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China to continue communication, coordination with Japan on fighting COVID-19: spokesperson

"Virus knows no borders, but the worst of times reveals the best in people," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said. Faced with the sudden epidemic outbreak, as

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Swiss prosecutors charge Qatari Al-Khelaifi in FIFA bribery case

Nasser al-Khelaifi of Qatar, chairman of PSG and BeIN Media Group, attends a PSG conference in Paris, France, February 22. /VCG Former FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke and the chairman of

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Here’s our pick of the top six startups from Pause Fest

We’ve been dropping into the Australian startup scene increasingly over the years as the ecosystem has been building at an increasingly faster pace, most notably at our own TechCrunch Battlefield Aust

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Debate night brawl: Bloomberg, Sanders attacked by rivals

From the opening bell, Democrats savaged New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg and raised pointed questions about Bernie Sanders’ take-no-prisoners politics during a cont

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WHO suggests balance of investment in public health interventions and vaccines to fight COVID-19

The World Health Organization (WHO) suggested on Thursday to strike a balance of investment in simple public health interventions and in vaccine development, to fight COVID-19. "It's a matter of str

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Why you should still be sanguine about China's economy

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Coronavirus stalls aviation industry in Asia

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India says locust swarms under control

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Is the U.S. open for business?

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U.S. stocks rise amid Fed meeting minutes, data

VCG U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday as market participants digested the Federal Reserve's January meeting minutes and the latest slew of economic data.The Dow Jones Industrial Average r

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Adapting to a fast-forward world

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APD | Japanese economy hard hit by COVID-2019 epidemic

By APD writer AliceThe wide and prolonged spread of the acute respiratory disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) has had negative impacts on the Japan

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APD | Pakistan seeks China’s help to fight against locust attacks

By APD writer Muhammad SohailISLAMABAD, Feb. 19 (APD) – The government of Pakistan has officially sought help from China to fight against locust attacks which have been

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Barbashev scores twice, Blues beat Devils 3-0

St. Louis Blues' Ivan Barbashev of Russia races New Jersey Devils' Colton White for a loose puck along the boards during the second period of an NHL hockey game in St. Louis, February 18, 2020. /

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Is the U.S. open for business?

The White House. /VCG Editor's note: John Gong is a research fellow at Charhar Institute and a professor at the University of International Business and Economics. The article reflects the aut

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Largest coronavirus study: mild for many, deadly among ailing elderly

More than 80 percent of the novel coronavirus cases were mild infections. But the virus proved fatal for elderly patients with multiple medical conditions, said the biggest-ever study related to t

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China's online learning sector thrives amid epidemic

Huang Jianbin, a teacher at Peking University, uses online educational system "Classin" to teach physical chemistry, in Beijing, February 17, 2020. /Xinhua Photo Editor's note: Wang Yan is a s