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'Ghosn, Ghosn, Gone': How did ex-Nissan chief get away?

Carlos Ghosn following his release on strict bail conditions in Tokyo in April 2019. /AFP Photo The former chairman of Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors Carlos Ghosn pulled off an audacious plan to

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China holds real appeal to foreign firms: NDRC article

The claim that foreign firms are leaving China in droves does not hold up as it is impossible for them to ignore the market, said an article published on the website of China's top economic planner.

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S.Korean automakers' global car sale falls 3.8 pct in 2019

South Korean automakers' global car sale fell last year on soft demand both at home and abroad, industry data showed Thursday. Five local automakers, including Hyundai

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Japanese prosecutors search Carlos Ghosn's Tokyo residence

Japanese prosecutors on Thursday searched a house in Tokyo where former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn lived while out on bail before he staged a dramatic escape from Japan. The search came as i

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Asian shares rise on China's policy easing

Asian shares kicked off the new decade higher on Thursday, after global stocks ended the previous one at record highs, and buoyed by Chinese markets after Beijing eased monetary policy to support

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Celebrity diets and social media blamed for child anorexia increase

Figures for 2018/19 show 2,403 admissions of people aged 18 and under were for anorexia, up 12% from 2,147 the year before.

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China builds record 968.77 km of urban rails in 2019

Cities on the Chinese mainland built a record 968.77 km of urban rails in 2019, according to a report from the China Association of Metros. At the end of last year, 40

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Impacts and challenges of China's new Foreign Investment Law

01:57 China rang in the New Year with a new Foreign Investment Law. Touted as a landmark legislation, it aims to strengthen protections for foreign investors and create a more conduciv

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Impacts and challenges of China's new Foreign Investment Law

01:57 China rang in the New Year with a new Foreign Investment Law. Touted as a landmark legislation, it aims to strengthen protections for foreign investors and create a more conduciv

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China greenlights first self-developed 13-valent pneumonia vaccine

The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has given the go-ahead for the launch of China's first self-developed 13-valent pneumonia vaccine to better protect

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Air pollution kills 17 in Kabul

Hazardous levels of air pollution claimed at least 17 lives in Kabul last week, exposing millions of people to toxic fumes, Afghanistan's health ministry said.Most of the victims died due to respi

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21 dead after heavy rain floods Indonesian capital

Indonesian rescue team evacuate residents from their flooded house at Jatibening on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, January 1, 2020. /AP Photo The death toll from severe flooding and land

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Fossilized fin shows how ancient fish evolve to walk on land

Researchers in the United States used fossilized fish from roughly 375 million years ago to reveal the evolution of fins as they began to transition into limbs fit for walking on land.The study pu

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Taiwan official missing after helicopter makes emergency landing

Taiwan's top military official is reportedly missing after a helicopter made an emergency landing in northern Taiwan at around 9:00 a.m. local time on Thursday morning.

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AI system 'better than doctors' at spotting breast cancer

Cancer Research UK says "promising" initial results show how AI could improve breast cancer screening and ease pressure on NHS.

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Australia orders mass evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave

Cars drive down a freeway as smoke shrouds Canberra, January 1, 2020. /AP Photo Thousands of tourists have been given less than 48 hours to evacuate fire-ravaged coastal communities as Austral

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WTO helps transform int'l economic relations in past 25 years: Azevedo

Over the past 25 years, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has helped transform international economic relations, said Roberto Azevedo, director-general of the WTO, on Wednesday. "Binding rules for