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Elderly make up 18.7% of Chinese mainland's population: 2020 census

The number of Chinese people aged 60 and above reached 264.02 million in 2020, or 18.7 percent of the population, up by 5.44 percentage points from 2010, according to d

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Building Chinese brands under the 'Dual Circulation' strategy

01:55 May 10 marked China Brand Day and the start of a big event running through the 12th. This is the fifth year of the event, which promotes Chinese brands to both domestic and foreig

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Egypt to produce 60m doses of Sinovac vaccines from next month

VCG Egypt is set to begin the production of 60 million doses of the Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine starting next month, said Mohammed Abdel Fattah, the head of the central administration for

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Pakistan ramps up efforts to curb COVID-19 spread during Eid al-Fitr

In its efforts to curb the third wave of COVID-19, the Pakistani government has ramped up restriction across the country for the upcoming holidays of Eid al-Fitr festiv

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Entertainment sees record rebounds during May Day holiday

Statistics from China's entertainment industries during the five-day May Day holiday witnessed significant rebounds and several new revenue records, demonstrating the huge potential of the Chinese

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Payments, lending and neobanks rule fintechs in emerging markets, report says

Tech investments in emerging markets have been in full swing over the past couple of years and their ecosystems have thrived as a result.Some of these markets like Africa, Latin America, and India, ha

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Pentagon must realize Afghanistan cannot afford complacency

Afghan Commandos listening to a briefing for an imminent operation to retake a nearby Taliban-held village, base near Farahrud Bazaar, Bolo Bluk district, Farah province, March 7, 2018. /Getty Im

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India posts highest daily rise of 412,262 COVID-19 cases, 3,980 deaths

India witnessed a record rise in COVID-19 cases as well as related deaths in a single day, registering 412,262 new cases and 3,980 casualties, said the country's health ministry on Thursday.

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Yao Ming calls 2020-21 CBA season 'special,' 'memorable' for everyone

01:28 The 2020-21 CBA season has come to an end, after more than seven months, in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province. All the games had to happen in one place becaus

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NBA highlights on May 3: Record night for Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook of the Washington Wizards looks on in the game against the Indiana Pacers at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 3, 2021. /CFP The Washington Wizards beat the In

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Chinese tech devices gaining popularity among Iraqi students

Iraqi consumers at a shopping mall in Baghdad, Iraq, July 19, 2020. /CFP Chinese-made smartphones and laptops have witnessed an increasing demand among Iraqi students for their online learning

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China's blockchain industry embraces influx of young talents

03:44 COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the global economy as industries including the service sector have been caught in the whirlpool, but at least one segment of the economy is poised fo

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Indian PM Modi's BJP loses crucial state election amid COVID crisis

The incumbent chief minister's party in India's West Bengal state has defeated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party in a state election held as the coronavirus pandemic

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Nine arrested in London protests against more police powers

VCG Nine protesters were arrested in London on Saturday as they marched to demand that the government rescind a plan to introduce legislation that would increase police powers.According to Reu

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Hospital fire in western India kills at least 15

At least 15 people were killed after a fire broke out at a hospital in western India shortly after midnight on Saturday, AP has reported citing police force.The fire erupted at Patel Welfare Hospital

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Madagascar edges closer to famine, UN food agency appeals for aid

A mother waits to receive food for her child in drought-affected southern Madagascar. /WFP An unrelenting drought in southern Madagascar, an island State off the East African coast in the Indi

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Wenchang City benefiting from space launch projects

02:25 China launched its first space station core module carried by a Long March-5B rocket at Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province on Thursd