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APD | Hyundai, Kia expects soaring profits in 2019

By APD writer AliceSouth Korea's leading car makers Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp expected to have their profits improve in 2019, thanks to increased sales of multi-purpose sports cars (SU

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What is the impact of coronavirus outbreak on China's economy?

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Thursday that it was "too early" to declare the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China a public health emergency of in

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SkyBridge Capital founder calls for solving trade tensions cautiously

The China-U.S. phase one trade deal may calm investors worldwide a bit, and as the two economies are twined tightly, both sides should be careful in unraveling the tensions, according to Anthony S

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Feature: Chinese pavilion attracts Egyptians at Cairo book fair

The Chinese pavilion at the 51st Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) targets cultural exchanges and interactions beside book selling. "Selling books is not the top priority of our participation in

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Spring Festival gala poised for live broadcast

The Chinese Spring Festival gala will be broadcast live at 8:00 p.m. on Jan. 24, the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year, as the last dress rehearsal wrapped up late Wedn

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Apple TV+ show ‘Little America’ to get a companion podcast, exec producer says

A recent report from Bloomberg claimed Apple was considering making original podcasts related to its Apple TV+ streaming service shows. Now we have further confirmation that these companion podcasts a

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Davos 2020: How to best tackle poverty?

Leaders and pioneers gathered in the sidelines of Davos on Wednesday to share their experiences over poverty alleviation to uncover how to best tackle the worldwide issue. They had an in-depth con

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Babylon Health is building an integrated, AI-based health app to serve a city of 300K in England

After announcing a $550 million fundraise last August, UK AI-based health services startup Babylon Health is putting some of that money to use with its widest-ranging p

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Google’s Collections feature now pushes people to save recipes & products, using A.I.

Google is giving an A.I. upgrade to its Collections feature — basically Google’s own take on Pinterest, but built into Google Search. Originally a name given to organizing images, the Coll

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JLL: Real estate remains strong but with easing momentum

02:06 The fundamentals of real estate markets remain healthy with momentum easing, according to the CEO of global real estate service company Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).Christian Ulbrich

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Spotlight: Chinese New Year, world Spring Festival

It all started months ago when the Canadian fishermen booked tickets for their lobsters to fly to China, and when the largest dairy producer in South Korea started uti

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China's blockchain startup eyes tokenized green asset investment platform

Hong Kong-based blockchain startup New Power Foundation Ltd. is working to roll out a public blockchain platform that allows worldwide investors to invest in green ene

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LumApps raises $70M Series C led by Goldman Sachs

LumApps, the cloud-based social intranet for the enterprise, has closed $70 million in Series C funding. Leading the round is Goldman Sachs Growth, with participation f

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World needs to prepare for 'millions' of climate displaced: UN

The world needs to prepare for millions of people being driven from their homes by the impact of climate change, the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Refugees said on Tuesday.Speaking at the

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Netflix adds 8.8M subscribers despite growing competition

Netflix grew by 8.8 million net subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to its latest earning report, putting its growth well ahead of its forecast of 7.6 million.The company says it has

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China calls for more cooperation to spur economic globalization

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng delivers a keynote speech at the 50th World Economic Forum. /Photo via WEF websiteChinese Vice Premier Han Zheng on Tuesday called for mo

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WEF annual meeting opens with focus on cohesive, sustainable development

The World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting opened here Tuesday with a focus on renewing the concept of stakeholder capitalism to overcome income inequality, societal division and the climate cris