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Coronavirus travel ban may cost Australian universities 'billions'

The novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak may deliver a painful economic hit to Australian universities, as Chinese students have had to defer their studies. Top universities stand to lose around 2 bi

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Alibaba, Ant Financial to lower costs for SMEs amid anti-virus campaign

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and fintech firm Ant Financial announced 20 measures Monday to mitigate the impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak on small and medi

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UK’s Tiney raises $6.5M to source, train and connect childminders to improve early-years care

A shortage of good teachers and carers is an acute problem in the world of education. Getting smart people into the profession is hard when the pay is not great and the stresses coming from above and

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Will Huawei impact the trade deal between U.S. and the UK?

Huawei 5G Innovation and Experience Center in London, Britain, January 28, 2020. /Xinhua Photo Editor's note:Federica Russo, focusing on China's engagement in the global scene and the dynamics

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What are risks and opportunities for TikTok in the U.S.?

Editor's note: Matteo Giovannini is a finance professional at ICBC in Beijing and a member of the China Task Force at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development. The article reflects the author'

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Long-term economic growth fundamentals unchanged: Xi

The fundamentals of China's long-term economic development remain unchanged and the impact of the novel coronavirus epidemic on the economy is short-lived, said Xi Jin

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China rushes to save pregnant women, newborns from coronavirus

Protecting pregnant women and newborns from the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak is the focus of a recently released strategy paper on the crisis.The issue of maternal and neonatal health risk fl

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Sony latest phone maker to pull out of MWC over coronavirus outbreak

Japanese electronics firm Sony is the latest phone maker to announce it’s withdrawing from the Mobile World Congress (MWC) tradeshow — citing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.R

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Starling Bank raises another £60M from existing backers

Starling Bank, the U.K.-based challenger bank founded by banking veteran Anne Boden, has raised another £60 million from its existing investors, Merian Global Investors and Harry McPike’s JTC.Th

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China Focus: African students stay with Wuhan amid epidemic

Amoo Musa Olalekan has been staying in his dormitory and writing thesis these days as a final year master student in Huazhong Agricultural University in Wuhan, the epi

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NBA highlights on Feb. 9: Bogdanovic beats the buzzer for Jazz

Bojan Bogdanovic #44 of the Utah Jazz, celebrates with fans after the game against the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, February 9, 2020. /AP Photo Utah Jazz 114-113 Hou

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Financial irregularities in African football exposed by audit

FIFA President Gianni Infantino (L) and CAF President Ahmad Ahmad shake hands at the 2019 CAF Ordinary General Assembly in Cairo, Egypt, July 18, 2019. /VCG Photo Financial irregularities acro

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Sinn Fein rises as most 'popular party' in Irish election

Nationalist party Sinn Fein won the popular vote in Ireland's general election, as shown by ballot votes on Sunday, with the one-time political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) disrupting cent

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A detailed discussion of China's latest inflation data

Editor's note: Jiahe Chen, chief investment officer at Novem Arcae Technologies. The article reflects the author's views, and not necessarily those of CGTN.On Monday, China published its latest da

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Oscars put on diversity show after #OscarsSoWhite

Janelle Monae and Billy Porter perform onstage at the 92nd Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, February 9, 2020. /AP Photo Slammed for failing to nominate female directors and

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More than 1,000 exhibitors sign up for 3rd import expo

More than 1,000 exhibitors worldwide have signed up to attend the third China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai this year, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) sa

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China carefully returns to work amid anti-epidemic battle

Chinese authorities are carefully balancing efforts to control the novel coronavirus epidemic and minimize its impact on the economy as millions of people head back to work Monday after an extended