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Farmstays help small Chinese village embrace the green economy

The modern bamboo construction in Yucun Village, Zhejiang Province, China. /Wu Boyao Editor's note: The authors and contributors are students at the Communication Unive

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Guangzhou sports school nurtures Olympic dreams of young athletes

02:19 China has long been considered a powerhouse in every Olympics.At the Guangzhou Polytechnic of Sports, a full-time vocational school for youngsters hoping to unlock their athletic

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Art house film festival puts spotlight on women

Emerging as one of the most influential film events to gather art house talent, the FIRST International Film Festival recently concluded its 15th run in Xining, the capital of Northwest China's Qi

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Shares of Chinese e-cigarette firms plummet after Xinhua report

A no-smoking sign in a subway station in east China's Jiangsu Province, June 20, 2021. /CFP Shares of Chinese vaping firms slid on Thursday after state media reported minors have been purchasi

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India’s Vedantu not in talks to sell to Byju’s, top exec says

Indian online learning platform Vedantu is not engaging to sell the firm to edtech giant Byju’s, a top executive said on Friday.A report by Indian news outlet Entrackr said early Friday that Byj

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New project aims to boost diversity of genre films

Gathering some of China's most commercially successful filmmakers, the Golden Key Project -- a new movie pitch program launched in June -- has recently announced it will cut the red tape to help y

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Best Buy investing millions in Brown Venture Group, a firm exclusively backing BIPOC founders

Last summer, in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, Best Buy committed to “do better” when it came to supporting communities of color. As part of the retail giant’s self-proclaimed mission to bet

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Olympics: China remains undefeated in women's team table tennis

L-R: Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu of China celebrate with their gold medals after winning the table tennis women's team event final 3-0 over Japan at the Tokyo Olympics at the Tokyo Metr

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CGTN Sports Talk: Take it or leave it on NBA free agency market

CGTN Sports Talk EP87 NBA Free Agency Market.mp3 00:00 It did not take long for most NBA teams and players to reach agreements on contract extension, sign-and-trade, and other dea

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Ted Cruz Calls Biden's Election COVID 'Superspreader Event' Over Immigration Policy

Texas Senator Ted Cruz is speaking out regarding President Joe Biden's recent comments regarding GOP governors and their handling of COVID-19, saying the president is i

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Majority of New York state Assembly support beginning process to impeach Cuomo: AP

Over 80 New York state Assembly lawmakers said they would support starting the process of impeaching Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) if he decides not to resign, one day after an

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5 factors founders must consider before choosing their VC

Though 2021 is far from over, it’s already witnessed a record level of venture capital activity in the technology sector. With larger round sizes announced daily, founders may have their pick of term

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International Conference to help Lebanon held, aim to raise $350M

FILE PIC: A donor conference to boost support for Lebanon one year after the devastating explosion in its capital, Beirut. /Xinhua A donor conference to boost support for Lebanon one year afte

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Baleon Capital closes first fund to provide capital infusion to healthcare startups

Baleon Capital, a one-year-old venture capital firm started by investment veteran Jon Kaiden, closed its first fund to invest in pre-Series A and Series A companies focused on health and medical care

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Dubai-based buy now, pay later platform tabby raises $50M at $300M valuation

These past few years have seen the emergence of buy now, pay later services worldwide, with leading players raising buttloads of cash to serve an insatiable young adult population who don’t fanc

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Edtech startup bina raises $1.4M to teach 4- to 12-year-olds, launch School-as-a-Service

With the pandemic wreaking havoc amongst early years education amid school lockdowns, it’s no wonder edtech startups have piled into the space. But it has also served to highlight the abysmal nature o

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Rani Therapeutics’ $73M IPO will fund upcoming clinical trials

Rani Therapeutics, a San Jose-based company developing a pill to replace medical injections, went public on Friday. According to S-1 filings, shares were estimated to price between $14 and $16 last we