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Chinese yuan strengthens to 6.8856 against USD Thursday

BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) — The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 33 basis points to 6.8856 against the U.S. dollar Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the […]

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Alibaba to set up e-commerce hub in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 (NsNewsWire) — China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba group on Wednesday announced a plan to set up an e-commerce hub in Malaysia encompassing logistics, cloud-computing and e-financial service to boost trade and e-commerce in the region. The e-commerce hub will be part of the collaboration between Alibaba and the Malaysian government in the […]

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Lippi urges Chinese player to put best efforts in WCup qualifier

CHANGSHA, China, March 23 (NsNewsWire) — Most Chinese fans believe it would be one of the biggest tests for Marcello Lippi in his career when China face South Korea in a vital World Cup qualifier but the Italian World Cup winning coach showed full confidence in his players on Wednesday. China will host South Korea […]

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Russia to join tax-free shopping system

ST. PETERSBURG, March. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Russia has decided to join a tax-free shopping system and foreign tourists are expected to obtain a refund of 18 percent value added tax. “Vesti” channel reported that Russian officials discussed details of this initiative on Wednesday, reports Xinhua. To obtain a refund, a foreign citizen will need to […]

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Smartphone device could measure male infertility in seconds: study

WASHINGTON, March 23 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. researchers said Wednesday they have developed a low-cost and easy-to-use smartphone device that can accurately measure semen quality in seconds. More than 45 million couples worldwide are affected by infertility, but current standard methods for evaluating semen quality, which require testing in a clinical setting, are expensive, labor-intensive and […]

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NASA moves ahead with mission to build high-speed space “Internet”

WASHINGTON, March 23 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. space agency NASA said Wednesday it’s moving ahead with a long-term demonstration of laser communications that eventually “could become the high-speed internet of the sky.” The mission, known as Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) and scheduled for launch in summer 2019, “recently successfully passed a key decision point review […]

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Mideast countries fume over U.S. ban on electronic devices

CAIRO, March 23 (NsNewsWire) — The U.S. ban of large-sized electronic devices on inbound flights from Middle East has triggered confusion and outrage in some listed countries, while Britain followed the U.S. ban with slight difference in its list. Turkish government on Wednesday sent a letter to the U.S. administration demanding removal from the ban […]

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Trump talks with British PM on London attack

WASHINGTON, March 23 (NsNewsWire) — The White House said on Wednesday U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with British Prime Minister Theresa May after a deadly attack in London killed at least four. Speaking at the daily briefing, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said the United States condemned the attack and applauded the quick response of […]

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