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Where does China's confidence come from?

The Year of the Sheep was tumultuous for economies the world over. On Monday, with the start of the Year of the Monkey, it is time to renew hopes.

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Bushfires in Aussie Tasmanian pose "gravest crisis" to world heritage forests

Bushfires engulfing Australian Tasmania could have detrimental long-term effects on the state's unique world heritage forests, according to conservationists.

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China stays confident in face of speculators

China has ample reasons to stay confident in face of speculators. Far from some speculators' claims, China is not a source of trouble but an important engine of global economic growth with its growing demand and investment.

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China's Yao honored with Crystal Award in Davos

Yao Chen accepted a Crystal Award at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.

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Where to go on holiday in 2016

Every new year brings a host of reasons to choose a destination. We pick new flights, new openings, anniversaries and special events for 2016’s hotlist

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1% people control world's wealth

Wealth inequality has grown to the stage where 1% people control world's wealth, or 62 of the world’s richest people own as much as the poorest half of humanity combined, according to the report "An Economy for the 1%".

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AIIB catfish in global financial governance system

Fishermen usually put catfish with sardines, because the appearance of catfish that love swimming will increase the level of activity among sardines and will keep them alive.

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YouTube launches localised version in Pakistan

After a ban of several years, the people of Pakistan will be able to gain access to the world’s biggest video streaming site YouTube.

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World sports go through corruption shadow in 2015

​After the volleyball governing body FIVB president Dr. Ary S. Graca was investigated by Brazil's anti-corruption agency at the end of last year, the world sports were put into shadow and remained in the "dark page" in the year of 2015.

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Iran's president urges unity among Muslims against "dividing threats"

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani urged the Muslim world on Sunday to unite against the dividing threats.

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Peace in the Middle East still a distant dream in new year

For far too long, peace has been so elusive in the Middle East, where turbulence and bloodshed abound. The passing year was no exception, if not worse.

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Ma leverages SCMP for a greater voice for China: China Daily

The challenge of burnishing the image of China globally and maintaining the SCMP’s editorial independence may be more difficult than boosting Alibaba’s bottom line.

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Attention paid to Chinese medicine as Tu Youyou receives 2015 Nobel Prize

​China's pharmacologist Tu Youyou received her 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine here on Thursday, highlighting more attentions are paid to traditional chinese medicine (TCM) researches and its potentials.

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United, we survive, divided, we fall

Ministers from almost 200 countries on Monday began to review the final draft of a new global climate agreement, kicking off a week of compromise and a test of the united force of the world.

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Climate talks: What's happened and what's next

An unprecedented number of world leaders joined together Monday to give a boost to difficult, years-long efforts to fight climate change collectively.

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Made-in-China fashion takes center stage in Italian fashion capital

​Fifteen emerging models wearing Made-in-China brands took part in an event held in a mansion in the heart of Milan on Tuesday, attracting plenty of visitors from the fashion world.

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A whiff of controversy? ISIS fragrance sold in Hong Kong stores, and retailer has no plans to stop

The Paris terror attacks earlier this month left many around the world feeling more vulnerable, and in Hong Kong, the incidents brought fresh attention to a different kind of ISIS.