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Three Gorges reservoir braces for severe floods

This coming Thursday the Three Gorges reservoir in central China's Hubei Province is expected to see the most severe round of floods since it started to hold water in

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China adjusts administrative regulations on Hainan FTZ

China announced on Sunday that it will temporarily adjust the implementation of five administrative regulations in the pilot free trade zone (FTZ) of the southernmost province of Hainan to support

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Turkey reopens some mosques amid infection slowdown

Worshippers in Turkey have held their first communal Friday prayers in 74 days after the government reopened some mosques as part of its plans to relax measures in plac

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Egypt's Suez Canal revenues up to 1.91 bln USD in Jan.-April 2020

Egypt's Suez Canal revenues rose to 1.91 billion U.S. dollars in the first four month of 2020 from 1.87 billion dollars during the same period in the previous year, ch

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Over 117 mln passenger trips expected during China's May Day holiday

Over 117 million domestic trips are estimated to be made by Chinese passengers during the upcoming five-day May Day holiday, according to the Ministry of Transport (MO

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"Non-contact" Mekong River joint patrol begins

The 92nd Mekong River joint patrol led by China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand started on Tuesday from Jingha Port, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southwest C

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S. China's Guangxi suspends cross-border passenger transport

South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region issued a circular Friday calling off the cross-border road passenger transport and international waterway passenger transport services. The move aims to

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91st joint patrol on Mekong River completed

The 91st Mekong River joint patrol led by China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand concluded Friday as two Chinese law enforcement boats returned to Guanlei Port in the south

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China achieves progress in work resumption of major transport projects

China has resumed most work of its major transport projects, except for certain areas including Hubei and some provinces in north China, said the country's top economic

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China calls for targeted measures to curb cross-border COVID-19 transmission

Chinese authorities on Thursday required targeted measures to curb cross-border transmission of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and proactively promote work

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Cambodia bans entry of cruise ships through Kaom Samnor border checkpoint to stop COVID-19 spreading

Cambodia on Friday decided to ban all cruise ships from entering the country through the Kaom Samnor international checkpoint on the Cambodia-Vietnam border in a bid to prevent the spread of the COV

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Oman sees biggest Gulf clash risk in Strait of Hormuz

The risk of a military confrontation is higher in the Strait of Hormuz than anywhere else in the Gulf region, Oman’s foreign minister said, due in part to the growing n

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Shanghai strengthens measures against coronavirus as people return to work

Shanghai has beefed up prevention against epidemic spread amid a mass flooding in of people as they return to work. Shanghai saw, from Feb. 7 to Feb. 10, more than 54,

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China's cargo throughput at ports up 8.8 pct in 2019

China's cargo throughput at ports climbed 8.8 percent year on year to 13.95 billion tonnes in 2019, official data showed. Foreign trade cargo throughput amounted to 4.

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Passenger trips on the rise for 1st three days of Spring Festival travel rush

A total of 212 million passenger trips were made from Jan. 10 to 12, the first three days of the Spring Festival travel rush, said China's Ministry of Transport Monday

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Egypt's "New Suez Canal" promising, yet challenges remain

​As Egypt officially opened on Thursday its "New Suez Canal," experts believe that while the nation's flagship project will help spur the nation's economic comeback, security, corruption and the slack global trade are among the thorny challenges Cairo has to face.