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APD | Bhutan ends free entry to Indian tourists

By APD writer Rishika ChauhanNew Delhi, Feb.6-The National Assembly of Bhutan on Tuesday decided to impose a $17 daily tax on Indian tourists as 'sustainable developmen

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Couchbase launches a fully managed database service

Couchbase, the popular NoSQL database, today announced the launch of Couchbase Cloud, a fully managed database-as-a-service (DBaaS) offering for enterprises. Once the service is generally available la

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Iran and Israel suspected of exploiting Twitter security flaw

The company has declined to say how many user phone numbers had been exposed, because it could not identify all the accounts.

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Gas Line Between Egypt and Israel Blown Up by Unidentified Attackers - Report

Israel has reportedly been supplying natural gas to Egypt since late 2019. A supply line was attacked late on Sunday in the Sinai Peninsula, according to a report by Al

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Codility raises $22M for its tech recruiting platform

Codility, a platform that helps tech recruiters and hiring managers asses candidates through online coding tests, today announced that it has raised a $22 million Series A round led by Oxx and Kennet

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Tesla shares jump on profitable quarter, Model Y production

Tesla continued its profitability streak in the fourth quarter, earning $105 million, results that beat expectations and sent shares higher in after market trading Wednesday.Tesla also announced Wedn

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China's cargo throughput at ports up 8.8 pct in 2019

China's cargo throughput at ports climbed 8.8 percent year on year to 13.95 billion tonnes in 2019, official data showed. Foreign trade cargo throughput amounted to 4.

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China expects to see 710 million air passenger trips in 2020

China's booming civil aviation industry is expected to see 710 million air passenger trips in 2020, up 7.6 percent from last year, according to the country's civil avi

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China to overtake France as 2nd largest wine market by 2023: report

China is expected to overtake France as the second largest wine market by 2023, according to a report released in London. The value of the Chinese market would reach nearly 18 billion U.S. dollars b

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Pakistan sees China's achievements in poverty alleviation as model, says Pakistani president

China has successfully lifted more than 800 million people out of poverty, which is a great achievement without parallel in history, and Pakistan is learning from China's experience, Pakistani Presi

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Pakistan sees China's achievements in poverty alleviation as model, says Pakistani president

China has successfully lifted more than 800 million people out of poverty, which is a great achievement without parallel in history, and Pakistan is learning from China's experience, Pakistani Presi

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Manzhouli port sees rising import cargo volume as Spring Festival approaches

Manzhouli, the largest land port on the China-Russia border, saw rising import cargo volume this month as the Spring Festival approaches. According to authorities of the port in northern China's Inn

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Chinese manufacturing hub sees trade growth with B&R countries

The Southern Chinese city of Dongguan, the country's manufacturing hub, saw robust growth in its foreign trade with countries and regions participating in the Belt and Road Initiative last year, loc

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Two female U.S. astronauts complete spacewalk, replacing batteries

Two female U.S. astronauts, Christina Koch (left) and Jessica Meir, complete a spacewalk out of the International Space Station on Jan. 15, 2020. (Photo credit: NASA) U.S. astronauts Christina Koc

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Rocket Lab to open a new combined HQ, mission control and production facility in Long Beach

Rocket Lab is expanding its U.S. footprint, alongside the opening of its first launch site on Wallops Island, Virginia. The rocket launch startup will open a new corporate headquarters in Long Beach,

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The robot homecoming is upon us

Robots were everywhere at CES, as has been the case for at least a decade. But there’s a different tenor to the robots shown off at the recent annual consumer tech event: they’re designed

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ASEAN rises to be China's 2nd biggest trading partner

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has overtaken the United States to become China's second largest trading partner in 2019, official data showed Tuesd