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Chinese banks could post flat or falling profits in 2020: PBOC

People's Bank of China, Beijing, China. /Reuters Chinese lenders could post flat or even falling profits in 2020 despite earnings growth in the first quarter, as the coronavirus outbreak bring

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Pakistan plane crash black box found after 97 perished

Rescue crews have retrieved the data recorder from the Pakistan International Airlines plane that crashed on Friday, killing at least 97 passengers and crew members. /REUTERS. Rescue crews hav

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China, Russia to strengthen cooperation in medical fields: spokesperson

China and Russia will take the Year of Scientific and Technological Innovation as an opportunity to enhance exchanges and cooperation in fields including medical and health care and disease con

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China focuses on education to combat poverty

Unequal access to education and disparate distribution of academic resources are tied to social and economic inequality – and China has been turning to classrooms to eradicate poverty in the country,

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Chinese political advisors gather in Beijing for annual session

Members from various sectors of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) have registered for the top political adv

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Cameroonian president hails China's Jack Ma over support in fighting COVID-19

Cameroonian President Paul Biya on Tuesday evening expressed gratitude to Jack Ma and the Alibaba Foundation and other partners for their support in the fight against COVID-19. "We have also had the

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Online concert marks International Museum Day

The chorus of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) performs at a special concert marking International Museum Day at the NCPA in Beijing, May 18, 2020. [Photo courtesy of the NCPA]

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Handbook on traditional health exercises hits the market

The People's Sports Publishing House recently published Intangible Cultural Heritage Sports for Better Health (Feiyi Tiyu Jianshen Fa), a handbook on 27 popular traditional Chinese exercises for

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Eight art colleges join hands to hold open online classes

Eight art institutions across China are jointly organizing open online classes from May 16 to June 6 that center on epidemic prevention and control.Initiated by the National Academy of Chinese Theater

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Portugal extends "state of calamity" COVID-19 response until May 31

Portuguese Council of Ministers extended the "state of calamity" in the country until May 31, according to a resolution published on Sunday. The decision formalizes va

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Watch live as ULA launches a U.S. military spaceplane for its first Space Force mission

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) is targeting a liftoff time of 9:14 AM EDT (6:14 AM PDT) today for an Atlas V rockets carrying the Boeing-built X-37B orbital test vehicle on behalf of the U.S. space

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Chinese Athletics Association issues guideline for online running events

Participants at the starting point of the 2019 Beijing Marathon in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)Chinese Athletics

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Protests against COVID-19 measures, counter-protests held across Germany

Several thousand people gathered in numerous German cities on Saturday to protest against restrictive measures to fight COVID-19, prompting counter-protestors who voiced their disapproval of conspir

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Chinese health official warns of clustered infections, asymptomatic cases

In the first half of May, most of the domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19 on the Chinese mainland came from clustered infections, said a Chinese health official

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Chinese businessmen donate 70,000 face masks to Kenya to curb COVID-19

Zhejiang Business Association Kenya, an association of Chinese business owners in Kenya, on Thursday donated 70,000 face masks to the government to help combat the COVID-19 outbreak. Chen Jianbin, s

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China's foreign trade faces increasing downward pressure

China faces increasing downward pressure on foreign trade this year as the novel coronavirus pandemic has caused huge shocks to the world economy and global supply cha

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Over 10,000 Thais return home from neighboring countries

Over 10,000 Thai nationals have returned home so far from neighboring countries and been immediately put into quarantine, a government official said on Tuesday. Center