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Chinese mission criticizes EU's double standards on Hong Kong

Public office holders pledging allegiance is a common practice adopted worldwide and the European Union (EU) should abandon double standards, said a spokesperson of the

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Scientists rush to develop vaccine to tackle 'epidemic of diabetes'

A patient takes a blood glucose test during an event at Saint Luka diagnostics medical center in Sofia. /Reuters As the world marks the discovery of insulin by Sir Frederick Banting on Novembe

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Getaround tops up $25M debt financing to its $140M Series E

Silicon Valley peer-to-peer car rental startup Getaround has secured a $25 million loan from Horizon Technology Finance Corporation. The financing announcement comes one month after Getaround raised $

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Nintendo’s Switch dominates US console sales ahead of PlayStation/Xbox launches

Another banner month month for Nintendo hardware sales, per the latest figures from NPD. The firm puts Switch sales (including the standard and Lite models) at 735,000 units in the U.S., making the b

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Snuff bottles showcase Chinese people's artistic pursuit

03:53 Painters worldwide draw on paper since ancient times, and paint inside snuff bottles is also a time-honored art.The history of inside-painted snuff bottles in Chi

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Electro-pop talent joins hands with W Hotels in upcoming music series

China's next-generation musician, Chace, who has already made waves in the international music scene, will be taking the stage at W Hotels in China. W Hotels Worldwide has welcomed him as the gues

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Disney+ has more than 73M subscribers

Disney+, the streaming service that launched one year ago today, grew to 73.7 million paid subscribers as of early October.That’s according to The Walt Disney Company’s fourth quarter ear

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How cross-border e-commerce is internationalizing Double-11

China is not alone in celebrating what used to be an exclusively Chinese festival. Less known to the 1.4-billion population is that the Double-11 (Singles' Day) shopping extravaganza is also gaining

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European museums face a second wave of COVID-19 pandemic challenges

With the second wave of COVID-19 cases surging in Europe, cultural institutions across Europe are once again facing a crisis. United Kingdom British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a press confe

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Here's why we need to talk about pandemic fatigue

People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus stand at a crossing in Tokyo, November 11, 2020. /AP Editor's note:Haider Rifaat is a writer for South China Morning

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The 3rd CIIE: Sharing China's market with the world

Visitors make Lego creations at the Consumer Goods exhibition area during the third China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, east China, November 8, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Liu

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How the world's biggest shopping festival is helping Spanish business

Spanish retailers are among businesses worldwide that are hoping to reap a windfall from the biggest shoppingevent on the planet taking place in China on November 11.Double 11 was first invented b

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Google adds COVID-related health and safety info to Google Travel

Google today announced it’s adding more COVID-related health and safety information to its Google Travel booking service. Starting this week, when users search for hotels and vacation rental pro

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COVID-19 infections spiking in all US states

FILE PHOTO: Workers help residents process a COVID-19 self-test at a mobile COVID-19 testing site set up in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, June 23, 2020. /Getty Images Every state in the

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Danish-Chinese cooperation of utmost importance, says Danish minister

Photo taken on Nov. 3, 2020 shows a view of the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), the main venue of the 3rd China International Import Expo (CIIE), in east China's Shanghai. /

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Portugal bracing for second wave of COVID-19: PM

People wearing facial masks walk along the Tagus river in Lisbon, Portugal, on Nov. 4, 2020. /Xinhua Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Tuesday that the country was preparing for

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Europe lays out antitrust case against Amazon’s use of big data

The European Commission has laid out a first set of antitrust charges against Amazon focused on its dual role as a platform for other sellers but also a retailer itself on its own platform — an