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Pandemic hit Cuba’s trade, tourism, and major revenue sources

02:32 Cuba’s economy has been strongly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic for more than one year which has reduced foreign trade, tourism and other major sources of revenues.Last year, t

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Brazilian president authorizes veterinary industry to produce COVID-19 vaccines

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has signed a law authorizing the manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines by veterinary facilities, as well as the production of active pharm

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Hong Kong lawmaker Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee alleges double standards

01:39 The leader of Hong Kong's New People's Party, Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, has compared the riots on Capitol Hill in Washington with Hong Kong's riots two years ago. Re

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Mexican seaport attempts to keep up with changing times

03:05 As free trade deals around the world come to set the standards for commerce in the 21stCentury, maritime logistics remain a key aspect of global trade flows.And when it comes to

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Universal SIM card rollout faces another hurdle

TherolloutofuniversalSIMcards,calledeSIM,couldbedelayedbecauseofaninvestigationintowhetherwirelesscarrierscolludedtomakeitmoredifficultforcustomerstoswitchservi

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EU seeks UK's assurance over environmental laws after Brexit

TheEuropeanUnionwantsBritaintopromisenottoloweritsenvironmentalprotectionstandardsafteritleavestheEU,theEU’schiefBrexitnegotiatorMichelBarniersaidonTuesday.Apro

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Study: Thousands of US lives can be saved by stricter clean air rules

ThousandsofliveswouldbesavedeachyearifAmericancountiesmetstandardssetbytheAmericanThoracicSociety(ATS)forthetwomostimportantairpollutants,accordingtoanewreport.

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China's regulator issues new rules on derivative products

China’sbankingregulatorissuednewrulesonTuesdaytocontrolcounterpartyriskforderivativetoolsascommercialbanksincreasetheiroffshorederivativetradingactivities.Thene

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China to promote application of 5G national standards in B&R countries

Chinawillpromoteapplicationandimplementationofitsnationalstandardsincluding5GandsmartcityinthecountriesalongtheBeltandRoadroutes,accordingtoanactionplanrecently

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China's top legislature closes bi-monthly session

TheStandingCommitteeoftheNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC)closeditsbi-monthlysessionSaturday,adoptinganewlawonpubliclibraries,revisionstoseverallaws,anddecisionsonr

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US House panel approves broad proposal on self-driving cars

AUSHousepanelonWednesdayapprovedasweepingproposalbyvoicevotetoallowautomakerstodeployupto100,000self-drivingvehicleswithoutmeetingexistingautosafetystandardsand

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Credit conditions for most business lending unchanged in fourth quarter : Fed

Loan officers at U.S. banks reported largely unchanged lending standards and slightly looser terms for business loans in the last three months of 2016, the Federal Reserve reported on Monday in a quarterly survey.

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New Zealand teachers still doubt national education standards

​Most teachers do not support the national standards in reading, writing and maths, a report has found.

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SMEs disproportionally hit by international trade standards, regulations

​An International Trade Centre (ITC) report warned Thursday that small firms across the world are twice as affected as their large enterprises counterparts when complying with standards and regulations required to conduct international business.

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Sri Lanka committed to make prisons system more humane

​Sri Lanka on Tuesday said it was committed to make the prisons system more humane and effective by adhering to the UN international standards.

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China's manufacturing sector to see higher standards

​China has vowed to improve standards and quality in equipment manufacturing.

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Xi'an seeks to standardize its famous dishes

As Xi'an-style foods gain in popularity, the local industrial standards authority says it is going to regulate the recipes of the ancient city's most famous foods.