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Hong Kong nurse says ready to help combat COVID-19 in Wuhan

Amid the battle against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, Trish, an experienced Hong Kong nurse, said she is ready to head to Wuhan, the epicenter and hardest

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Nearly 26 bln yuan allocated to improve working conditions of medical staff: official

Chinese authorities had allocated 25.94 billion yuan (3.71 billion U.S. dollars) by Thursday to improve working conditions of medical staff fighting the novel coronavi

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China tops foreign investment in Thailand

China's second high-speed rail project with Thailand has seen it become the country's biggest foreign investor. China takes the top spot after five decades of Japan being Thailand's largest overseas

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How a 3D printing company tries to keep jobs amid coronavirus epidemic

02:58 The coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent suspension of business operations have pushed millions of small businesses over the edge in China, prompting authorities to think abou

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Demand for medical waste treatment rises amid epidemic control: report

A worker makes face masks in the workshop of a textile company in Jimo District of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 12, 2020. (Photo by Liang Xiaopeng/Xinh

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Shoe, diaper makers start manufacturing masks

01:25 Several makers of clothing and baby care products are producing more face masks at their revamped factories. This comes in response to the mask shortage being felt in Wuhan and a

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Immigration across U.S.-Mexico border plunges 74.5 pct in 9 months

A worker fixes the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico, in San Diego, the United States, April 30, 2018. (Xinhua/Huang Heng) In January, the number of migrants crossing the border came to 36,67

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Karma Automotive to lay off 60 more workers at California headquarters

Karma Automotive is laying off 60 workers at its Irvine, Calif., headquarters, just three months after cutting 200 workers, according to documents filed with the California Employment Development Dep

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New firms for a new era

Editor's note: Dani Rodrik is professor of International Political Economy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, the author of Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane Worl

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China Focus: Wuhan sends 34,000 gov't workers, Party members to fight coronavirus in communities

Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, has mobilized more than 34,000 officials, government workers and Communist Party of China members into its 1,10

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Activist gig workers seek to form nonprofit to support fellow workers

Vanessa Bain (pictured above), a well-known gig worker-activist, has teamed up with fellow gig worker-activist Sarah Clarke (pseudonym) to form the Gig Workers Collective. It’s early days for th

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China shows courage, commitment in epidemic fight: Tu Youyou

Chinese Nobel laureate Tu Youyou on Monday expressed her thanks to medical workers around the world, especially those who are fighting on the frontlines against the no

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Jordan witnesses mounting calls for annulling deal to import gas from Israel

Calls have been mounting in Jordan for abolishing a 10-billion-U.S. dollar agreement to import gas from Israel, with majority of Jordanians voicing support for scrapping the deal. State-run Universi

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UFC 247: Jones and Shevchenko retain their titles in different ways

Jon Jones with UFC light heavyweight champion belt looks on Dominick Reyes after their title fight in UFC 247, Houston, February 8, 2020. /VCG Photo Two of the world's best MMA fighters did wh

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Behind-the-scenes: Their commitment makes doctors, nurses work easier

02:54 Everyone knows doctors and nurses are putting their lives on the line to fight against the coronavirus across the country. But not much is known about the employees in the backgr

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Hospital workers make extra effort to support medical staff

All over the country, doctors and nurses are putting their lives on the line to fight against the coronavirus outbreak. But perhaps often forgotten are the support staf

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Home exercise popular in China amid coronavirus outbreak

Following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in late January, Chinese across the country are advised to comply with home quarantine and avoid public events and social gatherings. As a result, m