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Lerer Hippeau’s Ben Lerer shares his priorities for scouring seed deals

Enterprise software startups are changing how they infiltrate companies, and investors are taking note.Last week, I chatted with Lerer Hippeau‘s Ben Lerer after his firm had just led a seed roun

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China, Syria sign economic cooperation agreement

Syria and China signed an economic cooperation agreement on Wednesday. The agreement was signed by Syria's Planning and International Cooperation Commission (PICC) and

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Uxin takes measures in response to evolving situation associated with COVID-19

Uxin Limited (“Uxin”), a leading online used car dealer in China, outlined the active measures it has taken to adapt its business and ensure business continuity in response to the evolving situation

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China mulls post-epidemic plan, arrangement of medical facilities to avoid waste

Chinese health authority is considering post-epidemic arrangement plans for medical facilities that are being used to fight against the COVID-19 in epicenter Hubei Pro

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China beefs up funds for coronavirus fight

China's finance ministry said Tuesday that all levels of government have allocated 108.75 billion yuan (15.63 billion U.S. dollars) of funds as of Monday to fight agai

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Shanghai cracks down coronavirus-related scam involving 1.9 mln USD

Shanghai police have arrested three suspects for a fraud case related to the COVID-19 outbreak that involves over 13 million yuan (1.86 million U.S. dollars), the loca

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Chinese researchers use satellite data to monitor desert locusts

Chinese researchers have used satellite data and meteorological data to monitor desert locusts and offer early warnings, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (C

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China pumps investment to projects in virus-hit cultural tourism

China's top economic planner has allocated 5.7 billion yuan (about 814 million U.S. dollars) to support project construction in the cultural tourism industry that has

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Iran announces semi-lockdown on Qom over coronavirus outbreak

The Iranian authorities announced on Saturday that they will ban the people suspected of novel coronavirus infection in Qom from moving out of the city. Special equipm

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TCM widely used in COVID-19 patient treatment, yielding good results

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been widely used to treat COVID-19 patients, yielding good outcomes, said a medical expert Saturday. With TCM treatment, patient

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China to tighten approval, quarantine of wild animals for scientific, medical purposes

China will tighten approval and quarantine of wild animals that are used for scientific research, medical and display purposes, in an effort to implement the country's

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SpaceX gets approval to build Mars spaceship at Port of Los Angeles

The Los Angeles City Council has approved a permit that allows U.S. private space company SpaceX to use a site at the Port of Los Angeles to build its Mars aerospace parts, local media reported Wedn

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Pakistan settles decades-old trade dispute with Russia by paying off 93.5 mln USD

Pakistan paid 93.5 million U.S. dollars to Russian companies in a bid to settle decades-old trade dispute between the two countries, the spokesperson of Pakistan's Com

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U.S. kicks off clinical trial of antiviral chemical to treat COVID-19

A randomized, controlled clinical trial has begun at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha, the United States, to evaluate the safety and efficacy

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Italy's government looking into price gouging for items connected to coronavirus

Italy's Ministry of Economy said Tuesday it was looking into cases of possible price gouging on items being used to protect citizens against the spread of the novel coronavirus. In recent days there

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White House sends coronavirus budget request to Congress

The White House has sent to Congress its 2.5-billion-USD supplemental budget request for additional money to fight the coronavirus. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The White House sent to U.S. Cong

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App Samurai closes a $2.4M Series A funding round led by 212 Ventures

App Samurai, a platform to market mobile apps, has closed an investment of $2.4 million in Series A funding, led by 212 Ventures and co-invested by Collective Spark, 500 Startups and Degerhan Usluel.