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China to be added to FTSE global bond benchmark in 2021

VCG FTSE Russell will add Chinese government bonds to its flagship World Government Bond Index (WGBI) starting in 2021 and pending confirmation in March, the index provider said on Thursday.Ch

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Xi Jinping stresses reforming rural supply and marketing cooperatives

Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need for reforming China's rural supply and marketing cooperatives to contribute to the advancement of rural revitalization.21

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ByteDance applies for tech export license in China

Bytedance said early Thursday that it has applied for a license with Beijing commerce authority in line with China's tech export requirements and is now waiting for a decision.The application comes a

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Japan's economy minister instructed by new PM to take steps without hesitation

Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Thursday that new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga had instructed him to take steps without hesitation to protect job

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Global economic recovery may take five years, World Bank chief economist says

The global economic recovery from the crisis originated by the coronavirus pandemic may take as much as five years, the World Bank’s chief economist Carmen Reinhart sai

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Buhari directs central bank to halt issuance of forex for food imports

FILE PHOTO: Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari. (Photo by Mikhail MetzelTASS via Getty Images) Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ordered the country’s central bank to halt the

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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 1.32 million

A health worker collects a sample from a person to test for the coronavirus in South Africa. /VCG Image The number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases across the African continent reached 1,3

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Twitter account of Indian PM Modi's personal website apparently hacked

A Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal website appeared to be hacked early on Thursday with a series of tweets requesting its followers to donate to a relief fund thro

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Pentagon lists 11 Chinese firms in accusation of militarization

U.S. named another 11 Chinese firms, including construction giant China Communications Construction Company, as being owned or controlled by the Chinese military, the Pentagon said in a statement on

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China, India agree to further de-escalate border tensions: spokesman

BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- China and India have agreed to further ease tensions in the border area, a Chinese military spokesman said Thursday.Speaking on the Galwan Valley incident, Wu Qian, a spo

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Hurricane Laura makes landfall in U.S.

00:44 Hurricane Laura has made landfall in Louisiana Thursday as a category 4 hurricane, U.S. weather officials said.

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Typhoon Bavi lands near China-DPRK border on Thursday morning

Typhoon Bavi, the eighth typhoon of this year, made landfall on the coast of North Pyongan province in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), a region near t

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Germany's COVID-19 cases soar by 2,034 to 232,082

Germany's COVID-19 cases rose by 2,034 within one day to 232,082, the highest daily spike since April, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Saturday. The death toll has increased by seven to 9,

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Xi stresses advancing integrated, high-quality development of Yangtze River Delta

President Xi Jinping has stressed efforts to seek continuous results in the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta through focusing on major work of integra

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Russia COVID-19 cases up 4,870 to 946,976

Russia registered 4,870 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 946,976, the country's COVID-19 response center said in a statement Friday. Meanwhile, 90 new deaths were repor

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Floating cinema in Israel

Israel runs a test screening at the country's first 'sail-in' cinema in Tel Aviv on Thursday to cope with COVID-19 pandemic. The floating cinema can fit around 70 pedal and rowing b

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Chinese mainland reports 22 new imported COVID-19 cases

The Chinese mainland reported 22 new imported COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 2,368, the National Health Commission said Friday