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China is innovating to limit emissions at sea

Topdelegatesfrommorethan190countriesandregionsaremeetinginLondontoformulateaframeworktoreduceemissionscausedbytheshippingindustry.Greenhousegasemissionsfromthes

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Global stocks pare gains with next phase of US-China trade saga in focus

AsianstocksrosemodestlyonWednesday,paringearliergainsasoptimismthattradetiesbetweenWashingtonandBeijingwereonthemendgavewaytoquestionsaboutthenextphaseofthedipl

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U.S. companies found ways to avoid taxes before tax bill: report

FifteenU.S.corporationsincludingonlineretailerAmazon.comInc(AMZN.O),powercompanyDukeEnergyCorp(DUK.N)andinsurerPrudentialFinancialInc(PRU.N)avoidedU.S.taxonnear

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Tech firms take the IPO limelight

Sectorleadsinnumberofpublicfloatsduringsecondhalfof2017,saysPwCChina'stechnology,mediaandtelecommunications(TMT)sectorssaw49initialpublicofferingsinthesecondhal

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Stocks jump as Xi calms jitters over U.S.-China trade row

U.Sstockfuturesrallied,AsianequitiesbouncedandthesafehavenyenfellonTuesday,asChinesePresidentXiJinpingpromisedtolowerimporttariffsonproductsincludingcars,helpin

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WB Report: Private partnership in low carbon projects doubles

Thenumberofnewlowcarbonprivatepartnershipinitiative(PPI)projectsnearlydoubledinthelastsevenyears.Theseclimate-friendlyprojects,mostlyintherenewableenergysector,

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Chinese smartphone sales drop 27 pct in first quarter

China’ssmartphonesalesdroppedbymorethanaquarterinthefirstthreemonthsoftheyear,asthedomesticmarketcontinuestoshowsignsthatitisnearingsaturationafteryearsofbreakn

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Opinion: Risks of a US-China trade war

Inhisinauguraladdressalittleoverayearago,DonaldTrumpassertedthat“…protectionwillleadtogreatprosperityandstrength.”TheTrumpAdministrationhassubsequentlymovedfrom

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Hollywood gets wakeup call from China's box office

Hollywoodknewitwascoming,justnotthissoon.ThoughtheU.S.isstillrankedasthelargestfilmmarketintheworldannually,thisfinancialquarterthroughtheendofMarch,markedthefi

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World Health Day underlines critical role of universal health coverage

Ontheoccasionofthe69thWorldHealthDay,theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)calledonworldleadersonSaturdaytocommittoconcretestepstoadvanceuniversalhealthcoverage(UHC),w

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Samsung Electronics tips record Q1 profit as chip boom winds down

SEOUL:SamsungElectronicsCoLtdtippedasurpriserecordfirst-quarterprofitonFridaybutmarketreactionwasmutedduetogrowingconcernsthatthesemiconductorboomthathasdrivent

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China leads world to eclipse fossil fuels with renewable energy

Chinaisleadingtheworldinreplacingfossilfuelswithrenewableenergy.Lastyear,thecountryinvested126.6billionUSdollarsaccountingfor45percentoftheglobalinvestmentingre

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Wall Street ends down 2%, US Fed chair reiterates gradual rate hike

USstocksdroppedabout2percentonFriday,withtheDowfallingmorethan570points,asUSPresidentDonaldTrump’slatesttariffthreatonChineseimportsfueledincreasingconcernovera

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US stocks dive amid trade tensions

NEWYORK-USstocksfellsharplyonFridayasescalatingtradetensionsbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStatesweighedontheWallStreet.AscreendisplaystheDowJonesIndustrialAverageafte

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Global renewable energy capacity rises by 8.3 pct annually for 7 years

Theglobalrenewableenergygenerationcapacityincreasedby167gigawatt(GW)toreach2,179GWbytheendof2017,representinganaverageannualgrowthof8.3percentforsevenconsecutiv

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Australia likely to gain from U.S.- China tariff dispute: U.S. report

InlightoftradedisputesbetweentheUnitedStatesandChina,AustraliastandstogainasCanberracanincreaseproductionortakepriceadvantagetoreplaceAmericancompaniesinChinese

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China third-party mobile payment market up 27.9% in Q4

China'sthird-partymobilepaymentmarketexpanded27.9percentquarteronquarterinthefourthquarteroflastyear,accordingtomarketresearchfirmAnalysysInternational.Thevalue