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Chinese tourist wave splashes into Japan

Chinese visitors to Japan more than doubled their hotel stays in 2015, and they are spending more on personal items rather than on goods such as electrical appliances.

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China cuts RRR to bolster growth

China's central bank announced on Monday that it will lower its reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for commercial banks by 0.5 percentage point, effective Tuesday.

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Burgeoning innovation powers Chinese economic growth

​Innovation is thriving in China but observers believe more must be done if China is to establish itself as an innovation powerhouse.

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The Apple case will grope its way into your future

To understand what’s at stake in the battle between Apple and the F.B.I.over cracking open a terrorist’s smartphone, it helps to be able to predict the future of the tech industry.

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Labor shortage eases in China amid economic slowdown

​The annual post-Spring Festival labor shortage in China's coastal manufacturing regions is less severe this year due to falling orders.

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UN agency puts fast-growing fish trade on "sustainability" menu

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday began a week-long, high-level meeting in Morocco to review rapidly shifting fish trading practices and patterns as aquaculture comes of age, UN officials said here.

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China transition deserves global patience

"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet." The adage from Jean-Jacques Rousseau should be made familiar to those impatient with China's economic transition.

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Uber losing $1 billion a year to compete in China

Uber Technologies Inc is burning through more than a billion dollars a year in China as it wages a fierce price war against local rival Didi Kuaidi, its chief executive said.

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Zika outbreak could be an omen of the global warming threat

The global public health emergency involving deformed babies emerged in 2015, the hottest year in the historical record, with an outbreak in Brazil of a disease transmitted by heat-loving mosquitoes. Can that be a coincidence?

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"Emotional eating" a key factor in Australia's obesity epidemic: expert

Emotional eating is playing a substantial role in fuelling Australia's obesity epidemic, according to a new research.

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Traditional Chinese medicine makers welcome state support

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) producers welcomed industry support policies unveiled at an executive meeting of the State Council, China's cabinet, on Sunday.

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U.S. CDC put on highest alert as Obama seeks Zika emergency funding

​The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday raised the activation level of its Emergency Operations Center to Level 1, its highest state of alert, as President Barack Obama requested 1.8 billion U.S. dollars in emergency funding to fight the fast-spreading Zika virus.

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China-U.S. cooperation crucial: experts

​China-U.S. cooperation on various bilateral, regional and global issues is crucial at a time of unprecedented global political and economic shifts, a panel of top experts said Thursday.

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Top planner upbeat about economic growth hopes

China is confident of maintaining last year's economic growth momentum based on promising data from its service and technology industries, a top planning official said on Wednesday.

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EU reform proposals show "real progress": British PM

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday that the draft European Union (EU) reform proposals released by European Council President Donald Tusk have showed real progress in all four areas where Britain needs change but there's more work to do.

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China policy bank lends more to agriculture in 2015

The Agricultural Development Bank of China, a major policy bank, provided more financial supports to China's agriculture in 2015.

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Milan has greatest appeal in Italy for int'l investments in real estate

A number of historic buildings have attracted foreign investments in business capital Milan on the strength of low rates, international liquidity and structural reforms on the way in Italy.