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SHANGHAI, April 7 (Xinhua) — After 20 years of doing business in China, U.S. medical technology firm Medtronic chose Shanghai as the site for its first bioprosthetic heart valve manufacturing site outside the America. “The manufacturing site represents… a positive collaboration between Medtronic and our local business partners to increase healthcare access,” said Omar Ishrak, […]
Read MoreMADRID, April 7 (Xinhua) — Huawei Spain said in a communique Friday that it is launching the fifth edition of its grant program that gives Spanish students the opportunity to study in China. Fifteen university students who are in the second or third year of their studies in telecommunications, engineering or computer studies would be […]
Read MoreSEOUL, April 7 (Xinhua) — LG Electronics saw its first-quarter operating profit almost double compared with a year earlier, a regulatory filing showed Friday. Operating profit reached 921.5 billion won (810 million U.S. dollars) in the January-March quarter, up 82.4 percent from the same period of last year. The first-quarter revenue was 14.66 trillion won, […]
Read MoreBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, April 7 (Xinhua) — The Brunei Internal Security Department, in cooperation with other intelligence and enforcement agencies, detained and deported four foreign nationals for their involvement in extremism and terrorism-linked activities, local media reported Friday, quoting a government statement. The action is part of the continuous efforts of the government to ensure […]
Read MoreNAIROBI, April 7 (Xinhua) — The United States has warned its citizens living in or planning to travel to Kenya to be very vigilant over possible outbreaks of violence before the country’s Aug. 8 general elections. In a travel alert issued on Thursday evening, the State Department said political rallies, demonstrations, and protests may occur […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI, April 7 (Xinhua) — India’s national carrier Air India Friday lifted the travel ban it imposed on a senior lawmaker of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s ally Shiv Sena over two weeks back. The travel restrictions were lifted after receiving the order from India’s Civil Aviation Ministry, a day after lawmakers of the western […]
Read MoreSEOUL, April 7 (Xinhua) — South Korean presidential archrivals had a close race in recent opinion polls with just a month left before the election. According to a Gallup Korea survey released Friday, Moon Jae-in of the biggest Minjoo Party gained 38 percent of support, narrowly beating Ahn Cheol-soo of the center-right People’s Party who […]
Read MorePARIS, April 7 (Xinhua) — French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad bore “full responsibility” for the U.S. military action. The U.S. military on Thursday launched a targeted missile strike at a Syrian military airfield in its first direct assault on al-Assad’s army since the Syria […]
Read MoreATHENS, April 7 (Xinhua) — Britain and the European Union can reach an agreement on Brexit which will work for both sides, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said during a two-day visit here which ended Friday. The British official held talks with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday and Greek Foreign Minister Alexis Kotzias […]
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