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Indonesian fintech startup BukuWarung gets new funding to add financial services for small merchants

A month after completing Y Combinator’s accelerator program, BukuWarung, an financial tech startup that serves small businesses in Indonesia, announced it has raised new funding from a roster of high-

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Removal of street vendors in Blantyre sparks mixed reactions

Photo taken on Sept. 24, 2020 shows a street with vehicles parked around shops after street vendors were removed in Blantyre, Malawi./Xinhua Shop owners in Blantyre city have reacted different

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With second wave, Chinese students reconsider studying abroad

VCG ImageDuan Bai, a 19-year-old student has been dreaming of studying at The Paris Institute of Political Studies for three years. She was ecstatic when she was accept

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Save the food: Raising awareness of food waste among young Chinese

More than 80 percent of roughly 2,000 respondents said they are aware of food waste issues, and more than 84 percent of the Gen-Z group made it clear they were eager to

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Xinhua Headlines: China's production resumption stabilizes global supply chain

-- Governments at different levels in China have made concerted efforts to help enterprises resume production, in a move that helps stabilize the global supply chain.-- During the COVID-19 epidemic, C

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Xinhua Photos of the Day (Aug. 23)

BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.Israeli soldiers try to extinguish fire caused by explosive balloons sent from Gaza Str

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China Focus: E-sports sector on fast track to growth amid COVID-19

Despite the widespread economic disruption caused by COVID-19, China's e-sports sector is thriving with more new fans and emerging business models. For the first half o

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A Cold War rerun will have no winners

05:15 China-U.S. ties are at their lowest ebb since 1979. It's an alarming situation, but does the deterioration in relations amount to a new Cold War?A recent study by Renmin Universi

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Universal, Riot Games join forces for esports songwriting camp in China

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) China and Riot Games China announced on Monday that they had partnered to host an esports-themed songwriting camp.The camp included 14 UMPG songwriters, includi

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Aussie-Chinese study links lower humidity with higher rates of COVID-19

A joint Australian-Chinese study released on Tuesday has linked lower humidity with higher rates of COVID-19 transmission. Drier air across several different regions of Sydney has been consistentl

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Profile: Zhong Nanshan: outspoken doctor awarded China's top honor

by Xinhua writers Liu Jie, Wang Pan and Xiao Sisi Renowned Chinese epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan, an active fighter in China's battle against COVID-19, was bestowed wit

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China appoints new ministers

The 21th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress on Tuesday adopted a decision to appoint Xiao Yaqing as the new minister of industry

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Global Business: Chinese AI firm sues Apple over Siri, banks suffer

"Our operating environment has changed significantly since the start of the year."Admittedly, that could be anyone in 2020. But it's not, it's Noel Quinn, CEO of HSBC as the bank announced a cliff-ed

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Wuhan not necessarily where coronavirus crossed from animals into humans: WHO expert

Dr. Michael Ryan(L), executive director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Program, addresses a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 18, 2020. (Photo by Chen Junxia/Xi

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Lao PM speaks highly of China-Laos railway construction achievements

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith spoke highly of China-Laos railway construction achievements when inspecting the construction of the railway's Vientiane station

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China-Laos railway bores bottleneck project of Houay Phoulai Tunnel

The China Railway No. 8 Engineering Group (CREC-8) has drilled through Houay Phoulai Tunnel, a highly risky and a key bottleneck project along the China-Laos railway,

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Risks to China's small, medium banks controllable: regulator

China's small and medium-sized banks are in stable operation and the risks they face are controllable, the country's top banking authority said Thursday. With sound fundamentals of capital, provision