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Ann Hui to receive top honor at Venice Film Festival

Chinese filmmaker Ann Hui will be presented with a Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement at the Venice Film Festival in September.Venice festival director Alberto Barbera in a statement praised t

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China's Urumqi conducts citywide COVID-19 tests

Tourists visit the Grand Bazaar Food Street in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)URUMQI, July 21 (Xi

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The Great Heat: hottest days of year

The Great Heat, the last Chinese solar term in summer, starts from July 22 this year. It’s a period when temperature tops all year, rain pours most frequently, and cro

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Chinese cinemas set to reopen with anti-coronavirus measures

01:41 Cinemas in China are ready to receive moviegoers with stringent epidemic prevention measures in place as the government eases COVID-19 restrictions.According to a

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news ( July 11 - July 17 )

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | UK bans Huawei from

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Xinhua Headlines: China-Africa brotherhood bolstered in joint anti-pandemic efforts

-- As of June 2, China has sent a total of 148 medical workers to 11 African countries.-- Since March, massive medical supplies donated by the Chinese government, compa

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Xinhua Headlines: Pandemic stunts socio-economic progress in LatAm as cases surge 2 mln in Brazil

-- According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Brazil ranks second, only after the United States and with its case tally surpassing 2 million on Thursday.-- Many experts cited poor planning and

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Preview: Will naturalized players bring us multi-horse race CSL 2020?

File photo taken on Oct. 16, 2019 shows Chinese Football Association (CFA) Secretary General Liu Yi (C) attending a press conference in Beijing. The CFA said that it wo

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UK bans Huawei from 5G network

The UK has decided that Huawei equipment should be removed from Britain's 5G network by 2027 and the telecom providers in the country should stop purchasing 5G equipmen

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China to impose sanctions on U.S. arms contractor

China has decided to impose sanctions on the U.S. company Lockheed Martin, the main contractor involved in the latest arms sales plan to Taiwan, as a necessary move to

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China slams top Trump aide threatening 'strong actions' on TikTok

China dismissed on Monday comments by a top White House official on Chinese social media apps as "ridiculous and narrow-minded," and slammed the United States as "the world's real hacker empire."Whit

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Xinhua Photos of the Day (July 13)

BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua. Woman volunteers carry mung bean soup for armed policemen to cool down in hot weather

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Discover China: Plateau tea becomes cash cow for farmers

In mid-summer, farmers in Padma County are busy picking tender leaves from two varieties of cherry-apple trees, which only grow at an altitude of between 3,000 and 3,5

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Protecting youth from online harm important: UNICEF official

It is important to expand young people's access to the best digital technology has to offer, and protect them from harm online amid COVID-19, according to an official with the UNICEF on Sunday. Th

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CBA Roundup: Guangdong grab 24th straight win, Beijing enter top four

The Guangdong Southern Tigers defeated the Bayi Rockets 116-108 for their 24th straight win while the Beijing Royal Fighters entered the top four after the 104-97 victory over the Shanghai Sharks in

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Xinhua Headlines: Farewell to poverty in Three Gorges Project regions

- All of the 19 districts and counties in Three Gorges Project regions shook off poverty in May thanks to a series of supportive policies and local government efforts.-

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No adequate evidence pregnant COVID-19 patients can infect fetuses: expert

There is currently no adequate evidence of the transmission of COVID-19 from pregnant women infected with the virus to their fetuses, according to a Chinese medical exp