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China's global competitiveness ups as US skids in ranking

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) was crowned as the world's most competitive economy for the second year in a row, topping a list of 63 economies, according to an annual ranking compiled by the World Competitive Center published on Wednesday.

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China's global competitiveness ups as US skids in ranking

HongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegion(SAR)wascrownedastheworld'smostcompetitiveeconomyforthesecondyearinarow,toppingalistof63economies,accordingtoanannualrankingc

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Chinese smartphone maker Vivo signs FIFA World Cup deal

ChinesesmartphonemakerVivoMobileCommunicationTechnologyCoLtdsaidithadsignedasix-yeardealwithFIFAtosponsorthe2018and2022WorldCup,asthecompanystepsupeffortstoboos

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Unidentified gunmen attack Manila hotel in Philippines

PoliceofficerssecurethesurroundingsofResortsWorldManilaafteranattackinPasayCity,thePhilippines,onJune2,2017.UnidentifiedgunmenattackedResortsWorldManilainPasayC

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The 70th World Health Assembly, from milestone vote to Taiwan exclusion

TheWorldHealthAssemblyismeetinginGenevauntiltheendofMay.Sofar,theeventhasseentheelectionofTedrosAdhanomGhebreyesusfromEthiopiaasthedirector-generalfortheinterna

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New head of WHO supports one-China policy

NewDirector-GeneraloftheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)TedrosAdhanomGhebreyesussaidonWednesdaythathewouldabidebytheone-ChinapolicyanddealwithissuesregardingTaiwanb

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Ethiopia's Adhanom elected as new WHO chief

GENEVA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Tedros Adhanom, 52-year-old former health minister and foreign minister of Ethiopia, was elected on Tuesday as new Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), UN's health agency.

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Chinese mainland responds to Taiwan’s absence at World Health Assembly

TheChinesemainlandsaidparticipationoftheTaiwanregionintheactivitiesofinternationalorganizationsmustbedealtwithinaccordancewiththeone-Chinaprinciple.Themainlandd

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Russia 2018 World Cup stadiums to be finished by end of the year

AlloftheFIFAWorldCup's12stadiumswillbereadybyDecember2017,andtheeventwillbeanopportunitytopresenttheworldwithanewRussia,saidAlexanderDjordjadze,directorofFIFAan

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World Cup hooligan threat 'fake': Russian official

AtoporganiserofRussia'sWorldCupdismissedthethreatofhooliganismas"overblown"and"fake"onThursdaydespiteconcernsafterRussianfanswentontherampageatEuro2016.Alexande

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Lippi to retire after leaving position as Chinese national team manager

WorldCup-winningmanagerMarcelloLippiconfirmedthathewouldretireafterleavingthemanagerpositionoftheChinesenationalfootballteam.“Whenthisadventureends,Iwillreturnt

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RugbyU: Japan to host All Blacks next year

JapanwilltakeonWorldCupholdersNewZealandinaone-offhomeTestinNovembernextyear,JapaneserugbyofficialssaidWednesday.ThematchwillbeplayedonNovember3,2018andwillbeth

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China's macro tax burden below world average: official

​Amid the current social debate over China's tax burden, former Finance Minister Lou Jiwei has queried the World Bank tax indicators that prompted the discussion.

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James Cameron Shows Off Disney's 'Avatar' Attraction in Behind-the-Scenes Video

The world of Avatar is still a few years away from returning to the big screen, but visiting Pandora will be a possibility a little sooner.

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India's AGP World Plans First U.S. Tour With Bollywood Comedy

​India’s leading live theater producer AGP World is arranging its first tour in North America and planning to open an office in New York as part of a global expansion.

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Japan's Adventure World Publicly Shows Newborn Panda and Seeks Name

​Adventure World, a theme park featuring "Contact with Humans, Animals and Nature" in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, is publicly seeking the name of a female giant panda born on Sept. 18 while showing her and her mother.

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World Bank Appoints President Jim Yong Kim for Second Term

Jim Yong Kim was appointed for another five-year term as World Bank president, maintaining continuity at the development bank amid a growing debate about how fairly globalization’s benefits are being shared.