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Russia cancels St. Petersburg economic forum amid coronavirus spread

Russia has canceled its annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) due to the coronavirus outbreak, First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov said on Thursday.The forum, which was d

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Answer Bank: What's ECMO?

ECMO, a word that we have frequently heard in the treatment for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), refers to a machine which can temporarily replace the functions of the heart and lungs.The

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COVID-19 less severe than SARS, but more contagious: Chinese expert

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) usually causes less severe symptoms than the SARS virus, but is more easily transmitted, a Chinese expert said Wednesday. The mortality rate of COVID-19 in H

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CERAWeek 2020 cancelled amid growing COVID-19 concerns

The CERAWeek 2020, originally scheduled to kick off on March 9 in Houston, U.S. state of Texas, was cancelled, the conference organizer announced Sunday, citing concer

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China aims to scale production of conditional automated vehicles by 2025

China has set 2025 as the target year for scale production of driverless cars of conditional automation, an official document showed. The document, made public by the Ministry of Industry and Inform

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China cuts electricity costs of enterprises from February to June

The electricity price of enterprise users except those in high energy consuming sectors will be cut by 5 percent from Feb. 1 to June 30, China's economic planner said

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Major Chinese chain supermarkets resume business

Some 99 percent of China's major chain supermarkets have resumed operation after a long holiday break disrupted by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID

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Gold futures top 1,600 USD for first time since 2013 on safe-haven demand

Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday rose to the highest level since 2013, as the yellow metal was buoyed by safe-haven demand. The most active gold contr

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Alibaba's quarter revenue up 38%, beats estimates

China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd beat analysts' estimates for quarterly results on Thursday, driven by record sales during its annual Singles' Day shopping blitz and demand for its cloud computin

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Low inventory, soft holiday production dent China's mask supply: associations

The temporary shortage of masks in China amid the novel coronavirus outbreak is the result of limited inventory under mild demand and softened production during the Sp

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Recovered coronavirus patients still need to strengthen protection: doctor

Cured patients are still at risk of reinfection with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and should strengthen protection, a Chinese respiratory doctor said Friday. "Usu

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China Media Group to air well-chosen TV plays, documentaries during Spring Festival holiday

China Media Group (CMG), one of the major media outlets in the country, said Friday it will entertain audiences with a score of well-chosen TV plays and documentaries during the Spring Festival holid

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Beijing cancels large-scale activities

Beijing has canceled large-scale activities, including temple fairs, in an effort to prevent and control a novel coronavirus, local tourism authorities said Thursday.

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Too much sugar in nectar 'slows down bees'

The more sugar nectar has, the thicker it becomes - and that creates problems for bees.

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Live broadcast of Chinese Spring Festival gala to hit theaters

The Chinese Spring Festival Gala will be broadcast live in theaters, the production company China Media Group said Monday. The gala, which usually lasts more than four

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What makes ginkgo trees live for more than 1,000 years?

Researchers from China and the United States have found what makes ginkgo trees live for more than 1,000 years, China Science Daily reported. A ginkgo tree Researchers from Beijing Forestry Un

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Cloudinary passes $60M ARR without VC money

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Today we’re continuing our exploration of companies that have reached material sca