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HK expert urges cautious opening up of border in COVID-19 new normal

03:02 After five months of hard work, China has contained the spread of COVID-19. Now the discussion has shifted to how the country can continue to reopen its economy, along with its b

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IMF to revise down Asia and Pacific growth forecast amid mounting COVID-19 fallout

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to revise down the growth forecast for the Asia and Pacific region in a revised update to its World Economic Outlook

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UN food agencies call for action to reduce COVID-19 impacts on world's hungriest population

The three United Nations food bodies based here were key forces in Tuesday's UN policy brief calling for "urgent action" to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world's hungriest popula

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French economy to shrink by 10% this year, recovery mid-2022

A glance at La Defense financial district and Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris, France. /VCG The French economy will likely shrink about 10 percent this year due to the coronavirus pandemic

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The splintering of Trump's coalition

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a tour of Puritan Medical Products medical swab manufacturing facility in Guilford, Maine, U.S., June 5, 2020. /AP Editor's note:Mike Corma

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Washington must end its war against the Syrian people

A displaced Syrian child poses for a photograph in a flooded camp near Dayr Ballut, Aleppo province, Syria, December 28, 2018. /Xinhua Editor's note: Bradley Blankenship is a Prague-based Amer

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Recession hit U.S. in February, ending record-long expansion

The U.S. economy ended its longest expansion in history in February and entered recession as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the private economics research group that acts as the arbiter for de

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Update: World Bank projects global economy to shrink by 5.2 pct in 2020

Photo taken on April 17, 2020 shows the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C., the United States. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)Growth in East Asia and Pacific is projected to fall to 0.5 percent i

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Homeland Security warns over ‘wormable’ Windows 10 bug

Homeland Security’s cybersecurity advisory unit is warning Windows 10 users to make sure that their systems are fully patched, after exploit code for a “wormable” bug was published o

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The top 4 centers of the 1990s – David Robinson

David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs in the game against the Golden State Warriors at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, 1994. /VCG When David Robinson was selected by the San Ant

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"Rapid justice" for all races needed in U.S. following Floyd's death, says UK political expert

In the wake of the mass protests triggered by the death of George Floyd, "rapid justice" is needed for African Americans and others who fall long-time victim to racism and police brutality in the Un

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Experts say Chinese recovery to be 'impressive' in post-COVID-19 era

Chinese recovery is going to look "very impressive" with a growth of 5-6 percent quarter on quarter in April-June, said Michael Spencer, Deutsche Bank's chief economist and head of research for As

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Japan's Q1 economic contraction upwardly revised but record decline expected

Japan's economic contraction in the first quarter was not as bad as initially thought according to revised figures released by the government on Monday. However, economists suggest the current quarte

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US Attorney General denies Trump wanted 10,000 troops to quell unrest

The United States of America, Attorney General William Barr on Sunday denied that President Donald Trump wanted 10,000 active duty troops sent onto the country's streets to quell the protests. /R

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Complex and steeped in history: UK government's attitude on HK

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a news conference on the novel coronavirus in London, UK, March 3, 2020. /Reuters Editor's note: Jonathan Arnott is a former member of the European

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What to make of Trump's announcements on China?

03:02 Editor's note: Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn is a CGTN anchor, public intellectual, international corporate strategist, investment banker, and recipient of the China Reform Friendship

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China's 25th National Eye Care Day: Prevent myopia at young age

June 6, 2020, marks the 25th National Eye Care Day in China, which was originally set to raise awareness of protecting our vision and preventing eye diseases. According to a report released by China'