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Huangshan Mountain closed to tourists amid coronavirus outbreak

Huangshan Mountain, a UNESCO world heritage site in eastern China's Anhui Province, temporarily closed to tourists since 3:00 p.m. Saturday as a measure to control and

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Shanghai Disney Resort temporarily closes to prevent coronavirus

Shanghai Disney Resort announced temporary closure on Friday, in response to China's prevention and control of a novel coronavirus outbreak. According to the announcem

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Asia Album: Tokyo Tower lit up in red to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year

The Tokyo Tower is lit in red for the Chinese Lunar New Year in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 24, 2020. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi) TOKYO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Tokyo Tower was lit up in red on Friday to celebrate the

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China's Forbidden City declares closure amid pneumonia infection concern

China's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, has decided to stop admitting visitors from Jan. 25 in an effort to prevent cross-infection and curb the sprea

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Beijing cancels large-scale activities

Beijing has canceled large-scale activities, including temple fairs, in an effort to prevent and control a novel coronavirus, local tourism authorities said Thursday.

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Adblock Plus’s Till Faida on the shifting shape of ad blocking

Publishers hate ad blockers, but millions of internet users embrace them — and many browsers even bake it in as a feature, including Google’s own Chrome. At the same time, growing numbers of pub

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Serie A: Ronaldo double pulls Juventus clear as Inter stalled in Lecce

Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice as Juventus beat Parma 2-1 to pull four points clear of Inter Milan at the top of the Serie A table on Sunday.Inter's title push hit another stumbling block after a

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Serie A: Ronaldo double pulls Juventus clear as Inter stalled in Lecce

Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice as Juventus beat Parma 2-1 to pull four points clear of Inter Milan at the top of the Serie A table on Sunday.Inter's title push hit another stumbling block after a

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Glass platform opens to tourists in southern China mountain

A glass sightseeing platform has stoked excitement among visitors to a mountain in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. On Saturday, hundreds of visitors

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Chinese New Year celebration in Serbia starts with Chinese bazaar, classical concert

The celebration for the Chinese New Year started here on Friday with a bazaar of Chinese arts and handicrafts, and classical music performance. The New Year Bazaar was opened at Belgrade's Kalemegda

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Paris Louvre museum closed amid strikes over pension plans

Paris’ Louvre museum was closed Friday as dozens of protesters blocked the entrance to denounce the French government’s plans to overhaul the pension system.The Leonard

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HKSAR gov't proposes to finance Ocean Park for redevelopment, financial burden alleviation

The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) announced on Monday that it has proposed to provide an one-off endowment of 10.64 billion Hon

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Global retailers exchange ideas at annual expo amid e-commerce expansion challenges

NEW YORK, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Over 800 companies from nearly 100 countries and regions gathered here on Sunday for the annual expo of the U.S. National Retail Federation (NRF), which offers new ideas

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Disney stars debut at Shanghai's lantern show

A lantern show on Friday illuminated Yuyuan Garden to start Shanghai's celebrations of the upcoming Year of the Rat, with Disney stars Mickey and Minnie making their debut at the show with tens of

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APD | Japan welcomes 31.88 million foreign visitors in 2019

By APD writer AliceJapan received 31.88 million foreign visitors in 2019, up 2.2 percent against the previous year.The figure hit a record high for the seventh consecut

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APD | Japan welcomes 31.88 million foreign visitors in 2019

By APD writer AliceJapan received 31.88 million foreign visitors in 2019, up 2.2 percent against the previous year.The figure hit a record high for the seventh consecut

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Record 2.3 million people visited Auschwitz in 2019

The sun lights the buildings behind the entrance of the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, December 6, 2019. /AP Photo A record 2.3 million visitors toured former German