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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 […]

Sydney FC extend lead in A-League

SYDNEY, March 6 (Xinhua) — Round 22 of Australia’s A-League saw Sydney FC extend their lead at the top of the table to 11 points, with a 1-0 win over second-placed Melbourne Victory. Anticipated to be a high scoring affair, the game turned out to be a gritty match with the Victory’s front three unable […]

Rain postpones Brazil Open final

SAO PAULO, March 6 (NsNewsWire) — The Brazil Open men’s final was postponed on Sunday after heavy rain interrupted the clash between Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas and Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain. Play was due to resume at midday local time on Monday with Ramos-Vinolas leading the dual defending champion 7-6 (3), 3-3, reports Xinhua. Ramos-Vinolas took […]

Chinese shares close higher Monday as investors reassured on reform

BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) — Chinese shares closed higher Monday, with the key Shanghai index up 0.48 percent, after the country’s leadership reassured investors on reform. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.48 percent to end at 3,233.87 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.2 percent higher at 10,522.28 points. The ChiNext Index, China’s NASDAQ-style […]

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 […]

World recorders created by construction equipment “made in China”

LAS VEGAS, March 6 (NsNewsWire) — As the largest manufacturing country of construction equipment in the world, China has sent a dream team to show in 2017 CONEXPO-CON/AGG, the largest international trade show for the construction industries all around world that takes place every three years. Chinese companies will prove they are all-round champion in […]

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 […]