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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Aug 27- Sep 02)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Xi congratulates Tui

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China in Afghanistan: A year of achievement and aspiration

This August marks the first anniversary of the humiliating American troop's withdrawal from Afghanistan. Washington's two-decade long military occupation dragged the Af

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Reporter's Notebook: CGTN reporters remember their top stories in 2021

In 2021, CGTN reporters across the globe covered some of the most important stories of the year. We asked our U.S. correspondents in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York to sh

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Samsung forecasts near-30% jump in Q3 operating profit

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics defied the global supply chain challenges to forecast a near-30-percent jump in third-quarter operating profits on Friday.Th

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APD | Dato Goh Hin San, Datuk of Malaysia: Cultural Communications Should Be "Breezes and Drizzles" instead of "Gusts and Storms"

By APD writer Li Zheyuan and translated by Sun ChenghaoIn the "Belt and Road" initiative, cultural communications and people-to-people bonds have always been regarded a

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Destruction of cultural heritage in war-torn Afghanistan

"A nation stays alive when its culture stays alive," reads a sign at the entrance of the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul.As an important node on the Silk Road, Afghanistan boasts a syncretic

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China-aided Africa CDC project running smoothly, says expert

Construction work on the China-aided future headquarters of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is running "very smoothly with full force," a long-serving African Un

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French budget deficit 47 billion euros higher in 2021: minister

Paris, France. /VCG France's budget deficit for 2021 will stand at 220 billion euros ($268 billion), some 47 billion higher than previously estimated, Olivier Dussopt, public accounts minister

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China's blockchain industry embraces influx of young talents

03:44 COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the global economy as industries including the service sector have been caught in the whirlpool, but at least one segment of the economy is poised fo

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Brought in by humans, beavers threaten Patagonia forest

The Karukinka natural park on Chile's side of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago guards a treasure trove of ancient beech trees saved from the chainsaws of loggers.Today, the leafy giants face a new

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The time has come for Canada to free Meng Wanzhou

Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co., leaves the Supreme Court during a break from a hearing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, October 29, 2020. /Getty Editor

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Three energy-innovation takeaways from Texas’ deep freeze

Individual solutions to the collective crisis of climate change abound: backup diesel generators, Tesla powerwalls, “prepper” shelters. However, the infrastructure that our modern civilization relies

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Wall St ends sharply lower, tech selloff weighs as bond yields climb

The Wall St sign is seen outside The New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., February 16, 2021. /Reuters Wall Street's main indexes tumbled on Thursday, with the Nasdaq index posting its la

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New York Knicks still the most valuable NBA team – Forbes

TheNew York Knicksis still the most valuable team among the National Basketball Association (NBA) league as Forbes released its 23rd annual NBA Team Valuations on Wednesday.Valued at $5 billion, u

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Israel to give some coronavirus vaccines to Palestinians

Israel has agreed to transfer 5,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine to the Palestinians to immunize front-line medical workers, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s

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Trump appeals for 'unity', doesn't mention his impeachment

Trump appealed for unity of the American people in a video, calling on all Americans "to overcome the passions of the moment."In the careful-worded speech, Trump said focus must be on advancing the i

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Human Capital: What’s next for Dr. Timnit Gebru

Congrats on surviving this wild first week of 2021. Outside all-things political, a few labor developments happened that are worth noting. Also, shortly before the mob of Trump supporters wreaked havo