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Turmoil poses challenge to Hong Kong's rule of law: senior official of HKSAR gov't

Turmoil last year has put Hong Kong through the most difficult times, posing a challenge to many of Hong Kong's core values such as the rule of law, a senior official

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China adds over 6,000 TCM clinics in 2019

Over 6,000 new traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinics were registered in 2019 as China aims to improve medical services, according to the State Administration of T

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Beijing's PM2.5 density drops in 2019

The average density of fine particulate matters (PM2.5) in Beijing fell to 42 micrograms per cubic meter in 2019. The figure was released in the government work report

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Int'l community calls for de-escalation of U.S.-Iran tensions

The international community has called for restraint and a de-escalation in the Middle East and the Gulf region amid rising U.S.-Iran tensions following the U.S. killi

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New Sultan of Oman announces to follow footsteps of late Qaboos

New Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq al-Said said on Saturday that he will follow the steps and approach of the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said and will complete the progr

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Simeone and Zidane both motivated ahead of Spanish Supercup final

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone said he has faith that his players would rise to the occasion when they play Real Madrid in the final of the Spanish Supercup in Je

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Iran condemns U.S. new sanctions

Iran's Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned new U.S. sanctions on some Iranian industrial companies and Iranian officials. On Friday, the United States imposed more

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Canadian, Iranian leaders have phone talks on downed Ukrainian plane

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had phone talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday after Iran admitted its missile "unintentionally" downing the

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Chinese vice premier stresses comfortable, safe holiday travel rush

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He on Saturday called for efforts to make the Spring Festival travel rush more comfortable and safer. Liu, also a member of the Political Bure

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China, Iran reach final in AVC men's Olympic qualification

China overcame Qatar 3-1 in the semifinals of the Asian men's Tokyo Olympic volleyball qualification on Saturday, setting up the final clash with Asian champions Iran.J

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Shanghai Disney Resort to celebrate Spring Festival with special events

To celebrate the Year of the Rat, Shanghai Disney Resort said Thursday it would hold a series of special events from Jan. 13 to Feb. 9. On Jan. 23 and 24, Shanghai Dis

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China to fully open up market for oil and gas exploration

China will fully open up its market for oil and gas exploration, allowing private and foreign enterprises and other social capitals to enter the field of oil and gas ex

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Hong Kong police seize lethal weapons including rifle, bombs amid social unrest

Hong Kong police have seized a large number of lethal weapons including a rifle and bombs that could be used in public events and cause casualties. Weapons and dangero

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Peng Liyuan meets Juilliard School president

Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, on Wednesday met with Damian Woetzel, president of the Juilliard School. Woetzel introduced the school's cooperation

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BYD new energy vehicle sales down 7.4 pct in 2019

China's leading new energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturer BYD Tuesday said its NEV sales declined 7.39 percent year on year to 229,506 units in 2019. In a filing to the Sh

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Over 4,000 people relocated from extreme high-altitude reserves in Tibet

A total of 4,058 people have been relocated from extreme high-altitude reserves at over 4,700 meters above sea level, in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, acc

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China's steel base Hebei to further cut overcapacity

Hebei Province, China's leading producer of iron and steel, will continue with huge overcapacity cuts in 2020 amid an ongoing industrial upgrading, its governor Xu Qin