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China shows highest levels of confidence among major economies for 2020: PwC survey

China is showing the highest levels of confidence among major economies, with 45 percent of CEOs saying that they are very confident of growing revenues in 2020, according to an annual global CEO su

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Chinese, South Africans celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year in Johannesburg

A Chinese artist performs Chinese traditional opera during celebrations for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Johannesburg, South Africa, Jan. 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng) Hundreds of Chinese

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SpaceX could catch future Crew Dragons with astronauts onboard using ships at sea

SpaceX demonstrated a safety system that will protect astronauts in the case of any unfortunate unforeseen accidents in future Crew Dragon flights, which included the spacecraft splashing down in the

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Chinese company completes major energy project in Georgia

China Tianchen Engineering Corporation (TCC) has completed construction of a 230-megawatt thermal power plant in Gardabani in the southeastern part of Georgia. Georgia

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Cannabis marketing company Fyllo acquires CannaRegs for $10M

Fyllo, a digital marketing company focused on the cannabis industry, has acquired CannaRegs, a website offering subscription access to state and municipal cannabis regulations. Fyllo founder and CEO C

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Venture Highway announces $78.6M second fund to invest in early-stage startups in India

Venture Highway, a VC firm in India founded by former Google executive Samir Sood, said on Thursday it has raised $78.6 million for its second fund as it looks to double down on investing in early-sta

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Epsagon scores $16M Series A to monitor modern development environments

Epsagon, an Israeli startup that wants to help monitor modern development environments like serverless and containers, announced a $16 million Series A today.U.S. Venture Partners (USVP), a new invest

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Crime a pressing concern for Germans: survey

A majority of Germans, 57 percent, are "very concerned" about crime in their country, according to a survey released on Wednesday by the global market researcher Ipsos. Among supporters of the populi

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UN official sees deteriorating security situation in Mali and wider region

The security situation in Mali and the wider Sahel region is deteriorating at an alarming rate, said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN undersecretary-general for peacekeeping operations, on Wednesday. Last wee

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Over 75% Japanese interested in Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, says poll

The latest polling shows that 70% of Japanese public is interested in the Tokyo Olympic and Pralympic Games, up 5% from a survey taken last August. The poll, released by Japan's national broadcaster

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UK PM says trade deal with EU this year "enormously likely"

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday that a trade deal with the European Union (EU) by the end of this year was "enormously likely," as the country is set

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China's role to be significant for Korean Peninsula's denuclearization

China's role has been and will be very significant in denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and building a permanent peace on the peninsula, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesday. Moon mad

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Spring Festival gala to celebrate Chinese New Year in Chicago, U.S.

A grand Spring Festival gala will be staged on Feb. 1 in Chicago, the third largest city of the United States, for overseas Chinese and Americans to co-celebrate the Chinese New Year, organizers ann

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APD | China and Sri Lanka discuss dates for Sri Lankan President's visit

By APD writer EaswaranCOLOMBO, Jan 13 (APD) -- Dates have not yet been fixed for Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s proposed visit to China, the President’s Offi

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Scientists produce images of most distant known blazar

A team led by Chinese astronomers has produced high-resolution images of the most distant known blazar, which they say could help study the evolvement of galaxies born in the early universe, said

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Thousands of Lebanese protest against new PM

Thousands of protesters took to the streets on Saturday to demonstrate against the newly appointed Prime Minister Hassan Diab, the National News Agency reported. Prote

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Cross-border investments aren’t dead, they’re getting smarter

In recent years, the venture capital and startup worlds have seen a significant shift towards globalization. More and more startups are going global and breaking borders, such as payments giant Stripe