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China to launch online shopping festival to promote intangible cultural heritage

Chinese e-commerce companies will jointly hold an online shopping festival to promote the sales of products related to intangible cultural heritage (ICH). The shopping

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Ghana extends ban on public gatherings until May 31

Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo [Photo -Reuters] President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has extended the ban on public gathering, including religious activities, festivals and funerals till the end

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International art festival in Chengdu promotes young talents

A light installation created by Liu Yang and Yang Lu is on show at the Lake Art Museum. [Photo provided to China Daily] Young artists and designers from around the world are welcome to submit t

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In Pics: Craftsmanship workshops helpful in poverty alleviation

Workshops promoting craftsmanship belonging to China's intangible cultural heritage (ICH), which were built with government support, have helped more than 200,000 peop

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As funding slows in Boston, its early-stage market could shine

Chris Lynch, a founder and former general partner at Boston-based seed-stage fund Accomplice, remembers “VC Mountain in Waltham.”Back then, entrepreneurs on funding quests would visit a bu

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Localized factories lift Xinjiang locals out of poverty

From a farmer to a salaried worker, villager Metkasim Meshirip has managed to get rid of poverty, thanks to an employment-based poverty alleviation strategy in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Aut

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Shanghai to invest 270 bln yuan in "new infrastructure" in next 3 years

Shanghai is expected to invest a total of around 270 billion yuan (about 38.1 billion U.S. dollars) in its first batch of 48 major "new infrastructure" projects in the

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Spotlight: More countries lay out plans to gradually ease COVID-19 restrictions

As more countries worldwide have seen a continuous slowdown in the coronavirus infections and deaths, governments began to take steps to further ease restrictions on s

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Live COVID-19 updates: Russian culture minister contracts coronavirus

The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - MOSCOW -- Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova has contracted COVID-19, the

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Tech for good during COVID-19: Sky-high gifts, extra help, and chips

When Roger Lee, the co-founder of Human Interest, heard that San Francisco imposed shelter-in-place orders, he started blogging about layoff news and posting crowdsourced lists of employees who were

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Top political advisor stresses overcoming challenges in poverty alleviation

China's top political advisor Wang Yang has called for more efforts to focus on the new challenges brought by the epidemic to the disadvantaged to ensure high-quality

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Algeria decides to reopen more businesses to ease anti-coronavirus lockdown impact

The Algerian government on Saturday decided to re-open more businesses, in a move to ease the adverse effect of the nationwide lockdown imposed to stem the spread of COVID-19, official APS news agen

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Stable employment indispensable in China's poverty alleviation

China has made every effort to secure jobs for the impoverished population, even under the hit of the COVID-19 pandemic, as poverty alleviation through employment hasplayed a vital role in the cou

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Shanghai issues action plan to spur online economy

Shanghai authorities announced Monday its latest action plan to promote the new online economy, which has been thriving during the COVID-19 outbreak. According to the

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'Don't forget us!' Europe's museums respond to virus

European museums closed because of coronavirus have been quick to reach out to audiences in imaginative ways during an almost continent-wide lockdown. /VCG Online guided tours, podcasts and wo

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Senior official stresses alleviating poverty among women

Shen Yueyue, president of the All-China Women's Federation, called for efforts to lift impoverished women out of poverty. Speaking at a teleconference on Friday, Shen

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Doctors hail students making COVID-19 face-visors in makeshift factory

The students already have orders for 500 units from GP surgeries and hospitals in London, Liverpool and parts of Scotland.