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China slaps retaliatory tariffs on 128 US imports (video)
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» BEIJING - China on Monday imposed new tariffs on 128 US imports worth $3 billion, including fruits and pork, in retaliation to US duties on steel and aluminium, fuelling fears of a trade war.
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Asian stocks rise on optimistic data from China and Japan
AFP, Published on 09/09/2013
» HONG KONG - Asian markets rose Monday as strong Chinese trade data lifted hopes for the global economic outlook, while Japanese stocks were boosted by improved growth figures and Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Olympics.
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Musk hands over made-in-China Teslas to early buyers in Shanghai
AFP, Published on 07/01/2020
» SHANGHAI: Tesla CEO Elon Musk presented the first batch of made-in-China cars to ordinary buyers on Tuesday in a milestone for the company's new Shanghai "giga-factory", but which comes as sales decelerate in the world's largest electric-vehicle market.
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'Facekinis' a hit for China white skin lovers
AFP, Published on 27/07/2015
» QINGDAO (CHINA) - Ever more Chinese women are embracing the "facekini" to protect them from the sun and the threat of a tan on a trip to the beach.
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Huh? China stumped by Ivanka Trump's 'Chinese proverb'
AFP, Published on 12/06/2018
» BEIJING: Chinese social media users are scratching their heads over a "Chinese proverb" US President Donald Trump's daughter and advisor Ivanka posted to Twitter as her father prepared for his summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
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Tevez, in China, tops salary list at €38 mln
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» PARIS - With his transfer to Shanghai Shenhua, Carlos Tevez has become the biggest-earning footballer in the world, making even more than compatriot Lionel Messi and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Ukraine crisis overshadows Blinken bridgebuilding trip to Asia
AFP, Published on 13/02/2022
» US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts declared their unity on confronting security threats in the Asia-Pacific Saturday, even as Washington was intensely occupied by the possibility of war in Eastern Europe.
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Chinese travel site Ctrip buys Skyscanner for $1.7bn
AFP, Published on 24/11/2016
» SHANGHAI - China’s largest online travel agency Ctrip will buy British flight search app Skyscanner for $1.7 billion, the companies said, as it steps up its overseas ambitions.
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Berlin zoo delights in rare birth of panda twins
AFP, Published on 02/09/2019
» BERLIN: Berlin zoo said Monday its resident panda Meng Meng had delivered twins, as it voiced delight at the first such births in the country.
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Emerging from obscurity: 2019's unforeseen history-makers
AFP, Published on 04/12/2019
» PARIS: Of the many people who made history in 2019, some surprised themselves and the world by emerging from obscurity to make their mark, though one remains anonymous for the time being -- "The Whistleblower" behind the impeachment probe into US President Donald Trump.
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