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An Australian economist says U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to impose massive tariffs on imports from China will undermine the rules-based order on world trade. Dr. James Laurenceson, Professor and Deputy Director of the Australia-China Relat

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An ancient yet modern sport The Scottish are certain that they invented the game of golf over 500 years ago but the Chinese, the French and even the Dutch have also made such claims in the past. We may never know who first played the game but does t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Judge Rules In Favor Of CNN, Temporarily Restores Correspondent's Credential

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Facebook is the world's biggest social network -- and the subject of the movie Social Network. (SOUND) The real Mark Zuckerberg and his friends at Harvard University launched the site in two thousand four. Facebook says it reached five hundred millio

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美国国家公共电台 NPR California Eyes Climate Leadership Role, But Trump's EPA Holds A Key On Cars

DAVID GREENE, HOST: There's been a little bit of political wrangling recently in this country as well of course. Red states fought hard against the Obama administration. And now governors of left-leaning states are ready to do battle with the Trump W

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2017年CRI China's infant milk powder industry set for major reshuffle

China's infant milk powder sector is set to undergo a major reshuffle in the new year when tougher new industry regulations take effect. Tomorrow will see, what many call the tightest rules ever launched by China, come into force. Under the new rules

2015年CRI China's Laboratory Safety Must be Highlighted, Improved

Tsinghua University released the initial investigation results provided by Haidian Public Security Bureau a few days ago, which revealed that a hydrogen cylinder exploded accidentally, and the whole lab then caught fire. Meng Xiangjian died as the re

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But not everyone was interested in following their puritans' strict rules, especially when it came to sex. -Amist of these puritans' colonies, along came a very charismatic and interesting libertarian by the name of Thomas Morton, who started up a co

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China's legislature adopts online info rules to protect privacy

BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature on Friday approved rules to enhance the protection of personal information online and safeguard public interests. The decision on strengthening online information protection, which has the same leg

China's rare earth policy justified: spokesman

BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- China's restrictions on rare earth exports are justified and are in line with World Trade Organization rules, Shen Danyang, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, said Thursday. The policy aims to protect resources and

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2015年CRI China's Revised Criminal Law Takes Effect

Under the new amendments, those convicted of abusing a child or an elderly person can face up to 3-years in prison, a move many here in China are applauding. Laws are supposed to protect the disadvantaged. Everyone will get old, and most people can h

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It sure is not a familiar feeling, but anyone who follows sports knows, there is no such thing as a guaranteed gold medal. Chinese veteran shooter Du Li came out on top at the qualification rounds in Women's 10m Air Rifle with a new Olympic record, b

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