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Sneaker enthusiast group SoleSavy raises $2M, setting the stage for a community-driven commerce boom

SoleSavy, a community built around buying hot sneakers and related items that are increasingly hard to acquire at retail, raised $2M in a round that closed late last year. SoleSavy is a group of commu

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Xinhua Headlines: Hong Kong opens first makeshift hospital as virus spread worsens

-- The makeshift hospital mainly receives COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms or those still waiting to be admitted to hospital. As many as 500 beds are available in t

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Chinese community united to help Costa Rica fight COVID-19

A man wearing a mask as the preventive measure against COVID-19 walks on Central Avenue, in San Jose, capital of Costa Rica, on April 30, 2020. (Xinhua/Esteban Dato)The

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HK expert urges cautious opening up of border in COVID-19 new normal

03:02 After five months of hard work, China has contained the spread of COVID-19. Now the discussion has shifted to how the country can continue to reopen its economy, along with its b

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News Analysis: National security legislation for HKSAR won't affect its high autonomy

The draft decision of China's top legislature to introduce national security legislation for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will not affect HKSAR'

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China Focus: Safeguarding national security in Hong Kong

Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2019 shows China's national flag and the flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) on the Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong, so

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Wearing surgical masks 'can reduce COVID-19 spread by 75%'

Researchers carried out the study in response to world leaders and the WHO questioning whether masks were effective.

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Anti-viral drug trio found to shorten COVID-19 in mild cases: Study

Scene of a street in Hong Kong, China. /CFP A triple drug combination of antiviral medicines helped relieve symptoms in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 infection and swiftly reduced th

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Gao Fu: I've never said there's no human-to-human transmission

Editor's Note: Dr Gao Fu is director of China's Center for Disease Control and a member of China's National Health Commission's high-level expert group, which consists of top epidemiologists and v

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Xinhua Headlines: TCM offers hope, support for Chinese Americans in fight against COVID-19

- Various studies in China showed that application of TCM alone was sufficient to reduce fevers, symptoms and viral loads for patients at the early stages of infection. - Local Chinese Americans inc

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Startup group works to get flat-packed protective boxes to frontline COVID-19 medical workers

There are a number of initiatives by startup companies and entrepreneurs looking to support the healthcare response to COVID-19, and one that’s addressing a need in the realm of personal protect