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Expert: US-China trade friction brings uncertainties to Asia's economy

TradefrictionbetweentheUnitedStatesandChinamightcauseeconomicfluctuationsinAsia,whichisamajorriskforthebloc,saidFanGang,directorofChina’sNationalInstituteofEcon

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Shanghai closes Marriott's website and app in China

TheShanghaiCyberspaceAdministrationonThursdaycloseddowntheofficialChinesewebsiteandthesmartphoneappofMarriottInternationalInc.foraweek,overthehotelchain’slistin

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McDonald's to remove its Store No. 1 Museum in U.S. Midwest

World'slargestfastfoodchainMcDonald'shasannouncedtodemolishitsStoreNo.1MuseumatsuburbanareaofChicago,whichisareplicaofitsfirstrestaurant.TherestaurantinDesPlain

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McDonald's sets new welfare standards for chickens

McDonald'sCorpwillrequiresupplierstofollownewstandardsforraisingandslaughteringchickensservedinitsrestaurants,thecompanysaidonFriday,thelatestchangesaffectingpo

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McDonald’s is testing out a vegan burger

Whenyouthinkofvegetarianorvegandining,probablytheburger-and-McNugget-heavyMcDonald’sishardlythefirstplacetocometomind.Butthatmaybeabouttochange—atleastforpeople

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Beijing's food safety watchdog has begun sanitation inspection

Beijing'sfoodsafetywatchdoghasbegunatwo-weeksanitationinspectionofthecity'srestaurants,followingnewsreportsthattwoBeijingbranchesofapopularhotpotchainwereunhygi

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169 McDonald’s outlets to shut in North and East India

ByAPDWriterrishikachauhanNEWDELHI,August22(APD):AmericanfastfoodchainMcDonald’sterminateditsagreementwithanIndianfirmonMonday.Thismovewillleadtotheclosingof169r

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Japan's futuristic airport hotel lets you rent tiny pods for power naps

Therearen'tmanyfrillsattheNineHourshotel,butwhenyou'reonlystayingforanaporalayoverbetweenflights,softsheetsandadarkspaceareprettymuchallyouneed.NineHoursisaJapa

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Asda considers bid for B&M that would give it access to local stores

AsdaisconsideringamoveforthediscountchainBM,inwhatwouldbethelatestattemptbyamajorsupermarkettodiversifyinthefaceofgrowingcompetitionfromcheaperrivals.Atakeovero

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China to focus on top-end products for industrial edge

China aims to make breakthroughs in high value-added products like the next-generation numerical control machines, large passenger jets, sensors and industrial software, to improve its capability in key manufacturing technologies so as to compete with established global rivals, said senior officials on Friday.

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China to focus on top-end products for industrial edge

Chinaaimstomakebreakthroughsinhighvalue-addedproductslikethenext-generationnumericalcontrolmachines,largepassengerjets,sensorsandindustrialsoftware,toimproveits

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Thousands form cross-border chain to protest Belgium nuclear reactors

Morethan50,000peoplefromBelgium,GermanyandtheNetherlandsformedahumanchainacrossthebordertriangleofthethreecountriesonSunday,tocallontheBelgianauthoritiestoclose

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These Nuns Are Petitioning McDonald's to Remove Antibiotics From Meat

"Superbug" infections caused by these antibiotics kill 23,000 Americans a year. A group of nuns is fighting McDonald’s to change your Happy Meal.

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PLA Air Force to regularize training over First Island Chain

Several People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force aircraft, including H-6K bombers, flew over Bashi Channel toward the Western Pacific Ocean for high-sea training on Sept. 12, a spokesperson of the PLA Air Force said.

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Reconstructing the global value chain -- a vision for the G20 summit

From a contract manufacturer for foreign companies to an independent brand owner eying global expansion, the technology company Ugreen has reaped the fruits of moving up the value chain.

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HK's troubled gym chain California Fitness shuts down all Singapore locations

California Fitness has shut down its Singapore locations, meaning only one branch of the troubled gym chain remains open.