Milu deer to be recommended as 2022 Winter Olympic mascot

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) — Beijing’s Daxing District and ecological researchers have planned to recommend Milu deer as the mascot for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, the Beijing Youth Daily reported Tuesday. Milu, also known as Pere David’s deer, is a species endemic to China. It was regularly hunted and almost went extinct by the […]

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Mahathir visit firms up China-Malaysia ties

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/8/20 23:38:39 Monday witnessed the climax of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s visit to China. Chinese President Xi Jinping met him in Beijing. On the same day, a joint statement was signed by the two governments. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Mahathir also held a press conference on Monday. The depth of […]

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2 dead, 9 injured in Bangladesh oil depot fire

DHAKA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) — A massive fire erupted on Monday at Bangladesh’s state-run Meghna Oil depot in Khulna city, 180 km southwest of the capital Dhaka, killing two people and injuring nine, a police official said. Moshraf Hossain, officer in-charge of Khulna city’s Khalishpur Police Station, told the media that an explosion took place […]

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Sino-US relations should not steer China off course

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/8/20 4:37:44 US President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday, “All of the fools that are so focused on looking only at Russia should start also looking in another direction, China. But in the end, if we are smart, tough and well prepared, we will get along with everyone!” Western media outlets were quick […]

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UN emergency fund spent 420 mln dollars on life-saving actions in 2017: report

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — The United Nations’ (UN) Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) supported relief operations in 36 countries with some 420 million U.S. dollars dedicated to life-saving actions for millions of people in need throughout 2017, according to a recent report issued by the fund. CERF’s 2017 annual report details how CERF […]

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Cattle traders flood Bangladesh capital markets ahead of Eid al-Adha

DHAKA, Aug. 19 (NsNewsWire) — With few days left for Eid al-Adha, one of the two biggest Muslims’ religious festivals, cattle traders with hundreds of thousands animals have started flooding the marketplaces in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, reports Xinhua. Bangladesh will celebrate Eid al-Adha on Aug. 22. A large number of cow, goat, sheep, camel […]

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Kudlow has no insight into Chinese economy

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/8/18 6:34:45  Larry Kudlow, US President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, said Thursday that China’s economy looks “terrible,” and that investment there is “collapsing.” Kudlow also warned that China should not underestimate the hardline attitude of the US. Kudlow made those remarks in response to Trump’s question at a cabinet meeting about […]

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