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BizBeat Ep. 11: China's 2020 trade scorecard

02:23 The scorecard for China's 2020 foreign trade performance is out. Total trade value, in dollar terms, increased by 1.5 percent in 2020, compared to 2019.Exports rose by 3.6 percen

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Twitter stock tumbles as Trump ban puts social media in spotlight

Twitter's stock tumbled over 6 percent on Monday after its move to permanently suspend U.S. President Donald Trump's widely-followed account spurred concern among investors over the future regulation

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India readies colossal coronavirus vaccine rollout

India aims to begin vaccinating its 1.3 billion people against coronavirus from Saturday, a colossal and complex task compounded by safety worries, shaky infrastructure

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Chinese People's Police Day: A due salute to the police

Three police officers pose with passengers at a lobby in a train station in Huaian City, east China's Jiangsu Province, January 8, 2021. /CFP"That's definitely good new

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Too late to jump ship? Trump officials quit over Capitol riots

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao (R) stands beside President Donald Trump at the Trump Tower in New York City, August 15, 2017. /CFP They stood by him through four tumultuous years. But ev

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Daily Crunch: Roku buys Quibi’s content library

Quibi’s content will live on, Hyundai may partner with Apple and Donald Trump returns to Twitter. This is your Daily Crunch for January 8, 2021.The big story: Roku buys Quibi’s content l

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APD | Economic consequences weigh on millions of Indian migrants

By APD writer AliceThe COVID-19 crisis has shrunk the job market in India significantly, leaving a huge surplus of labor and putting great pressure on the salary and bo

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Japanese governors demand state of emergency

The Japanese capital, Tokyo, and three nearby prefectures have asked the national government to declare a state of emergency to curtail the surging spread of the corona

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Daidai: An island to free your mind from all troubles

Daidai island has arguably one of the best beaches in Hainan Province, the southernmost province of China.Hainan, known as "the Hawaii of China," is the "it" destinatio

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UK scientists oppose Blair's call to change vaccine strategy

04:45 Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has urged the UK government to rethinkthe way it is administering the COVID-19 vaccine – but scientists disagree.The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine i

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The most important China-U.S. tech difference is trustworthiness

The Huawei logo is seen on the side of the main building at the company's production campus, Dongguan, China, April 25, 2019. /VCG Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American poli

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Japan's domestic sponsors agree to extend deal for delayed Tokyo Games

Tokyo 2020 organizers said on Thursday that all 68 Japanese domestic sponsors for the Summer Olympics have agreed in principle to extend their contracts for the delayed Games.Among them are also t

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UK economy grew by record 16% in Q3 but still recovering from crash

Britain's economic recovery from its coronavirus crash was quicker than expected in the third quarter, according to official data, which again showed government borrowing soaring to pay for the co

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U.S. stocks close mixed as traders assess new coronavirus variant

CFP Wall Street's major averages finished mixed on Monday as concerns over a new and more transmissible strain of COVID-19 detected in Britain overshadowed developments on U.S. fiscal stimulus

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WHO against holiday gatherings, mental health crisis due to COVID-19

The Grand Place is seen in Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 13, 2020. /Xinhua As COVID-19 infections grow across Europe, holiday season etiquette and the rising mental health crisis were the major high

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Twitter will force users to delete COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy theories

With COVID-19 vaccinations just beginning, Twitter will ramp up its efforts to tamp down conspiracy theories that might discourage people from getting the vaccine.The newly expanded rules apply to de

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Iran may see hope under Biden, but old problems remain

Getty Editor's Note: Dr. Wang Jin is a research fellow at Charhar Institute in China and an associate professor at Northwest University in China. The article reflects the author's opinion, and