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HKSAR gov't congratulates Ann Hui on lifetime achievement award at Venice Int'l Film Festival

China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Tuesday congratulated renowned Hong Kong film director Ann Hui for receiving the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award at the

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‘Edtech is no longer optional’: Investors deep dive into the future of the market

One reason some venture capitalists and founders don’t enter edtech is because the space has a sluggish stereotype, thanks to red tape, slow sales cycles, and, in America, a fragmented customer base.B

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Hong Kong imposes conditions on coming travelers from high-risk areas of COVID-19 pandemic

The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) announced on Saturday that people who had stayed in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Paki

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Wells Fargo announces 2.4 bln U.S. dollars losses in Q2 amid pandemic

Major U.S. multinational bank Wells Fargo Company has reported a net loss of 2.4 billion U.S. dollars for the second quarter of 2020, compared with a net income of 6.2 billion dollars for the same pe

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Chinese envoy calls for peace through development in Colombia

A Chinese envoy on Tuesday asked for efforts to promote peace through development in Colombia. China is of the view that in order to fully, effectively and sustainably

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CMU develops a method to improve robotic grasping of transparent objects

Picking up transparent objects is hard when you’re a robot. Many of the traditional cameras and sensors just can’t get a good enough view to tell the grasper where to go. The light from infrared camer

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Spotify debuts new podcast top charts across 26 markets

Spotify is today introducing a new feature aimed at helping people discover interesting and popular podcasts. The company this morning announced the launch of two brand-new podcast charts, Top Podcast

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South Korea to spend $95 billion on green projects to boost economy

A view of Seoul, South Korea. /VCG South Korea's government launched a plan on Tuesday to spend 114.1 trillion won (94.6 billion U.S. dollars) on a "Green New Deal" to create jobs and help its

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Premier Li stresses time-based policy implementation and opening-up

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday called for more efforts to ensure the timeliness of policy implementation in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, and continue to open up to achieve the g

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WHO experts in China for COVID-19 research cooperation: FM spokesperson

Two WHO experts have arrived in China for cooperation on researching the origin of the COVID-19 virus, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Monday. After consultation between the t

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Project Ubin, the Singaporean money authority’s blockchain initiative, moves closer to commercialization

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and state investment firm Temasek announced today that Project Ubin, its blockchain-based multi-currency payments network, has proven its commercial potential

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U.S. state of Alaska sets new daily record for COVID-19 cases

File Photo: A general view of downtown Anchorage, Alaska along the Knik Arm during the Fur Rendezvous on March 5, 2020. (Photo courtesy of VCG) There were 116 new COVI

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Dubai announces new coronavirus economic support worth over $400 million

Dubai has announced a new package worth 1.5 billion dirhams (408 million U.S. dollars) to help the economy cope with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the crown

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U.S. slaps digital tax on France, but delays effective date

The Trump administration on Friday announced additional duties of 25 percent on French cosmetics, handbags and other imports valued at 1.3 billion U.S. dollars in response to France's digital serv

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Chinese economy stages strong rebound from pandemic: analysts

Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2019 shows a night view of the Lujiazui area on the eve of China's National Day in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Ding Ting) "China's experience suggests a strong recovery in

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Pakistan's 30 cities under smart lockdown to control COVID-19 spread: PM Office

The Pakistani government has imposed smart lockdown at 227 places in 30 cities across the country that were acting as hotspots of COVID-19, the Prime Minister Office sa

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China's Wuhan ups flooding response level to second highest

Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, on Monday upgraded its emergency response for flood control from Grade III to Grade II, the second-highest of the fou