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Guidelines on military inspections released

With the approval of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the CMC General Office released guidelines on military inspections recently. The document aims to ensure th

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China announces targeted RRR cuts

China's central bank on Friday announced it will implement targeted reserve requirement ratio (RRR) cuts for eligible banks from March 16. The move will release 550 bi

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Suspected al-Shabab militants ambush Kenyan commuter bus, casualties unknown

Suspected al-Shabab militants on Wednesday ambushed a commuter bus in Mandera county in northeast Kenya amid fears of casualties. The police and witnesses said the Nairobi-bound bus named Moyale Raha

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Novel coronavirus death rate expected to drop: renowned Chinese expert

Renowned Chinese respiratory scientist Zhong Nanshan. /CCTV Photo The fatality rate for the novel coronavirus outbreak is expected to decrease, said Zhong Nanshan, a renowned Chinese respirato

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China's economy expands 6.1 pct in 2019

China's economy grew 6.1 percent year on year in 2019, within the government's annual target of 6 to 6.5 percent, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.

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APD | South Korea reports record-low inflation in 2019

By APD writer AliceSouth Korea's inflation gained only 0.4 percent last year, marking the slowest since 1966, according to Statistics Korea.Core inflation, which exclud

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APD | South Korea reports record-low inflation in 2019

By APD writer AliceSouth Korea's inflation gained only 0.4 percent last year, marking the slowest since 1966, according to Statistics Korea.Core inflation, which excludes agricultural and petroleu

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Falcon's attack strategy could inspire new drones

Peregrinefalconsarenature'sfastestpredators,andthewaytheyswoopdownonatargetmayonedayinspiresmall,visually-guideddronesthatcantakeoutroguedrones,researcherssaidM

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Russia's nuclear submarine test-fires cruise missile in Barents Sea

Russia'sProject949AsubmarineSmolenskhascarriedoutatestlaunchofacruisemissileandsuccessfullyhititsdesignatedtargetduringcombatdrillsscheduledintheBarentsSea,theN

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Official confident rundown-housing renovation target to be met

​A senior housing official said on Tuesday that he was confident that China would achieve this year's renovation target for substandard housing.

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India successfully testfires Agni-I nuclear missile

India on Monday successfully testfired its home-made, nuclear-capable intermediate range Agni-I ballistic missile from a test range off the coast of the eastern state of Odisha, sources said.

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New Zealand meets Kyoto climate targets: minister

​New Zealand has met its first round of emissions reductions under the Kyoto Protocol and is on track to meet its 2020 target, Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett said Thursday.

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S.Korea lowers inflation target by 1 percentage point for next 3 years

The Bank of Korea (BOK), South Korea' s central bank, on Wednesday decided to lower its inflation target by one percentage point to 2 percent for the next three years, raising worry about a sharp decline in inflation target that may lead to troubles in achieving the goal amid volatile oil prices.

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China five-year plan to chart reform, growth path

China is mulling the 13th five-year plan, which will chart its reform and growth path, when the country is entering a "new normal" of slower growth and boosting re-balancing towards consumption and services.

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Doctors urge quick hypertension intervention

China's top hypertension experts are urging more intensive management of high blood pressure in a nation where 330 million people, an estimated one in four, are affected by the serious and often chronic illness.

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Seven civilians injured in S. Philippine grenade attack

Seven civilians were injured after an unidentified man exploded a grenade against a military truck in south Philippine province of Sulu Tuesday morning, said security officials.