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China to extend fishing ban to Yangtze estuary in 2021

China will prohibit all fishing in the Yangtze river estuary from January 1, extending a ban along the length of the river that came into effect at the beginning of thi

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Watch SpaceX launch a satellite that will monitor the world’s oceans

SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Saturday morning, with a target liftoff time of 9:17 AM PST (12:17 PM EST). This is the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

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Multiple blasts rock Kabul, casualties feared: reports

A series of loud explosions shook central Kabul on Saturday, according to media reports.There were no immediate reports on casualties but the explosions occurred in densely populated parts of the Afg

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Microplastics found 8,440 metres up in Mount Everest's 'Death Zone'

The samples were taken on the trekking routes close to the Khumbu Glacier, at Everest Base Camp, and high into the "Death Zone".

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EU, U.S. should engage with China instead of confronting it over RCEP

Editor's Note:Ken Moak taught economic theory, public policy and globalization at the university level for 33 years. He co-authored the book "China's Economic Rise and Its Global Impact" in 2015.

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Beijing 2022 announces new competition schedule

The Beijing 2022 organizers released the seventh edition of the competition schedule for the Olympic Winter Games on Tuesday, with curling mixed doubles the first event

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Beijing 2022 announces new competition schedule

The Beijing 2022 organizers released the seventh edition of the competition schedule for the Olympic Winter Games on Tuesday, with curling mixed doubles the first event to start.Ahtough the lastes

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China is creating a new geo-economic reality in Southeast Asia

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and leaders of other countries attend the signing ceremony of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement after the fourth RCEP Summit, which is he

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Shanghai Shenhua outsmart Perth Glory in AFC Champions League opener

Shanghai Shenhua players celebrate their second goal against Australia's Perth Glory during an AFC Champions League match in Doha, Qatar, November 18, 2020. /CFP Shanghai Shenhua banished thei

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Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria in retaliation for planting of explosives on border

Israeli fighter planes struck at Iranian targets in Syria early Wednesday, reportedly killing three military personnel in what Israel said was retaliation for explosive

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APD | China filled the vacuum left by President Trump in Asia-Pacific

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA – Security analyst and academician Dr. Rommel Banlaoi said when President Donald Trump withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TP

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Turkish parliament approves peacekeepers for Azerbaijan

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks following a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey, November 17, 2020. /AP Turkey's parliament on Tuesday granted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's gov

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Child killed, 5 injured in rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone

A female child was killed and five other civilians were wounded in a Katyusha rocket barrage targeting the heavily fortified Green Zone in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday, the Iraqi military sai

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Cousins, Vikings overcome Patterson return, beat Bears 19-13

Quarterback Kirk Cousins #8 of the Minnesota Vikings looks to pass the ball in the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, November 16, 2020. /CFP Kirk Cousins wi

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ASEAN countries show the way forward in post-pandemic world

VCG Editor's note:Alessandro Golombiewski Teixeira is a national thousand-talent distinguished professor of public policy at Tsinghua University's School of Public Policy and Management and a

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Armenian foreign minister resigns: report

Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan has resigned, Reuters reported on Monday.The resignation came a week after an agreement on a cessation of hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zo

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European shares rise as China data boosts recovery hopes

European shares rose on Monday, hovering near nine-month highs, as strong China data and hopes of a COVID-19 vaccine renewed bets for a swifter economic recovery, while Spanish lender BBVA surged