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Nearly 80% of foreign investment flows to China's service trade in Q1

China's service industry absolved 237.8 billion yuan ($36.6 billion) worth of foreign investment in the first quarter, accounting for 78.6 percent of the total investment, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCO

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Xi's 2021 Boao speech reaffirms China as responsible global power

The venue for the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), in Boao, Hainan Province, south China. /Xinhua Editor's note: Rabi Sankar Bosu is an Indian contributor to Chinese media outlets. He writes about C

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Brought in by humans, beavers threaten Patagonia forest

The Karukinka natural park on Chile's side of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago guards a treasure trove of ancient beech trees saved from the chainsaws of loggers.Today, the leafy giants face a new

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A rare tropical cyclone nears one of Africa's most populated cities

FILE PHOTO: A rare tropical cyclone is approaching Tanzania and could become the first cyclone to make landfall in the nation in modern records. /VCG A rare tropical cyclone is approaching Tan

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MI5 reveals 'secret to successful spying' in first Instagram post

Director general Ken McCallum has said he wants MI5 to "open up and reach out in new ways".

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As ExxonMobil asks for handouts, startups get to work on carbon capture and sequestration

Earlier this week, ExxonMobil, a company among the largest producers of greenhouse gas emissions and a longtime leader in the corporate fight against climate change regulations, called for a massive $

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Explainer: Why is China building Hainan free trade port?

Sinopec Yangpu oil depot at Yangpu Port, south China's Hainan Province. /CFPThe master plan for the Hainan free trade port (FTP) released by China last year, which aims

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Greece says resolving differences with Turkey may be hard, but not impossible

Greece cannot ignore its differences with Turkey over territorial disputes in the Mediterranean and other issues but while a solution is difficult, it is not impossible

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A clean digital currency can further reduce corruption

A digital Chinese currency is displayed on a mobile phone interface in Tangshan, Hebei Province, China, February 13, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: Daryl Guppy is an international financial tech

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Hainan FTP along China's Belt and Road

02:15 The Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2021 is being held in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, from Sunday to Wednesday under the theme of "A World in Change: Join Hands to

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Meet the man mining the ocean for electric car battery metals

07:46 WHAT'S THE ISSUE?Batteries currently make up around 40 percent of the cost of an electric car – although this is likely to fall when they're produced on a mass scale around the w

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Japan is pouring radioactive water to save money: Greenpeace expert

The Japanese government decided to pour radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean out of economic considerations, said Shaun Burnie, senior nuclear specialist at Greenpeace East Asia."Storage is an op

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Humanitarian crisis worsened amid ongoing St. Vincent volcano eruption

People clean volcanic ash from the red roof of a home after La Soufriere volcano erupted, in Wallilabou, on the western side of the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, April 12, 2021. /AP The eru

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Hainan chief on the province's growth track

Editor's note: Decision Makers is a global platform for decision makers to share their insights on events shaping today's world. Shen Xiaoming is the Secretary of the C

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Bird, Lime and VeoRide selected for NYC e-scooter pilot

Lime, Bird and VeoRide have scored coveted permits to New York City’s first e-scooter pilot. The New York City Department of Transportation, which originally released a request for proposals in

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A deep dive into U.S. FONOPs reveals a racist, imperialist bully

Representative image: The mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) sails with JS Enoshima (MSC-604) during Mine Warfare Exercise (MIWEX) 2JA 2020 in Mutsu Bay, Jap

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The 'axis of evil' vs. the 'axis of integrity'

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn leaves after a Senate Republican luncheon at Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 24, 2021. /Getty Editor's note:Andrew Koryb