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China's government work report published

The "Report on the Work of the Government" delivered by Premier Li Keqiang on behalf of the State Council at the third session of the 13th National People's Congress o

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China shares short videos of stories on battling COVID-19 with world

A series of short videos telling the stories of individuals in the battle against COVID-19 in China has recently been produced and shared with the world. Produced by t

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Niantic to begin collecting 3D visual data from Pokémon Go players

Niantic, the game developer behind Pokémon GO, has raised $470 million — most recently at a $4 billion valuation — largely on the promise that it can translate the mainstream success of a

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Video: Chinese students donate 6,500 masks to sister school in Britain

China's Datong Primary School in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province donated about 6,500 face masks to its sister school in Britain to help combat the COVID-19 outbreak. The masks were mailed a

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European football clubs look to tap into Chinese market amid pandemic

Lionel Messi of Barcelona controls the ball during the La Liga match against Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, March 7, 2020. /VCG Despite European football being on h

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China opens public bidding for best short films embodying core socialist values

China is inviting public bidding for outstanding short films and videos embodying core socialist values, organizers of the event said on Thursday. Short film and video

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Russian authorities ban online videos about man-made origin of COVID-19

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office on Wednesday asked the country's communications watchdog to block online videos alleging that COVID-19 is a man-made bio-weapon. The office said in a statemen

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Vlog: New York City in pandemic

New York City has been in a pause for over 40 days. By Tuesday morning, more than 170,000 COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in the city of 8.3 million people. Videos on LED billboards in Times Square

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Facebook now allows users in the U.S. & Canada to export photos and videos to Google Photos

Facebook is today rolling out a tool that will allow users in the U.S. and Canada to export their Facebook photos and videos to Google Photos. This data portability tool was first introduced in Irelan

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GM delays GMC Hummer EV debut

GM said Wednesday that it will postpone its upcoming reveal of a GMC-branded electric Hummer due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Hummer EV debut, which was scheduled to occur May 20, is the latest automo

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American in Wuhan: How Mark Wetton turns lockdown experience into advice for U.S. community

Mark Wetton, an American businessman who has experienced the entire #COVID19 lockdown in China's Wuhan, shares his thoughts with Xinhua reporters on how the United Sta

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Shanghai int'l violin competition postponed due to coronavirus

The 2020 Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition (SISIVC) has been rescheduled to 2021 due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the organizer announced on Monday. T

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China launches crackdown on online pornography, illegal publications

Chinese authorities have initiated a national crackdown campaign targeting online pornography and illegal publications to create a healthy social and cultural environm

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Sony invests $400M in Chinese entertainment platform Bilibili

Sony said on Thursday that it is investing $400 million to secure a 4.98% stake in Chinese entertainment giant Bilibili.10-year old Bilibili started as an animation site, but has expanded to other ca

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New app to help Africans cope with COVID-19

A new app, "COVID 19 Self Assessment System in Africa," was launched on Friday to help people on the continent cope with the coronavirus epidemic. Co-developed by Tsinghua University andthe Chines

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YouTube defaults to SD quality worldwide to tame bandwidth surge

YouTube has announced that videos on the site will default to standard definition (SD) quality for the next month in order to cope with demand from the bored, housebound masses. Similar measures were

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YouTube launches dedicated COVID-19 homepage section

In an effort to ensure that the latest updates related to COVID-19 are as visible as possible, YouTube announced today that they’re launching a dedicated hub on the YouTube homepage for stories