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Chinese residents show warmer mood for saving in Q1: central bank

China's urban residents were more enthusiastic about depositing more savings in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, said a central bank survey. Among the 20,000 urban

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Over 10,000 ancient artifacts unearthed in SW China

More than 10,000 artifacts dating back to the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911) were unearthed during an archaeological excavation in the China-Myanmar border city o

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PBOC survey: 53% of people said they were focused on 'more savings'

Fifty-three percent of urban depositors surveyed by the China's central bank, said they prefer to focus on their savings during these uncertain times.China's central bank, People's Bank of China (

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Average net worth of Chinese urban household nears 3 mln yuan: survey

China's urban households posted 2.89 million yuan (about 408,000 U.S. dollars) in net assets on average, with generally stable debt levels, according to a survey. A te

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China offers 3.71 bln yuan of price subsidies to people in need

China has distributed a total of 3.71 billion yuan (about 524 million U.S. dollars) of price subsidies to support people in need so far this year. About 81.69 million

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China resumes major water conservancy projects

China has resumed construction of major water conservancy projects amid its further containment of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic. Construction has

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Report says over 300,000 people in Africa could lose their lives due to COVID-19

More than 300,000 people in Africa could lose their lives due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said in a report on Friday. The pandemic could slo

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Update: 23 IS militants killed in clashes in northern Iraq

Iraqi security forces on Monday killed up to 23 Islamic State (IS) militants in clashes in a rural area in the northern province of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said. Du

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China strives to ensure workplace safety as epidemic control becomes regular practice

Chinese authorities on Sunday demanded solid efforts to ensure workplace safety and resolutely curb major accidents. Workplace safety should be enhanced as epidemic pre

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Mission to redeem

Blockbusters such as "Detective Chinatown 3" are delaying release dates in response to the pandemic. The country's film industry is striving to get back on its feet. The first installment of the

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China's border town to build temporary hospital as imported COVID-19 cases rise

The city of Suifenhe, at the China-Russia border in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, will build a temporary hospital as pressure mounts to stem the flow of imported novel coronavirus cases. T

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China launches free online vocational training program

China has launched a large-scale online vocational training program free of charge, as part of its efforts to improve workers' professional skills and facilitate pover

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Japan's Abe declares state of emergency to curb spread of COVID-19

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a month-long state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures in an effort to curb the COVID-19 ou

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China approves opening-up pilot zone in Guangxi

China's State Council on Tuesday announced its approval for Baise, a city of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on the border with Vietnam, to become a new development a

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China amends, abolishes administrative regulations

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has signed a State Council decree to publish a decision on amending seven administrative regulations and abolishing 10. The changes were mad

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Asia Album: Starting urban adventure with striated heron in Singapore

A striated heron (Butorides striata) hunts at a pond outside Singapore's ArtScience Museum on April 1, 2020. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua) SINGAPORE, April 2, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Look at the little on

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Xi calls for making major cities "smarter"

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said major cities can become "smarter" by using big data, cloud computing and artifici