US tariff moves sow chaos in global trade, ultimately backfire
The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday said that global goods trade appeared to remain steady in the fourth quarter of 2024 and looked set to continue growing in the…
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Chinese sailors allowed to land at Indian ports
Chinese sailors have been allowed to land at India's ports for rest for the first time in decades, reports Xinhua News Agency. Ten sailors from Chinese cargo vessel "Houston" landed…
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China’s box office hits record high during Spring Festival
China's box office sales totaled more than 5.72 billion yuan (901 million U.S. dollars) during the week-long Spring Festival holiday, breaking the previous sales record for the period. The figure…
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Observers say China needs consistent leadership as CPC proposes removing presidential term limit
By Yang Sheng Source:Global Times The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee made public its proposal on amendment to the country's Constitution Sunday. The proposal includes addition of Xi…
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Trump promises to strengthen background checks on gun buyers
U.S. President Donald Trump promised strong background checks and mental health screenings for gun buyers as he heard pleas from survivors of the recent Florida school shooting and families affected…
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Suicide bomber attacks U.S. embassy in Montenegro Xinhua
An unknown attacker threw an explosive device, probably a hand grenade, at the U.S. embassy in the Montenegrin capital of Podgorica, before killing himself with another bomb, local police confirmed…
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DPRK to send high-ranking delegation to closing of Winter Olympics: S.Korea
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has notified South Korea of its plan to send a high-ranking delegation to the closing ceremony of the 23rd Winter Olympics, Seoul's unification…
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China’s Wu breaks men’s 500m short track speed skating world record at PyeongChang Games
China's star skater Wu Dajing broke men's 500m short track speed skating world record in the quarterfinals of the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games on Thursday. Wu, the Sochi 2014 silver…
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Iran locates wreckage of crashed plane
Iran has located the wreckage of a passenger plane that crashed into western mountains on Sunday, official IRNA news agency reported Tuesday. According to Morteza Salimi, the chief of Rescue…
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Railway’s holiday passenger numbers expected to continue to rise
Railway passenger numbers continued to rise on Monday, the fifth day of a week-long Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, according to the China Railway Corporation. Some 9.5 million passenger trips…
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India testfires nuclear capable Agni II missile Xinhua
India Tuesday testfired its medium-range, nuclear-capable Agni II missile from a military island off the coast of eastern state of Odisha, sources said. "The home-made, surface-to-surface missile was testfired this…