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Kenya's Central Bank raises 2021 growth prospects

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) expects the Kenyan economy to now grow by 6.4 percent this year from a lower 6.1 percent earlier.This is after the receipt of a strong o

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Nissan joins EV bandwagon with $17.6b investment plan

Japanese automaker Nissan announced Monday that it will invest 2 trillion yen ($17.59 billion) over the next five years to accelerate vehicle electrification, aiming to

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Africans mostly view China favorably

Chinese and African officials are gathering in Dakar, Senegal today (November 29) for the much-awaited Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), a triennial high-level

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Africans mostly view China favorably

Chinese and African officials are gathering in Dakar, Senegal today (November 29) for the much-awaited Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), a triennial high-level

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Nov. 20 - Nov.26 )

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 | Thousands protest in

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COVID-19: Total infections in the UK passes 10 million

The number of COVID cases the UK has seen since the start of the pandemic has passed 10 million, official figures show.According to government data, the number of peopl

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Fear and hope after anti-Muslim violence in India

A few children are trying hard to focus in the only classroom of a makeshift, government-run, madrassa in India's north-eastern state of Tripura.They find it hard to ta

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Moscow says U.S. rehearsed nuclear strike against Russia this month

Russia's defense minister on Tuesday accused U.S. bombers of rehearsing a nuclear strike on Russia from two different directions earlier this month and complained that

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Who will face U.S. semiconductor sanctions next? Everyone!

Editor's note: Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduate with an MSc degree in Contemporary Chinese Studies. His primary research interests are China's internationa

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Who will face U.S. semiconductor sanctions next? Everyone!

Editor's note: Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduate with an MSc degree in Contemporary Chinese Studies. His primary research interests are China's internationa

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Putin accuses the West of taking Russia's "red lines" too lightly

President Vladimir Putin has said the West is taking Russia's warnings not to cross its "red lines” too lightly and accused NATO of destroying all mechanisms for dialog

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Allegations mount as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson fights corruption crisis

In a bid to stem the damaging allegations of sleaze within the UK's ruling Conservative Party, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is asking parliament to tighten the rules by

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China to introduce stronger tax, fee reduction measures in due course

China will introduce and implement more powerful tax and fee reduction measures in due course, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Tuesday, while addressing the World Econo

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African small enterprises receive training on trading under AfCFTA

The International Trade Centre (ITC) said on Tuesday that it has launched a training program for small businesses on how to export within the African Continental Free T

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10 states sue Biden administration over COVID-19 vaccine mandate for U.S. health workers

Ten Republican state attorneys general sued on Wednesday to stop the Biden administration's requirement that millions of U.S. health workers get vaccinated against the

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Ambassador Qin Gang attends virtual COVID-19 ministerial held by U.S.

On November 10, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosted the Virtual COVID-19 Ministerial joined by multiple foreign ministers and leaders from international organ

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Sinopharm-developed COVID-19 drugs to finish clinical study within a year

Two years into the pandemic, life has seen drastic changes. The death rate of overall COVID-19 infections has reached 2 percent. And pharmaceutical companies around the