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China to launch Mars probe in July

China announced that it will launch its first Mars mission probe in July this year, China Youth Daily reported Thursday, adding that this is the first time the country

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What’s the right pace for raising capital?

A common question in the minds of many SaaS founders is the pace of raising capital. How much is too much too early? What amount of capital raise is typical for comparable peers? How capital-efficient

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China's athletics body issues coronavirus prevention guidelines

00:46 The Chinese Athletics Association has announced new prevention and control methods to deal with the coronavirus at marathons. Organizing committees should establish a work team,

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China allocates 1 bln yuan for coronavirus control

China's Finance Ministry has allocated a total of 1 billion yuan (about 145 million U.S. dollars) to support Hubei Province's battle against a deadly novel coronavirus

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Top judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou elected first female president of Greece

The Greek parliament on Wednesday elected top judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou as president of the Hellenic Republic, the first female head of state of Greece. Since 201

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Metro do Porto signs contract with China's CRRC Tangshan Co.Ltd. for new trains

Metro do Porto on Tuesday signed a contract for the acquisition of 18 light rail vehicles from China's CRRC Tangshan Co. Ltd., with the maintenance for five years. The total value of the contract re

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China reports 440 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia

Chinese health authorities announced Wednesday that 440 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) had been reported in 13 provincial-level regions in the country by the

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Tengchong Countryside Marathon slated for March

The second Tengchong Beautiful Countryside Marathon will be held on March 22 in Tengchong city, Southeast China's Yunnan Province on March 1, organizers said on Tuesda

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56 journalists killed in 2019, mostly outside conflict zones: UN

There were 56 journalists killed in 2019 and most of them were killed outside zones of conflict, a United Nations spokesperson said Monday. The number dropped by nearly half from the year 2018, but

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12 killed, 46 injured as 2 buses collide in Algeria

A total of 12 people were killed and 46 others injured on Sunday when two buses collided on the border of the province of El Oued, 440 km southeast of the capital Algiers. The accident occurred at ar

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China's Yunnan to reward major foreign investors

Southwest China's Yunnan Province will encourage foreign companies to invest in the province, offering a maximum reward of 50 million yuan (7.3 million U.S. dollars). The reward method said the prov

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Railway trips exceed 100 mln since Spring Festival travel rush

Railway trips have exceeded 100 million in China as of Saturday since the beginning of the Spring Festival travel rush, data from the national railway operator showed

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194,200 punished for violating Party conduct disciplines

A total of 194,200 members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) were punished in 2019 for violations of Party conduct disciplines, the Central Commission for Discipli

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US allows Chevron to keep drilling in Venezuela for 3 months

The Trump administration has granted Chevron a special license to keep drilling oil in Venezuela despite a ban on American companies doing business with President Nicol

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China expected to consume more natural gas in 2020

China's natural gas consumption will continue to increase in 2020 amid the country's efforts to tackle air pollution, said PetroChina, China's largest oil and gas prod

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China continues as leading foreign investor in Pakistan: central bank

China continued to be the leading country in terms of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan during the first half of the current fiscal year from July to Decembe

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China's tertiary industry accounts for 53.9 pct of total GDP

The added value of China's tertiary industry accounted for 53.9 percent of the country's GDP, up 0.6 percentage points year on year, the National Bureau of Statistics