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Chinese companies strive to lead development in 5G technology

​Chinese telecommunications firms such as Huawei look certain to lead the development into 5G technology, if events at the 2015 Mobile World Congress (MWC) currently being held here are anything to go by.

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Chinese companies strive to lead development in 5G technology

​Chinese telecommunications firms such as Huawei look certain to lead the development into 5G technology, if events at the 2015 Mobile World Congress (MWC) currently being held here are anything to go by.

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Tiny termites help drylands combat climate change: study

​Tiny termites are considered to be a serious threat to wood-based structures, but a new study out Thursday said that their large dirt mounds may help stabilize ecosystems in drylands and buffer them against climate change.

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China's economic growth far from losing momentum

​China's recent economic data signaling slower growth have led some observers to warn of possible distress after more than three decades of breathtaking, double-digit growth.

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Difficult Lima talks reach acceptable deal on climate change

The annual United Nations climate talks finally wrapped up in Lima, Peru, in the wee hours of Sunday, achieving an acceptable but not satisfying result and leaving unresolved issues to the climate conference in Paris in December 2015.

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Japan's moves to devalue yen could have inherently detrimental effects in the long-term

Japan's central bank sent shock waves through financial markets at the end of last week by ramping up its purchases of government bonds and assets to try and achieve its somewhat arbitrary inflation target and kickstart an acutely obstinate economy.

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IMFC alerts downside risks of world economy

​The global recovery is continuing but uneven and weaker than expected, and downside risks have increased, global financial chiefs said here Saturday.

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Dow plunges over 200 points on downbeat data, geopolitical concerns

​U.S. stocks dropped sharply at midday Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging over 200 points, as a slump in durable goods orders and escalating geopolitical risks spooked investors.

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Goldfever and other ailments of China's e-trash industry

In the scorching heat of Xiaoshijiazhuang Village, bare-chested Ma Chen weaves through mountainous heaps of old home appliances: His job is to turn trash into treasure.

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Chinese public's creative smog responses

The smog covering northern China has not only had an impact on people's lives, but awakened the creativity of individuals who want cleaner air.

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Afghan presidential campaign kicks off amid tight security

Afghanistan's third presidential election campaign since the collapse of Taliban regime in late 2001 formally kicked off in the conflict-plagued country on Sunday amid tight security as the militant group vowed to disrupt the polling process.

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Reality bites: talent shows fight for China survival

TV industry observers have made much of the hug that Chris Lee, China's first grassroots singer to make the cover of Time Magazine Asia, gave Hua Chenyu, the freshly crowned champion of Super Boy, as the show came to a bittersweet close on Friday night.

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New U.S. ambassador arrives in Brazil amid spying scandal

Amid rising tensions sparked by revelations of pervasive U.S. spying on Brazil's president and others, Liliana Ayalde, the new U.S. ambassador to Brazil, arrived in Brasilia Monday.

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Brazilian lawmakers want to meet with Snowden

The Foreign Relations Committee of Brazil's House of Representatives agreed Wednesday to send a delegation to meet with former U.S. intelligence employee Edward Snowden, who lives in asylum in Russia.

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Nicaraguan VP spotlights Chavez's leading role in L. America

Reformers across the world identify with ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's leading role in Latin America, Nicaraguan Vice President Omar Halleslevens said Sunday.

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Young men "Lost In Wonderland"--a male cosplay group in China

Alice, a cosplay group based in China's central Wuhan province, is made up of nine male college students dressing in colorful female costumes. Their performance based on cartoon femal roles have become a media and given birth to a new term "Weiniang" (fake woman) in China's microblogging site Weibo.

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U.S. last-ditch fiscal cliff talks continue in Senate

U.S. lawmakers in the upper house of Congress on Sunday were attempting to strike a last- minute deal to solve the so-called "fiscal cliff", but the fate of the negotiations still remained in doubt.