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New Zealand carrier concerned over Vanuatu runway safety

​New Zealand's national carrier said on Friday that it will only resume services to Vanuatu once safety concerns over the Pacific island nation's main airstrip have been permanently resolved.

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HKSAR firms urged to adopt new strategies to fit mainland rules

As Hong Kong services trade providers secure an equal footing with their Chinese mainland peers, they’ve been urged to carve out new business strategies to suit the cultural tastes of mainland customers to enable their businesses to expand.

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Intelligence sharing platform required after Brussels terror attack: Austrian official

​Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said here Wednesday that a platform for sharing all intelligence services is needed to fight terrorism.

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China needs 1 mln more social workers by 2020

China will need nearly a million more professional social workers by 2020 as rapid urbanization creates more groups in need, Civil Affairs Minister Li Liguo said on Tuesday, World Social Work Day.

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Six reasons why China's economy will remain resilient

​Some of the key words at China's ongoing "Two Sessions" should provide us with an insight into why we should expect the Chinese economy to stay resilient despite the challenges it faces.

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Macao's GDP contracts 20.3 pct in 2015

​Due to the continued decline in exports of services, Macao's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) shrank by 20.3 percent in real terms last year, with a 22.8 percent contraction in the first half, and a smaller slump of 17.7 percent in the second half, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) showed Thursday.

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France vows to strengthen coordination of intelligence services to better face terror threats

Stunned by deadly terrorist attacks twice last year, France has promised to improve surveillance and to further boost coordination between intelligence services at home and abroad in order to prevent new assaults and to ease growing security concerns, a statement issued by presidency office, Elysee said on Thursday.

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Beijing-Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium opens

|The 19th session of the Beijing Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium opened on Nov. 27th at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC).

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New consumption drive underscores shift of reforms

BEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's new policies to boost consumption have highlighted a shift in the country's economic reforms -- from stimulating consumer demand to upgrading the supply of goods and services.

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China to promote integrating healthcare and eldercare services

China will promote the integration of health care with elderly care to address its aging population, an official statement showed Wednesday.

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China aims to quadruple express delivery market by 2020

China aims to nearly quadruple the revenues of its express delivery market by 2020 in a move to boost consumption and services as the economy slowed on softening trade and investment.

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Cultural understanding hindering Australia's economic growth: business leaders

​A lack of education and cultural understanding of the Asian region is prohibiting Australia's economic growth, a business leader said at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Sydney conference on Friday.

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At least eight arrested amid violent taxi protests against Uber in France

​At least eight people were arrested and placed into custody on Thursday in France on charges of presumed violent acts during angry taxi drivers' protests against U.S. online ride sharing service, UberPOP, local media reported.

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French National Assembly voted in favor of controversial bill on surveillance

​French lawmakers of the National Assembly passed Tuesday by 438 votes to 86 a controversial bill on expanding intelligence services' surveillance power.

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China to tackle old-age care in single-child families

China will explore a new method to share the responsibility of elderly care for single-child families as it seeks to tackle the swelling senior population, a health authority publication reported Thursday.

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Hong Kong, mainland hold forum on trade liberalization

​A forum on liberalization of trade between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong was jointly held here Monday by China's Ministry of Commerce, the government of China's Guangdong Province and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government.

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Iran ready to cooperate with Google, IT companies: official

​Iran is negotiating with Google and some major international IT companies to facilitate their services in Iran and the Persian Gulf region, Nasrollah Jahangard, Iran's Deputy Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology, was quoted as saying by Press TV on Sunday.