -- Japan to declare state of emergency amid surging cases; -- Pakistan's confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to

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COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 1,277, Tokyo confirms 41 new cases

Pedestrians wearing masks walk in the street at Ginza in Tokyo, Japan, on March 6, 2020.(Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)41 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed in Tokyo, while 66 n

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IOC member Pound says Tokyo Olympics will be postponed because of coronavirus outbreak

A man wearing a face mask walks near a Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games countdown display in Shimbashi district, Tokyo, Japan, March 23, 2020. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Ab

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Roundup: Tokyo stocks bounce back to close higher on stimulus hopes, yen's retreat

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More COVID-19 cases reported in Asia-Pacific, Philippines declares public health emergency

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Xinhua Photos of the Day (March 7)

BEIJING, March 7, 2020 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua. Photo taken on March 5, 2020 shows Huawei's flagship store in Paris, France.