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"Spring break" for vast grassland in north China

The vast grassland in Xilingol League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is set to enjoy a "spring break" as a temporary grazing ban takes effect Friday.

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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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Tibet improves drinking water safety for rural residents

Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has been making efforts to provide safe drinking water to the rural residents and the problem of safe drinking water in its a

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UN chief appoints Guang Cong of China as his new deputy special representative for South Sudan

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday appointed Guang Cong of the People's Republic of China as his new deputy special representative (political affairs) for South Sudan and de

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NYSE will temporarily close its trading floor and move to electronic trading only

The New York Stock Exchange will close its trading floor on Monday, March 23 and fully move to electronic trading, the exchange’s operator Intercontinental Exchange announced today.The actual ph

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Iran says virus kills another 97, pushing death toll to 611

Iranian state TV said Saturday the new coronavirus outbreak has killed another 97 people, pushing the death toll in the country to 611 amid 12,729 confirmed cases.Iran

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Trump administration: $1.3M for fast virus test development

President Donald Trump’s administration announced Friday it is awarding $1.3 million to two companies trying to develop rapid COVID-19 tests that could detect whether a

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Iran asks for loans, int'l aid as COVID-19 cases top 10,000

File Photo: Iranian firefighters disinfect "Tabiat Bridge" in Tehran, Iran, on March 9, 2020. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua)Three weeks after Iran declared its first cases of the novel coronaviru

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Iranian FM lists country's medical needs to combat COVID-19

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday outlined the health ministry's urgent needs amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. "Iranian care personnel are

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China urges U.S. to view bilateral cooperation in science, technology, culture correctly

China on Tuesday urged the U.S. side to discard its outdated Cold War mentality and zero-sum game concept, correctly view and safeguard China-U.S. exchanges and cooperation in science, technol

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Opportunity blows for offshore wind in China

Chongming Island in east China's Shanghai city. /VCG U.S. and Chinese researchers have found that China's offshore wind could significantly increase its wind capacity.The study, published Frid

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U.S. study says extreme weather could bring next recession

Physical climate risk from extreme weather events remains unaccounted for in financial markets. Energy investors should plan for weather risk to avoid extreme event, according to a new research from

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Humanitarian crisis in NW Syria reaches "horrifying" level: UN

The humanitarian crisis in northwest Syria has reached a horrifying new level with 900,000 people displaced since Dec. 1, a UN emergency relief coordinator said Monday

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GGV Capital says mom-and-pop shops can boost e-commerce in emerging markets

Despite the rapid growth of e-commerce in India, Southeast Asia and other emerging markets, the vast majority of retail transactions there still happen offline in small stores that also serve as neigh

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Beijing Auto Show postponed due to coronavirus

China’s annual auto show in Beijing has been postponed because of novel coronavirus as the number of cases of people infected surpass 71,000.The Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, whic

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Biotech startups aim to get a boost at IndieBio Demo day

03:00 Life sciences and biotechnology have traditionally been the domain of big corporations and universities with vast resources. But with greater computing power and new gene-editing

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US-led Coalition Admits Killing at Least 1,370 Civilians in Syria, Iraq – Casualty Report

The US-led coalition in Iraq and Syria has killed at least 1,370 civilians since the start of its military operations in 2014, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inh