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Square dancing added to China’s National Games

Square dancing has been added to the 13th National Games as an online event, Chinese media outlet The Paper reported.

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Digital justice: China approves first internet court

Myanmar has planned to equip the country's police force with modern weapons and firearms for use in suppressing riots, said Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Major General Aung Soe, Myanmar News Agency reported Tuesday.

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China’s digital ads market to hit $50b in 2017

The Chinese digital advertising market is expected to reach US$50 billion by the end of 2017, an eMarketer report said on Monday.

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Traditional Chinese landscape painting sold at $50 million

A traditional Chinese ink-wash painting has been sold for a whopping 345 million yuan, or approximately US$50 million in the China Guardian auction on Monday.

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Upgraded Chinese 'green cards' offered to foreign expats

Upgraded versions of permanent residence ID cards - the Chinese green cards – are now being made available to offer better services to foreigners living and working in the country.

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Germany to receive two giant pandas from China

Germany is going to receive a pair of giant pandas from China on June 24.

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AIIB approves $324m investment to Georgia, India, and Tajikistan

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said on Thursday that it had approved two loans and one equity investment totalling US$324 million to support infrastructure projects in India, Georgia and Tajikistan.

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China's crazy love for crayfish created jobs for 5m in 2016

China's crayfish market volume has hit close to 150 billion yuan, or US$22 billion, and created jobs for five million people in 2016, according to a recent report released by the Ministry of Agriculture.

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​IMF revises up China’s growth forecast to 6.7 percent for 2017

The International Monetary Fund has again revised up China’s growth forecast for 2017, saying policy support has helped to maintain strong growth in the world’s second largest economy.

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Jackie Chan among Forbes Celebrity 100 for third year running

Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan has been listed among Forbes Celebrity 100 for the third consecutive year.

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THAAD’s deployment delay may overshadow US-South Korea alliance

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has decided to suspend the additional deployment of the US anti-missile Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, citing the need for an environmental impact assessment (EIA).

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Japan issues record number of visas to Chinese in 2016

Japan issued a record-breaking 4.2 million visas to Chinese visitors and tourists in 2016, a growth of 11.7 percent.

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Zambia urged to release 31 arrested Chinese

A Chinese Foreign Ministry official met with a top ranking representative from the Embassy of Zambia in Beijing on Sunday to urge the release of 31 arrested Chinese citizens.

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China expects rapid tourism investment growth in 2017

Tourism investment in China is expected to gross at least US$217.7 billion in 2017, an increase of 20 percent from last year, according to a recent National Tourism Administration (NTA) report.

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New bike-sharing draft guidelines issued in China

China's Ministry of Transportation issued new draft guidelines for regulating the bike-sharing sector on Monday.

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Chinese company wins bid to build second highest building in Africa

China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC) has won a joint bid to build the Rabat Tower in Morocco in a consortium with local residential contractor TGCC.

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China awaits record for most people transplanting seedlings

China has once again broken a Guinness World Record, this time for the most people simultaneously transplanting seedlings, after an attempt in Tonghe, Heilongjiang Province on Monday.