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Good faith is needed to implement the historic phase one trade deal

Editor's note: Kong Qingjiang is the dean of the School of International Law at the China University of Political Science and Law. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily t

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Brazil's culture secretary fired after echoing Nazi ideologue

Brazil's National Culture Secretary Roberto Alvim was fired on Friday after making a speech echoing Adolf Hitler's Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. In a video aired on Thursday, Alvim talked abou

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China's economy in 2019 shows signs of recovery, stabilization

China recorded a 6.1 percent GDP growth for 2019. The number is basically in line with expectations, and slowdown stabilization may make investors more comfortable, acc

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Trump Warns Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei to Be 'Careful With His Words'

Earlier in the day, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, while leading Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time since 2012, noted that the assassination of top IRGC

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Putin's perestroika

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting in Moscow, Russia, August 5, 2019. /Xinhua Photo Editor's note: Nikola Mikovic is a freelance journalist based in Serbia. He

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Bolt raises €50M in venture debt from the EU to expand its ride-hailing business

Bolt, the billion-dollar startup out of Estonia that’s building a ride-hailing, scooter and food delivery business across Europe and Africa, has picked up a tranche of funding in its bid to tak

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Tottenham sign Benfica star Gedson Fernandes on 18-month loan deal

Portugal midfielder Gedson Fernandes became the first signing of the Jose Mourinho era at Tottenham on Wednesday as the manager bids to revive the club's Premier League campaign.The 21-year-old si

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"Me & China" cultural event launched in BiH to mark 25 years of bilateral ties

People in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have been invited to tell their China-related stories in a cultural event themed "Me China" launched on Wednesday. The activity was organized by the Chinese Emb

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Iraqi Prime Minister Wants German Troops to Stay – Maas

The Iraqi prime minister wants Germany to keep its troops but the Iraqi parliament’s vote to expel all foreign forces cannot be ignored, the German foreign minister sai

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Companies take baby steps toward home robots at CES

“I think there are fewer fake robots this year.” I spoke to a lot of roboticists and robot-adjacent folks at this year’s CES, but that comment from Labrador Systems co-funder/CEO Mike Dooley summed up

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Mobile payment app Lydia raises $45 million round led by Tencent

French startup Lydia is raising a $45 million Series B round (€40 million). Tencent is leading the round with existing investors CNP Assurances, XAnge and New Alpha also participating.If you live in F

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University of Tokyo fires associate professor for racist, anti-Chinese tweets

The University of Tokyo on Wednesday fired an associate professor for a number of racist, anti-Chinese remarks he made on Twitter starting in November last year. Known

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Trump criticizes Apple's encryption stance on Pensacola phones

U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at Apple Inc on Tuesday, castigating the iPhone maker for what he said was its refusal to unlock phones used by criminals while benefiting from government he

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"Pirate" hijacking China-Czech friendship

Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic. Editor's note: David Lee is a Beijing-based consultant and author who focuses on energy, health, international politics and international devel

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How U.S. pressure is changing Silicon Valley social media firms

Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, and

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GaN chargers are still worth getting excited about

Listen. Chargers aren’t sexy. You know it. I know. Charger companies know it, regardless of what they tell you in their pitch deck. Honestly, you’d be hard-pressed to think of too many electronic acce

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News Analysis: U.S.-Iran tensions likely to linger, say experts

Long-standing U.S.-Iran tensions may continue after the tit-for-tat fight between Washington and Tehran in recent weeks, experts have said in recent interviews. The U.