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Is there light at the end of the tunnel for Britain?

Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, an

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U.S. may lose in Trump's TikTok war, expert warns

As the Trump administration is threatening to ban popular apps including TikTok and WeChat, "the United States may lose in Trump's TikTok war," warned an expert. Wei S

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A weakening dollar ripples across global asset

VCG The dollar index remained flat this week since dipping below 93.00 to more than a two-year low last week. The index which measures the dollar against six peer currencies lost nearly nine p

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Why is the gold price rising?

In times of uncertainty, gold acts as a hedge against yields on government borrowing and inflation expectations. /Getty via VCG Gold is again riding high on the world's commodity markets, topp

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Virus testing in the U.S. is dropping, even as deaths mount

U.S. testing for the coronavirus is dropping even as infections remain high and the death toll rises by more than 1,000 a day, a worrisome trend that officials attribute largely to Americans getti

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Is the U.S. financial market in a bubble?

Editor's note: Bradley Blankenship is a Prague-based American journalist, political analyst and freelance reporter. The article reflects the author's opinions, not necessarily the views of CGTN.Th

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Is the 2020 SPAC boom an echo of the 2017 ICO craze?

I wanted to write an essay about Microsoft and TikTok today, because I was effectively a full-time reporter covering the software giant when it hired Satya Nadella in 2014. But, everyone else has alre

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109 people arrested in $5.7 bln PlusToken pyramid scheme

Chinese police have arrested 27 primary suspects and 82 core members in the PlusToken pyramid scheme, according to the country's public security authority.Over two million participants were involv

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Recruiting for diversity in VC

Like many industries with a high concentration of wealth — and the careers that help professionals accumulate it — investment firms have a severe dearth of diversity in their ranks.Regardless of wheth

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Economic Watch: China's PMI expansion streak speaks of stronger recovery

The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector rose to 51.1 in July from 50.9 in June, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Friday. It i

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Analyst: Big Tech to face further scrutiny following antitrust hearing

05:07 While there may not be immediate regulatory developments following the high-profile antitrust hearing for four biggest U.S. tech giants – namely Facebook, Amazon, Google, Apple –

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Feature: Rice farmer's secrets to well-off life

Instead of spraying pesticides in his field, Yang Zhuolin, a 50-year-old farmer, uses pest-killing lamps to prevent his newly sown rice from being damaged. "The lamps,

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Feature: COVID-19 pandemic drives arts, crafts trade in Namibia to slump

A local trader selling art and handmade crafts in the central business district area in Windhoek, Namibia, on July 27, 2020. (Xinhua/Ndalimpinga Iita)The arts and craft

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Spotlight: U.S. Fed keeps rates near zero, warns of COVID-19 resurgence

Video: U.S. COVID-19 deaths have surpassed the 150,000 mark to reach 150,034 as of 3:35 p.m. local time on July 29, 2020 (1935 GMT), according to the Center for Systems

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Across China: Daylily flowers nourish dry land, life

In the darkness before dawn, little lights can be seen moving slowly across the landscape, flickering like stars. They are, in fact, the headlamps of workers picking e

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Commentary: Time to remember war and peace amid political absurdity

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the audience on the podium during the 5th Munich Security Conference (MSC). /AFP On the 106th anniversary of the beginning of WWI, it is time to rec

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Commentary: Time to remember war and peace amid political absurdity

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the audience on the podium during the 5th Munich Security Conference (MSC). /AFP On the 106th anniversary of the beginning of WWI, it is time to rec