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China's former chief trade negotiator urges closer China-U.S. cooperation amid pandemic: media

A former Chinese chief trade negotiator has stressed that it is even more important for China and the United States to cooperate amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent report by the South

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BlackRock injects $18 bln into European firms during pandemic: source

The world's biggest asset manager BlackRock has pumped about 16 billion euros (18 billion U.S. dollars) into 810 European companies since the end of January, more than half of them in distress due

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Trump's attacks on the ICC shows U.S. contempt for international order

Afghans inspect the inside of a mosque following a bombing, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June 12, 2020. /AP Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analy

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Trump's attacks on the ICC shows U.S. contempt for international order

Afghans inspect the inside of a mosque following a bombing, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June 12, 2020. /AP Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analy

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Trump wanted to deploy 10,000 troops in Washington D.C., official says

U.S. President Donald Trump told his advisors at one point this past week he wanted 10,000 troops to deploy to the Washington D.C. area to halt civil unrest over the ki

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Xi says China ready to work with Germany, EU to create more global certainty

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that China stands ready to work with Germany and the European Union (EU) to strengthen strategic cooperation, uphold multilateralism, tackle global challen

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Iran 'Ready to Continue Its Oil Shipments to Venezuela if Caracas Needs More Supplies'

Last week, five Iranian tankers carrying fuel and oil refinery equipment arrived in Venezuela amid US warnings of fresh sanctions on both Tehran and Caracas.Iranian For

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Three reasons why HK security legislation needed now

China's Two Sessions discuss the Hong Kong security legislation draft at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 22, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:Josef Gregory Mahoney is

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Three reasons why HK security legislation needed now

China's Two Sessions discuss the Hong Kong security legislation draft at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 22, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:Josef Gregory Mahoney is

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5G, AI, cybersecurity and renewable energy set for investment boost under EU coronavirus recovery plan

The European Commission is proposing to direct billions of euros of financial relief into high tech and green investments to help the bloc recover from the coronavirus crisis.Technologies such as 5G,

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The U.S. can't isolate China in technology under the guise of security

Editor's note: Li Yun is a researcher at the Institute of Foreign Military Research of the Department of War Research, China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Academy of Military Sciences. The arti

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China's NPC delivers a people-centered agenda

Editor's Note: Timothy Kerswell is an assistant professor at the Department of Government and Public Administration at the University of Macao. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not

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RBI cuts rates again to soften virus blow

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday slashed its key policy rate for a second time this year in an emergency meeting to counter the impact from a two-month-long lockdown to contain the spread

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Chinese FM holds phone talks with Hungary, BiH, Estonia counterparts over COVID-19

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held telephone conversations on Thursday with foreign ministers of Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Estonia over the novel coronavirus pa

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Austin’s Homeward raises $105 million to buy your new home for you

Austin-based company Homeward was founded by a former real estate agent with a deceptively simple premise.Homeward, which has just raised $20 million in equity funding from Adams Street Partners and

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S. Korea's April job loss hits worst in 21 years over COVID-19

VCG South Korea's job loss hit the worst in over 21 years in April as companies led employees to go on unpaid leave or be laid off amid the COVID-19 outbreak, statistical office data showed We

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U.S. threat to cancel the debt owed to China is a boomerang

Editor's note:Matteo Giovannini is a finance professional at ICBC in Beijing and a member of the China Task Force at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development. The article reflects the author's