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Two Chinese tourists found dead in southern Iceland

Two Chinese nationals, a male and a female, were found dead on Thursday near a tourist attraction on Sólheimasandur beach, in southern Iceland, the Chinese embassy in I

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Stability is what truly matters when assessing the trade deal

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Hong Kong's total visitor arrivals in 2019 decline by 14.2 percent

Passengers arriving at the Hong Kong International airport in Hong Kong, January, 2020. /AP Photo Hong Kong's full-year provisional visitor arrivals in 2019 amounted to 55.9 million and recor

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Xinhua Headlines: China, U.S. sign phase-one trade deal, adding certainty to global economy

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chief of the Chinese side of the China

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Beijing Royal Fighters edge Shenzhen, Beijing Ducks lose to Qingdao

Beijing Royal's Wang Shaojie shoots in a CBA match against Shenzhen, Beijing, January 15, 2020. Beijing had two teams playing in the 27th round of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) on W

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Sri Lanka to deploy civil defense force for human-elephant conflict

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Wildlife Conservation said on Monday that the cabinet has agreed to recruit a civil defense force in areas worst affected by the long-standing conflict between humans and elep

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Xinjiang sees booming civil aviation market

The civil aviation market of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region saw robust growth in 2019, local authorities said Wednesday.Around 37.58 million passenger trips were completed last

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Phase one deal is a win-win outcome for China and the U.S.

Chinese Premier Liu He and U.S. President Donald Trump signed the phase one trade deal at the White House in Washington D.C. on January 15, 2020. /Xinhua Photo Editor's note: Cheng Dawei is a

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Expert calls for Australian bushfire demarcation line

An expert has called for a bushfire demarcation line to be established in South Australia to identify high-risk areas not suitable for human habitation. Sukhbir Sandhu, an expert in sustainability f

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President Xi's visits Myanmar to upgrade bilateral relations

Pagodas are seen in the ancient city of Bagan, Myanmar, July 6, 2019. /Xinhua Photo Editor's note: Song Qingrun, is an expert on Southeast Asia studies. The article reflects the authors' opini

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Expert calls for Australian bushfire demarcation line

An expert has called for a bushfire demarcation line to be established in South Australia to identify high-risk areas not suitable for human habitation. Sukhbir Sandhu, an expert in sustainability f

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President Xi's visits Myanmar to upgrade bilateral relations

Pagodas are seen in the ancient city of Bagan, Myanmar, July 6, 2019. /Xinhua Photo Editor's note: Song Qingrun, is an expert on Southeast Asia studies. The article reflects the authors' opini

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Spotlight: Dow closes above 29,000 after China-U.S. phase-one trade deal

Wall Street finished Wednesday's session higher, with the Dow closing above the 29,000 mark for the first time, after Beijing and Washington inked the highly anticipated phase-one trade deal. The Do

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Across China: Spring Festival customs bring nostalgia to mountain village

by Xinhua writers Cui Li and Cao Bin Under an eave of a courtyard stood 69-year-old Fan Chenhai spinning the handle of a stone mill as light-yellow rice milk trickled d

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Why phase one deal matters

Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice goes beyond the headlines to dissect, examine and analyze hot-off-the-press issues and break down breaking news into simple parts. The daily column offers a Chine

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How to decipher China-U.S. phase one agreement on IPR protection?

Editor's note:This article is based on an interview with Dr. Zhang Nan, a researcher in Comparative Intellectual Property Law from the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing, Chi

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Putin's federal address focuses on Russian people, their future

Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during the annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly in Moscow, Russia, February 20, 2019. /Xinhua Photo Editor's note: Andrew Korybko