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China's industrial output falls 13.5 pct as virus hurts activities

China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, fell 13.5 percent year on year in the first two months of 2020 as the novel coronavirus outbrea

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Russia's ruble continues to weaken, stocks plunge to record low in 14 months

The Russian currency depreciated to over 74 rubles per U.S. dollar, the lowest since March 2016, while the Moscow Exchange Stock Index fell below 2,400 points for the first time since January 2019,

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Iraq's first coronavirus case is a student from Iran

An Iranian student who entered Iraq prior to the country's travel ban on Iran has been confirmed to have coronavirus, according to a statement by Iraq’s Ministry of Hea

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China's newly recovered coronavirus patients outnumber new infections for 4th consecutive day

China's daily number of newly cured and discharged novel coronavirus patients has surpassed that of new confirmed infections for the fourth consecutive day, according t

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China's FDI inflow up 4 pct in January

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland expanded 4 percent year on year to 87.57 billion yuan in January, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed Monday. In U.S. dollar terms,

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China's home prices remain stable in January

Home prices in 70 major Chinese cities remained generally stable in January, official data showed Monday. New home prices in four first-tier cities -- Beijing, Shangha

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China's beer industry sees stable growth in 2019

China's beer industry reported steady expansion in 2019 with leading output and growth rate in the alcohol-making sector, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed. The annual output

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Indian manufacturing activity expands at fastest pace in 5 years in Dec.

ManufacturingactivityexpandedatthefastestpaceinfiveyearsinDecemberonthebackofneworders,asurveyshowedonTuesday,addingtothespateofrobustdatawhichpointtoarecoveryi

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Brazil's Lula extends lead in 2018 vote despite graft conviction: poll

FormerBrazilianPresidentLuizInácioLuladaSilvaextendedhisleadintherun-uptothe2018presidentialelectiondespiteacorruptionconvictionthatcouldbarhimfromrunning,apoll

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Probing shows Nice attacker's "interest" to radical movement rather than links to IS

The investigation into the truck attack in the southern French city of Nice, showed the attacker's "certain, recent interest in radical jihadist movements," but no evidence have been found on his links with the Islamic State (IS), Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said on Monday.

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UK's EU referendum polls show "Leave", "Remain" tied up

The latest polls showed the "Leave" camp was tied with the "Remain" camp in the EU referendum to determine whether or not Britain should stay in the 28-member bloc.

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Vietnam reports first cases of Zika virus infection

The Ministry of Health of Vietnam on Tuesday reported the country's first two cases of infecting Zika virus in southern Khanh Hoa province and Ho Chi Minh City, said local media.

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Japan's LDP in lead in polls ahead of general election

​Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was in the lead in the latest polls that showed Thursday the party may win over 300 seats in the Dec. 14 election for the parliament's lower house.