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Graphics: A glance at the world's busiest cargo port in east China

Ningbo-Zhoushan Port at dawn, Zhejiang Province, China, June 8, 2021. /CFP The Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in east China's Zhejiang Province stands as the world's busiest port in terms of cargo to

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China's expanding middle-class fuels growth of cold chain logistics

04:10 Many of China's city dwellers chose to stay put for Spring Festival rather than returning back to their hometowns so as to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission.The young away

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Analysis: What obstacles does China need to overcome to join CPTPP?

CPTPP sets strict criteria for countries to enter. /CFP China said in late 2020 that it would seriously consider joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (

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New policies boost cross-border e-commerce in China amid pandemic

Cross-border e-commerce in China is on track for growth this year despite global lockdowns that constrained shipping capacity and supply chain operations in the early months of the COVID-19 pandem

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China to host 3rd international import expo despite pandemic

The third China International Import Expo (CIIE) is set to take place on schedule despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The six-day expo will start on Thursday in Shanghai.Thanks to its effective pandemi

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Newly launched iPhone 12 sparks mixed reactions in China

The Apple iPhone 12 is unveiled during a virtual product launch seen on a laptop. /VCG Much anticipated Apple's iPhone 12 launch lead to a feverish debate on social media among Chinese consume

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Top dairy producer Fonterra sells China farms to pay down debt

A Fonterra stand seen in the 2019 China International Import Expo in Shanghai. /VCG New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra announced it is selling its farms in China for a total of NZ$555 million ($

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Alibaba teams up with duty-free retailer Dufry to set up China JV

Tourists shop at the Sanya International Duty-Free Shopping Complex, Hainan, China, October 2, 2020. /VCG Chinese tech giant Alibaba has agreed to form a joint venture (JV) with Swiss duty-fre

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Graphics: A brief review of China Intl. Fair for Trade in Services

This year's fair will be held against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, which has severely disrupted trade in services sectors like tourism, transport and education. On the other hand, the

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Graphics: A glance at China's foreign trade transformation in 70 years

Since its founding in 1949, the People's Republic of China has taken off to become a global superpower in the past seven decades. The country has written a chapter in economic books with its distinct

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A weakening dollar ripples across global asset

VCG The dollar index remained flat this week since dipping below 93.00 to more than a two-year low last week. The index which measures the dollar against six peer currencies lost nearly nine p

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Qualcomm eases market nerves with Huawei patent deal, Q3 earnings

Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 5G chipset. /VCG Qualcomm jumped as much as 13 percent after hours on Wednesday as the company's fiscal third-quarter earnings beat expectations and it announced a long

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Will virus on salmon chopping boards disrupt cold chain logistics?

The coronavirus was found on chopping boards of imported salmon in a Beijing wholesale market earlier this month. Chinese netizens have mocked the fish on social media with a meme starring a confu

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Will the pandemic reaffirm the dollar's reserve currency dominance?

The coronavirus pandemic has spooked the global financial markets and created a skyrocketing demand for the U.S. dollar as investors rush to safety. Some consider the dollar's reserve currency sta

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When coronavirus halts indie music, where do the kids go?

The eruption of COVID-19 has shuttered shows from large rock halls like Shanghai's Modern Sky Lab to underground live houses like Beijing's School Bar. As most of China remains in quarantine, Chin

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China returns to work after extended Lunar New Year holiday

A man wearing a face mask pushes a suitcase through a subway station in Beijing, February 3, 2020. /AP Photo Workers began returning to offices and factories around China on Monday after an ex

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ChemChina and Sinochem to merge agricultural assets

ChemChina and Sinochem are consolidating their agricultural assets into a new holding company called Syngenta Group, the companies announced on Sunday.The China National Chemical Corporation, comm