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China's top political advisory body holds press conference ahead of annual session

The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, ahead of the top political adv

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ICBC granted branch banking licence in New Zealand

The New Zealand Reserve Bank announced in a statement on Monday that it has registered Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC) to provide banking services in New Zealand. ICBC will op

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Overseas Museum re-opens with postcard exhibition

The Overseas Chinese Museum of China reopened on May 15 after a closure lasting over three months due to COVID-19, starting things off with a major exhibition of old postcards.The 200-odd exhibited po

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Chinese bank donates medical equipment to Morocco for fight against COVID-19

Morocco recently received a medical donation from the China Development Bank (CDB) to help the North African country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDB said. The donation including resp

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COVID-19: Latinos hit by high infection rates, deaths and job losses

The U.S. Latino community is being slammed by COVID-19. "We are dying at a higher rate because we have no other choice… These are the delivery food people, the people that are th

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China’s smartphone shipments are reportedly up for April, following COVID-19-fueled decline

Smartphone shipments are reportedly beginning to see signs of line China, after a sizable dip from the COVID-19 pandemic. New numbers from China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (a

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A Reading of China's Current Affairs 2020 edition published

The 2020 edition of "A Reading of China's Current Affairs" has been published by the Xinhua Publishing House. The book offers an overview of China's national condition

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Vlog: Zambian student assists anti-virus fight in NE China

Li Hao, a Shenyang Aerospace University student from Zambia, assists the anti-virus fight on campus by broadcasting useful information on epidemic control through university television. Check out how

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U.S. unemployment rate up to record 14.7 pct in April as COVID-19 ravages economy

U.S. employers cut a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, and the unemployment rate soared to 14.7 percent, as COVID-19 continues to ravage the economy, the U.S. Bure

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Latest finding of the novel coronavirus origin: bat and pangolin

The new coronavirus that led to the COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, might have originated from the recombination of a pangolin virus with a bat virus, a study published on the journal Nature showed

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More China-Europe freight trains run through Manzhouli land port

Manzhouli, the largest land port on the China-Russia border, saw a rising number of China-Europe freight trains during the first four months this year, authorities said

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WHO: COVID-19 virus originates from nature, animal research underway

Dr Peter Embarek, a scientist for Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses of World Health Organization. /CCTV The COVID-19 virus originates from bats in nature and occasionally spread to humans

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Urgent: U.S. private sector cuts 20.2 mln jobs in April amid pandemic

Private companies in the United States shed around 20.2 million jobs in April as the COVID-19 fallout continues to ripple through the country, payroll data company Automatic Data Processing (ADP) rep

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China has 731 mln users of online news services: report

China had 731 million users of online news services by March, up 55.98 million from the end of 2018, according to a report on China's internet development. The users o

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Robot chefs cook food in China's restaurant

Try the delicious stir-fry cooked by robot chefs! A "smart restaurant" in east China's Jinan employs three robot chefs to help make safe and good food.The coronavirus o

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Russian Black Sea Fleet carries out drills in Mediterranean Sea

Four ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet have conducted drills involving anti-mine reconnaissance and overcoming minefields in the Mediterranean Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statem

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Boris Johnson's partner Carrie Symonds gives birth to baby boy

Carrie Symonds, the fiancee of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has given birth to the couple's baby.The "healthy baby boy" was born at a hospital in London, according to a spokesman.The couple