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Protesters rally ahead of Oscars Ceremony to call for diversity

Dozens of protestors calling for diversity in the entertainment industry rallied Sunday afternoon at a location not far from the Dolby Theatre where the 88th Academy Awards Ceremony is to be held in the evening.

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Traditional Chinese medicine makers welcome state support

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) producers welcomed industry support policies unveiled at an executive meeting of the State Council, China's cabinet, on Sunday.

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Australia's alcohol industry "dependent" on problem drinkers: report

Australia's alcohol industry is "dependent" on heavy and risky drinkers, a report has detailed on Wednesday.

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Wild weather batters Aussie state already suffering from wildfires

​Wild weather is continuing to wreak havoc in Western Australia state as flash flooding from heavy rains is battering the region already suffering from devastating bushfires.

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Ukraine's miners protest amid crisis in coal industry, demanding actions

Several hundreds of miners from across Ukraine rallied in central Kiev early Wednesday, demanding authorities to take actions against a crisis that gripped the country's coal mining industry.

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Looking back: Key events that impacted markets and global economy in 2015

From economic policy to stock market moves and mergers, changes in the corporate landscape took place at a breathless pace this year. Aaron Low looks back at some of the key events in financial markets and the global economy that made 2015 a momentous year for markets around the world.

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Golden dawn of China's Internet industry

​It has been more than twenty years since China first dipped its toe into the ocean of possibilities that is the Internet, a move that has grown from tiny ripples to a mighty wave of economic growth.

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Chinese companies plan to cut copper supply

Ten leading Chinese copper producers have announced that they will reduce refined copper output in 2016 by 350,000 tonnes, about 5 percent of China's annual production, in the latest move to reduce overcapacity in the struggling nonferrous metal industry.

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TPP may affect four industries in China

Parties to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have reached an agreement on Oct. 5, agreeing to significantly reduce investment and trade barriers and establish new business rules.

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SOEs profit growth greatly drops again

The data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Sept. 28 showed that state-owned holding enterprises realized a total profit of 756.42 billion yuan for the first eight months of this year, down by 24.7 percent year on year. Meanwhile, profit growth rate of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) was lower than any other types of enterprises again, making the SOEs record negative growth. it also has certain impact on the economic growth goal of this year.

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Power use returns to positive growth, mirroring stabilizing economy

China's social power consumption increased 1.9 percent on year in August, returning to positive growth from a year-on-year decline of 1.3 percent in July and a year-on-year increase of 1.8 percent in June, according to data released by the National Energy Administration (NEA) on Tuesday.

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"Made in China 2025"supports complementarity of Chinese,German industries

Chinese industry and German industry will make their respective advantages complementary to each other through dynamic connection between "Made in China 2025" and "German Industry 4.0", according to experts and officials at a forum on the China (Guangdong) International Internet Plus Exposition in Foshan.

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China cinema boom excites Shanghai film festival

The sense of excitement at the Shanghai International Film Festival is understandable -- these are boom times for the Chinese film industry, as cinema box office soars and capital pours in.

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Chinese energy firm launches solar innovation competition

​Gao Peng, chief technology officer at Hanergy Holding Group, used to be an industrial designer 10 years ago before he showed a strong interest into the solar industry.

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Macao to boost non-gaming industries to promote economic diversification: chief executive

​China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) is poised to speed up "appropriate diversification" of the local economy by boosting non-gaming industries while stabilizing the development of the gaming industry, said Chui Sai On, chief executive of Macao SAR, here on Monday.

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China helicopter industry insider urges government support

China's civil helicopter makers face a situation where they must "beat foreign competitors or perish", according to an industry insider, who called for more government support for the sector.

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Experts expect Italian manufacturing improvement to continue in 2015

​Improving performances in both traditional made-in-Italy industries and niche sectors are expected to continue in 2015, local experts said, adding they would create more space for potential foreign investments.