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Pulse consumption sharply declines in Pakistan

ByAPDwriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,April9(APD)--TheconsumptionofpulsesinPakistanhassharplydeclinedfromabout15kgperpersonayeartoaboutsevenkgperpersonayear,saidar

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Opinion: Will renewable energy power China's future?

Isrenewableenergythepowersourceofthefuture?Theanswerisyes.However,whatisuncertainishowlongitwilltaketoreplacefossilfuels,whichwilldependonmultiplefactors.China'

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Nine facts about Chinese food to know on World Food Day

October16istheWorldFoodDay-adaythatcommemoratesthefoundingoftheUN’sFoodandAgricultureOrganizationonOctober16,1945.Tomarkthisspecialday,CGTNhasputtogetheroffoodf

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Beijing plain areas to go coal-free by 2020

​BEIJING, July 18 -- Almost no coal consumption will take place in Beijing's plain areas by 2020, the municipal development and reform commission said Tuesday.

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Shoppers seek bargains as economy limps, Abenomics lags

Three years of so-called "Abenomics," Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's bold stimulus program, have failed to dislodge a deflationary mindset among businesses and consumers.

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IMF's near-term economic outlook for China positive

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Friday that China's near-term economic outlook is positive, with an expected growth rate as high as 6.6 percent this year.

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Spotlight: IMF's near-term economic outlook for China positive

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Friday that China's near-term economic outlook is positive, with an expected growth rate as high as 6.6 percent this year.

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Boysenberries potential key to ease asthmatic breathing: New Zealand study

A regular diet of boysenberries might help ease the symptoms of asthma sufferers, according to a New Zealand government-funded study out Monday.

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Australians drinking less alcohol than at any time since 1960s: study

Young Australians are helping drive the nation to its lowest alcohol consumption levels since the early 1960s, according to a new study.

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Why China's new guidelines on eating less meat could be good for health and the planet

Environmentalists say government’s reduced lower limit for daily meat consumption, if followed, would cut greenhouse gas emissions from livestock and help meet global climate change goals

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Abe seeks parties' support for delaying tax rate hike

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sought understanding from senior members of his Liberal Democratic Party on Monday over his intention to postpone the consumption tax rate hike to 10 percent by 2½ years.

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Drug production, trafficking blight for all Latin America: UNODC

Drug trafficking will not stop being a problem for countries across Latin America, given the scale of production, trafficking and consumption in the region, warned Antonio Mazzitelli, regional representative for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

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Beijing to renew growth through supply-side reform

Beijing is exploring ways to improve the quality of the city's goods and services, as part of nationwide supply-side structural reform.

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Chinese e-commerce platform finishes world's largest O2O fundraising

​E-commerce platform Meituan&Dazhongdianping finished the world's largest online-to-offline (o2o) fundraising campaign, the company announced Tuesday.

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Post 80s consumers critical in economic transition toward consumption

The success of transitioning China's economy away from investment and more to consumption will be spearheaded by China's 1980s generation, according to a recent report.

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New consumption drive underscores shift of reforms

BEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's new policies to boost consumption have highlighted a shift in the country's economic reforms -- from stimulating consumer demand to upgrading the supply of goods and services.

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China intensifies measures to stimulate consumption

China will strengthen its efforts to shore up consumption and boost domestic demand amid lingering downward pressure on the economy, according to a statement from a government meeting on Wednesday.