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Weekly snapshot of China's local business news

The following are highlights of China's local business news from the past week. ALIBABA East China's Zhejiang Province and the country's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group

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Economic activities regaining vitality in world's largest market

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ebb away across China, economic activities begin to pick up in the world's largest market, with businesses resuming operation and consumption gaining momentum. b

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China unveils final nominees for national top archaeological discoveries in 2019

BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- China has unveiled 20 candidates for the final selection of its top 10 archaeological discoveries in 2019, according to the official website of the National Cultural Her

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Covid-19 Frontline: Is the mortality rate lower in tropical area?

Editor's Note: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 12. As of April 10, 212 countries and regions worldwide have confirmed over 1,470,000 cases, with more than

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Xinhua Photos of the Day (April 9)

Beijing, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.Photo taken on April 8, 2020 shows a high-speed train r

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Feature: Grassroots groups in Chinese community strive to aid U.S. hospitals amid PPE shortages

by Xinhua writer Xiong Maoling When Rose Xu and Liang Zhao launched an initiative to support U.S. hospitals three weeks ago, they didn't expect a newly built 20-person

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China's e-commerce giant Alibaba announces relief initiative for SMEs

East China's Zhejiang Province and the country's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group jointly launched an initiative Tuesday to boost the digital development of small and me

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China's Zhejiang to conduct COVID-19 tests on inbound personnel from Wuhan

East China's Zhejiang Province announced it will carry out necessary nucleic acid and serum tests on inbound personnel coming from Wuhan in the future 14 days. The mov

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From factories in E China to hospitals across Africa, Chinese help boosts confidence in virus fight

To alleviate the shortage of medical supplies in Africa, the Chinese government and private sector have stepped up cooperation with African countries.ADDIS ABABA, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Solomon Ayele, a

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My fear for Africa and its future amidst COVID-19

Cleaning staff disinfect a metro carriage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 5, 2020. /AFP Editor's note: Dr. Efem N. Ubi is a senior research fellow and head of the Division of International Eco

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China Focus: Government offers bailout, voucher programs to stimulate restaurant industry

People order food at a food court in a shopping mall in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong) Huo Chunlei, who runs a hotpo

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China sends medical expert team to Philippines

A team of 12 medical experts departed from Fuzhou, east China's Fujian Province, for the Philippines Sunday morning to aid the archipelagic country to fight the COVID-

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Why the world needs to consider China an ally in COVID-19 fight

Over 60 medical experts from China and Ireland hold a video conference to share experience of containing COVID-19 at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Marc

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China's Zhejiang province set to reopen school from April 13

The eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang will gradually reopen schools, with classes for senior students in middle and high schools to resume on April 13, the provincia

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Mascots unveiled for Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games

The mascots of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou were officially unveiled here on Friday. With COVID-19 social distancing measures still in place, mascots Congcong, Lian

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Chinese film and TV studios reopen after COVID-19 suspensions

Chinese film and TV industry is recovering as film studios have reopened across China and many crews have resumed work after several weeks of suspension due to the coronavirus outbreak.Xiangshan Film

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Xi Jinping's tour of Zhejiang sends clear 'green development' message

Editor's note: The following article is taken from the Chinese-language opinion column "The Real Point."An analysis released by the United Nations on Wednesday predicted that the global economy co