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Asia shares hit by tech warning, oil holds near highs

AsiansharesslippedonFridayasawarningonsmartphonedemandfromtheworld’slargestcontractchipmakersluggedthetechsector,whileloftyoilpricesstirredinflationfearsandunde

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Cold water devastates coral reefs off Japan: survey

Unusuallycoldwaterhasdevastatedsomeoftheworld'smostnortherlycoralreefs,whichlieoffthecoastofwesternJapan,anenvironmentministryofficialsaidWednesday.Theministrys

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Number of UAV pilots takes off in China

Thenumberofcivilianpilotscertifiedtooperateunmannedaerialvehicles-knownasUAVsordrones-andtrainingcentershassoaredoverthepastfouryears,accordingtoanindustryrepor

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Expanding space for service sector will sustain economic growth

TheaddvalueoftheservicesectorinChinareached42.7trillionyuan($6.8trillion)lastyear,accountingfor51.6percentofthecountry'sgrossdomesticproduct,11.1percentagepoint

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Opinion: Why France can’t fly

“Franceisintheair”–sostatesthesloganofAirFrance–well,notsomuchatthemoment.Similartothenationalrailroadservice,selectuniversitiesandgarbagecollectors,France’slar

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China to take steps to facilitate international trade

TheChinaCouncilforthePromotionofInternationalTradesaidWednesdayitwillmakemovestofacilitateimportsandexportsinthecomingthreeyears.Thecouncilsaiditwouldhelpabout1

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Why U.S. excuses for punishing China with tariffs untenable

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumphassincehiselectioncampaignbeencriticizingChinaforwhathesaidwereBeijing's"unfairtradepractices,"andtherecentbuild-uptowhatcouldbecomeaCh

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Asian shares edge ahead with Wall Street, but China lags

AsiansharescreptaheadonWednesdayafterWallStreettookheartfromupbeatcorporateearnings,thoughnaggingconcernsabouttradebarriersandtheglobalgrowthoutlookkeptcurrenci

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Brazil's Lula leads presidential polls despite imprisonment

Brazil'sex-presidentLuizInacioLuladaSilvacontinuestoholdasignificantleadinpre-presidentialelectionpolls,despitebeingbehindbars,accordingtoasurveyreleasedonTuesd

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China Property Market: House prices rise 0.4% in March from Feb

RecentdatafromtheNationalBureauofStatistics(NBS)showthatnewhousepricesinChina's70majorcitiesrose0.4percentinMarchfromthepreviousmonth,acceleratingfroma0.2percen

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IMF marks up China growth, warns of protectionism

TheInternationalMonetaryFundonTuesdaymarkedupChina'seconomicgrowthfor2018and2019bothby0.1percentagepointfromitsforecastlastOctober,andwarnedoftheriskofanescalat

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Central bank moves to cut lenders' funding costs

RRRreductionwillincreasesupplyoflong-termcapital,stabilizeliquidityChina'scentralbankannouncedacutinsomefinancialinstitutions'reservedcashamountby1percentagepoi

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China sees steady employment in Q1

Chinacontinuedtoseeastablejobmarketinthefirstquarterthisyear,withtheunemploymentrateatarelativelylowlevel,officialdatashowedTuesday.FromJanuarytoMarch,themonthl

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Is Mona Lisa smiling? Depends on how you feel: study

ScientistshavediscoveredthesecretofthemysteriousexpressionoftheMonaLisa:Whethersheissmilingatyoudependsonhowyoufeel,theGuardianreported.ThefamedLeonardoDaVincim

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US tech stocks tumble after ban on Chinese smartphone maker

SeveralleadingUStechcompaniessawtheirsharepricescollapseintradingonMonday,aftertheUSMinistryofCommerceremovedexportprivilegesforChinesetelecomsmanufacturerZTE,e

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IMF sees strong growth for New Zealand, flags medium-term housing risks

TheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)saidonTuesdaythatitexpectedNewZealandtoshowrobusteconomicgrowththisyear,butnotedthehousingmarketstillposedmedium-termriskstothe

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China's property investment fastest in three-years

Chinaposteditsfastestpropertyinvestmentgrowthinthreeyearsinthefirstquarter,drivenbyasurgeinlandvaluesandasdevelopersgrewmoreconfidentaboutthepolicyoutlook,howev