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IMF projects 8.1% growth in China in 2021

The International Monetary Fund has projected that China's economy will grow by 8.1 percent in 2021.

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IMF projects China's economy to grow by 7.9 pct in 2021

China's economy is projected to expand by 7.9 percent in 2021 following 1.9 percent growth in 2020, as economic activity continues to normalize and domestic COVID-19 outbreaks remain under control, t

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German activists call for insect protection

Environmental activists staged a protest in Berlin on Wednesday to call for more insect protection. /CFP Activists from the environmental campaign group Campact laid out about 200 overs

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China's CPI up 1.7 pct in September

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1.7 percent year on year in September, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday.

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China's CPI up 2.7% YoY in July

China's consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.7 percent year-on-year in July, according to the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday.

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China's exports rise by 10.4 pct in July

China saw its foreign trade rise 6.5 percent year on year in July, with exports and imports up 10.4 percent and 1.6 percent respectively, official data showed Friday.

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UK economy shrinks by record 20.4% in April

Britain's economy shrank by a record 20.4 percent in April from March amid the coronavirus lockdown, official data showed on Friday.This monthly decline in GDP is three times greater than the fall ex

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Urgent: U.S. crude oil drops below 15 dollars a barrel amid coronavirus uncertainty

U.S. crude oil plunged nearly 20 percent to below 15 U.S. dollars per barrel on Monday, hitting the lowest level in more than a decade as the COVID-19 pandemic cast a shadow over the global market.

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World trade to fall by between 13 pct and 32 pct in 2020: WTO

World trade is expected to fall by between 13 percent and 32 percent in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts normal economic activity and life around the world, the World Trade Organization (WTO)

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China's FDI inflow up 4 pct in January

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland expanded 4 percent year on year to 87.57 billion yuan in January, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed Monday. In U.S. dollar terms,

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Cure rate increases significantly nationwide: Chinese health official

The cure rate for the novel coronavirus has increased significantly across China to 8.2 percent, rising from the 1.3 percent figure announced on January 27, an official for the National Health Com

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Does alcohol cause PMS?

ResearchersreportedalinkMondaybetweenPMSanddrinkingalcohol,butcouldnotconcludewhetherpremenstrualsufferingcauseswomentohitthebottle,ortheotherwayround.Atrawlofd

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Beijing to set up two intellectual property protection centers

Beijingwillestablishtwointellectualpropertyprotectioncentersthisyear,accordingtotheinformationofficeofthemunicipalgovernment.Thecentersareexpectedtoshortenthepa

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Report shows varied Chinese residents’ reading habits

Whodoesn’tloveagoodbook?InlightofWorldBookDay(April23),AmazonChina,oneofthelargestonlinebooksellers,releasedits2018ReadingReportonApril20,showingthecountry’scon

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Asia stocks subdued by rising yields, earnings deluge

AsianstocksstartedinmutedfashiononMondayasinvestorsbracedforabevyofearningsfromtheworld’slargestcorporations,whilekeepingawaryeyeonU.S.bondyieldsastheyapproache

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Beijing the fourth traffic-heavy city in China: report

ThecitiesofYinchuan,Jinan,andLuoyangexperiencedthelargestnumberoftrafficjamsinthefirstquarterofthisyear,whilethecapitalBeijingcameinatfourthplace,accordingtoare

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China's property loan growth slows amid tough purchase restrictions

BEIJING-LoanstoChina'srealestatesectorgrewataslowerpaceinthefirstquarterasgovernmentpurchaserestrictionsremaininplaceinmajorcities,datafromthecentralbankshowed.