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Dec 29, 2020U.S. House passes bill to boost stimulus checks to 2,000 USD after Trump's calls
The Democrats-held House of Representatives on Monday passed a bill to boost the second round of federal direct payments to 2,000 U.S. dollars for individuals, up from the 600 dollars for individuals in the new relief package. The vote came after Presid...
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Dec 29, 2020Foreigners encouraged to invest in more industries
File photo shows employees working at the production line of Dadong Plant of BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province. (Photo/Xinhua) China is enlarging the scope of investment by foreigners with a revised catalog...
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Dec 28, 2020Year-ender:10 major tourism stories of 2020
With tourism still bouncing back from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, industry players contin...
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Dec 28, 2020China formally criminalizes doping
China has formally criminalized doping after its top legislature voted to adopt Amendment XI to its criminal law on Saturday. The historic move in China's anti-doping fight took place when the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress voted t...
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Dec 28, 2020New railway links Beijing with city of future, boosts coordinated regional development
Photo taken on Dec. 24, 2020 shows the entrance of the Xiong...
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Dec 28, 2020China's top legislature to convene March 5 in Beijing
China's top legislature will hold its next annual session in Beijing on March 5, with two draft amendments to be reviewed by lawmakers, according to a decision made by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. The decision was adopted by...
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Dec 28, 2020China lowers age of criminal responsibility
Amendment allows for kids as young as 12 to be held liable for intentional killings China has lowered the age of criminal responsibility and intensified correctional education by amending two laws in a move to prevent serious offenses committed by the v...
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Dec 28, 2020China launches new remote sensing satellite
China sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 11:44 p.m. Sunday (Beijing Time). The satellite, Yaogan-33, was launched aboard a Long March-4C rocket and entered the planned orbit succ...
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Dec 28, 2020Intercity rail links Beijing, Xiong'an
Railway employees and passengers celebrate the launch of the Beijing-Xiong'an Intercity Railway at Beijing West Railway Station on Sunday. (ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY) Pang Qinggang, from Xiong'an New Area in Hebei province, was excited to take the maiden tri...
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Dec 28, 2020U.S. sees more COVID-19 deaths in December than before
The United States has witnessed more COVID-19 deaths in December than in any other month since the outbreak of the pandemic, according to a latest report of The COVID Tracking Project. "December is already the deadliest month since the beginning of the...
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International Panda Day marked in Chengdu Nov 13, 2020
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Ancient Petra a ghost town as pandemic hits Jordan tourism Nov 13, 2020
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Cameron salutes new ‘Avengers’ record Nov 13, 2020
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Strategy set to fit into new era of globalization Dec 15, 2020
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Speaker in U.S. state legislature criticizes lawmaker for racist Apr 14, 2021
