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What the COVID-19 report card reveals: geography, media and government

Editor's note: John Gong is a professor at the University of International Business and Economics and a research fellow at the Academy of China Open Economy Studies at

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Festival attendees dig music at former mine

Thousands of music fans descended on Fuxin in Northeast China's Liaoning province on Saturday for a music festival in an ecologically restored open-cast mine. A band performs at the Strawberry Mu

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Lacquer art exhibition displays over 200 sets

Photo taken on July 21, 2021, shows an ongoing lacquer art exhibition held in Fuzhou, capital city of Fujian province. Over 200 pieces (sets) of lacquer artworks including bodiless lacquer, carved

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15 killed, 26 injured in rain-related incidents in NW Pakistan

At least 15 people were killed and 26 others injured in separate rain-related incidents during a recent spell of heavy rains in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, the Provincial Disast

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Guinea withdraws from Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19

The five-member strong Guinean team will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19 pandemic, the country's Sports Minister Sanoussy Bantama Sow announced.In a public letter addressed to t

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Venice dodges UNESCO endangered listing

A canal view in Venice, Italy, February 23, 2020. /Xinhua Venice avoided being named a world heritage site in danger by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UN

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HK commissioner's office defends security law, slams U.S. report

The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has strongly disapproved and firmly opposed the so

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China's preschool education enrollment rate exceeds 85%

China's three-year preschool education enrolment rate is expected to exceed 90 percent by 2025. /CFPThe enrollment rate of China's three-year preschool education reache

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Fuzhou in pics: Heritage reborn with vitality

The Three Lanes and Seven Alleys historic district, covering an area of 39.8 hectares, is named for the well-preserved ancient city layout with three lanes on the west and seven alleys on the eas

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Russia launches its largest space module to ISS

The Russian multifunctional Nauka (Science) module was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station (ISS), Russia's state space corporation Rosc

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Hong Kong Book Fair draws 830,000 visitors amid COVID-19

Children are seen at the 31st Hong Kong Book Fair in Hong Kong, south China, July 14, 2021. The 31st Hong Kong Book Fair ended on Tuesday, attracting nearly 830,000 visitors despite the COVID-19

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Chinese language contest for college students held in Laos

Students read books at a Chinese Culture Center in Laos during a reading activity for World Book Day in Vientiane, Laos, April 23, 2018. /Xinhua The final round of the 20th Chinese Bridge cont

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Republicans responsible for spreading anti-vaccine hysteria

Visitors wear face masks on the boardwalk in Huntington Beach, California, U.S., July 1, 2020. /VCG Editor's note:Haider Rifaat is a features writer for OK! Pakistan, an international edition

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5 Chinese cities to lead in int'l consumption centers

A shopping street in Tianjin, China, July 16, 2021. /CFPChina's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on Monday that with the approval of the State Council, Shanghai,

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IOC approves adding "together" into Olympic motto

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved adding "together" into the Olympic motto.The decision to add "together" into the Olympic motto of "faster, higher, stronger" was unanimously app

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Chinese volleyball head coach Lang Ping excited about Tokyo Olympics

Members of Chinese national women's volleyball team pose for a group photo before departing for Tokyo Olympics, in Beijing, China, July 19, 2021. /CFP Lang Ping, head coach of the Chinese nati

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Rockets land near Afghan presidential palace: report

Several rockets landed near the Afghan Presidential Palace in Kabul during the Eid festival prayers attended by Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and other dignitaries on Tuesday, according to s