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Xinhua Insight: China to open up like never before

BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) — Chinese leaders have told national lawmakers during the major annual political sessions that the country will open up like never before. China’s opening door will not close, said President Xi Jinping on Sunday afternoon, vowing the country will keep on opening up on all fronts, and continue to liberalize and […]

S.Korea, Japan denounce DPRK’s test-launches of ballistic missiles

SEOUL/TOKYO, March 6 (Xinhua) — South Korea, Japan on Monday strongly denounced the test-launches of ballistic missiles by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) as it violates the UN Security Council resolutions. According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the DPRK fired four ballistic missiles of a new type into east waters […]

Hillary Clinton caught reading Pence email controversy

NEW YORK, March 6 (NsNewsWire) — Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been caught intently looking at a newspaper story about Vice President Pence’s email issues, according to local media reports. While sitting in a Boston-to-New York flight, Clinton was caught by a passenger to be glancing at a front-page story in USA […]

Immune cells point to better treatment for cancer patients: New Zealand study

WELLINGTON, March 6 (Xinhua) — New Zealand researchers said Monday they have identified an immune cell that might help boost survival rates among colorectal cancer patients. Researchers with Otago University’s Department of Microbiology and Immunology found that patients with more “effector T regulatory” (Treg) immune cells present in their tumors were more likely to be […]

Internet helps promote organ donation in China

BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) — The myriad services just a swipe of the finger away in China are no longer limited to food delivery, airport check-ins, or finding a bike on the street. The latest novelty is an after-death service: organ donation. Once beset by misconceptions and opaque proceedings, the Internet is unleashing explosive growth […]

FBI chief asks Justice Dept. to reject Trump’s wiretapping claim against Obama: reports

WASHINGTON, March 6 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey has asked the Justice Department to publicly reject President Donald Trump’s claim that his predecessor Barack Obama ordered wiretapping of his phones during last year’s election, media reports said Sunday. Comey made the request on Saturday after Trump criticized Obama for […]

France’s Fillon refuses to quit presidency race as party looks for replacement

PARIS, March 6 (NsNewsWire) — As the conservative heavyweights are mulling a Plan B due to fake job scandal that has engulfed their presidential candidate’s bid, embattled Francois Fillon stressed “no one can prevent me from being candidate.” “No one has the power to force me to withdraw… It is not the party that will […]

Xi calls on intellectuals to better contribute to nation

BEIJING, March 5 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday called on intellectuals to make greater contribution to the nation’s development, reports Xinhua. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks when joining a panel discussion with political advisors […]

Xinhua Insight: China’s two sessions to highlight Xi’s thoughts

BEIJING, March 5 (NsNewsWire) — Having made headlines at the Davos World Economic Forum with his vigorous defense of globalization, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to take the spotlight in another gathering with global influence: the “two sessions” in Beijing, reports Xinhua. The fifth session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC), and the […]