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London open all hours as night tube service launches

All-night services finally begin on the London Underground on Friday (Aug 19), after being delayed for months by a dispute with workers and a lack of political will according to the city's mayor.

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China's service sector new magnet for foreign capital

China's fast-growing service sector has become a new magnet for overseas investors looking for opportunities in the world's biggest emerging market, a report from Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. said.

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Alipay+ rolled out in Singapore

Alipay has launched its new program called Alipay+ in Singapore, one of the most popular destinations for Chinese tourists.

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Yidao accuses WeChat of unfair business practices

​Yidao, the Chinese ride hailing service backed by tech giant Baidu, has complained about the alleged blocking of its service on the messaging platform WeChat, a company operated by Tencent, which is widely considered as Baidu's rival.

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Thanksgiving service starts British Queen's 90th birthday celebration

British Queen Elizabeth II attended a national service of thanksgiving Friday at St Paul's Cathedral in London, at the start of a three-day celebration to mark her 90th birthday.

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Thousands bid farewell to boxing legend Muhammad Ali

Two days of funeral ceremonies bidding farewell to Muhammad Ali got under way on Thursday with a Muslim prayer service in the Kentucky hometown of the beloved boxing legend and civil rights hero.

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Uber and its executives are fined in France

Uber and two of its senior European executives were convicted and fined nearly $500,000 in France on Thursday for running an illegal transportation business.

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China's online bargain hunters spend generously on kids

Chinese online shoppers are bargain hunters. But when it comes to the well-being of their children, they can be pretty generous.

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Hot pot reigns supreme in China's food scene

China is home to diverse regional cuisines and a growing foreign food scene, but nothing tops the hot pot ritual of placing fresh ingredients into a boiling broth, according to a new survey.

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Young South Korean men will not avoid military draft under new "no exemptions" rule

South Korea’s defence ministry said Tuesday it was pushing to scrap nearly all existing exemptions to mandatory military service, citing a shortfall in the number of conscripts.

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Portugal's transport authority says Uber service illegal

​Portugal's transport authority said on Wednesday that car-sharing service Uber was illegal, according to local media reports.

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Impressed - door-to-door dry-cleaning for busy Hongkongers

People shouldn't waste time doing laundry, service's co-founder tells Kylie Knott

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New chief named for New Zealand air force

​The most senior officer of the New Zealand air force was formally named as the new chief of the service Tuesday.

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CUHK steps up efforts to help students following another suicide

The Chinese University is to step up its counselling service under emergency measures worked out after the institution lost another of its students to suicide over the weekend.

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World shrinks for New Zealand with inaugural 17-hour Dubai flight

The United Arab Emirates flagship carrier is preparing for what will reportedly be the world's longest long-haul commercial flight when it takes off from Auckland to Dubai Wednesday.

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Apple Pay takes on local mobile payment giants

​Apple officially launched its much anticipated Apple Pay service in China on Thursday, through a partnership with China UnionPay, entering the country's competitive mobile payment race.

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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.