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Report indicates narrowing income gap between men, women in China

The overall salary of working women in China is 17 percent lower than that of men, but the income gap is rapidly narrowing, according to Thursday's China Women's News,

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China releases guidelines on COVID-19 prevention, control in schools

China has released a series of guidelines on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) prevention and control in kindergartens, primary and middle schools and higher edu

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Israel limits gatherings to 100 people due to COVID-19 outbreak

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the public on Wednesday to refrain from holding events with over 100 people due to the COVID-19 outbreak. During t

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COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 624

Japan's health ministry and local governments said Thursday the number of COVID-19 infections stood at a total of 624 infected people in Japan as of 10:30 a.m. local t

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Vietnam halts visa-free travel for Britain, 7 EU countries

Vietnam will temporarily suspend the visa waiver program for nationals of Britain and seven European Union countries from Thursday as part of the efforts to prevent the

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China's busiest port adopts color code to assist epidemic prevention

Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, China's busiest port, has adopted a three-color code based on big data to label international ships in different conditions so as to prevent the

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India suspends tourist visas until April 15 amid COVID-19 scare

The Indian government has suspended all tourist visas amid COVID-19 scare. "All existing visas except diplomatic, official, UN/International organizations, employment,

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Chinese mainland excluding Hubei reports 7 new COVID-19 cases

The Chinese mainland reported seven new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Wednesday outside Hubei Province, the epicenter of the outbreak,

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Hubei's new COVID-19 cases drop to single digit

Central China's Hubei Province reported 8 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Wednesday, the first time for the number returning to sing

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Putin says he may run for president in 2024 if approved

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that he may participate in the 2024 presidential race if the country's Constitutional Court approves it. At a plenary ses

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Xi's Wuhan trip boosts confidence in fight against COVID-19, overseas experts say

Chinese President Xi Jinping's inspection trip to Wuhan on Tuesday has demonstrated his care for people's health and safety and assured the world of China's confidence

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Turkey confirms first COVID-19 case

Turkish health minister on Wednesday announced the first case of the novel coronavirus in Turkey. A male citizen was tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday eve

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Xinjiang to partially resume school

High school students who are going to graduate this year will resume school Monday in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region after the outbreak of the n

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"Mulan" director hopes "fighting spirit" in movie to inspire global battle against COVID-19

Niki Caro, director of Disney's China-based female hero film "Mulan," voiced her hope that the heroine's "fighting spirit" would inspire the world at "this difficult ti

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Over 4,000 people die of COVID-19 as global cases surpass 110,000: WHO

203 more deaths from COVID-19 have been reported worldwide in the past 24 hours as of Tuesday morning, lifting the global death toll to 4,012, according to a daily repo

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Iran closes museums, cultural centers during new year holidays

Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has issued an order to close all museums and tourist centers across the country during the holidays of the approaching

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Chongqing launches land-sea freight service for epidemic-hit exporters

Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality launched a special cargo train service on Tuesday for epidemic-hit export enterprises in west China via its land-sea freight ro