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The Chinese yuan became the most traded currency on the Moscow Exchange for the first time on Mon, with trading turnover in the yuan-ruble pair reaching 70.3 billion rubles ($1.17billion), surpassing the 68.2 billion rubles for the dollar-ruble pair:report
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A Xinjiang official apologized for the #COVID spillover to many other provinces & regions. He has promised to stop the spillover risk. In addition, trains leaving Xinjiang region have been suspended.
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Efforts to curb the epidemic in Xinjiang over the last 2 months haven’t achieved the dynamic zero-COVID goal but have exposed loopholes in the epidemic work, said an official, noting nucleic acid testing is the biggest weakness in the epidemic work. globaltimes.cn/page/202210/12
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Efforts to curb the epidemic in Xinjiang over the last 2 months haven’t achieved the dynamic zero-COVID goal but have exposed loopholes in the epidemic work, said an official, noting nucleic acid testing is the biggest weakness in the epidemic work.
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The latest epidemic is a major public health emergency and the most difficult to prevent & control in local history, said an official in NW China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region as 91 new local asymptomatic cases were recorded on Tue, bringing the total to 354 in the region.
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A total of 5.9 million passengers are expected to travel on railways on Oct 4, the 4th day of the National Day holidays (Oct 1-Oct 7), with 7,728 trains scheduled to run, China Railway said. A total of 8,308 trains and 5.861 million passenger-trips were made by rail on Oct 3.
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The 2022 Beike Beijing Marathon will be open for registration from Tuesday. The event, scheduled on Nov 6 and start at the Tian’anmen Square, is expected to attract 30,000 participants. It will be another grand sports event after the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
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British Prime Minister Liz Truss was forced Monday into making a humiliating U-turn after a month in power, reversing a cut to the highest rate of income tax that caused a turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in Truss' own Conservative Party, Reuters reported.
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The selection of aerospace experts from HK, Macao reflects the recognition and support of the central govt to SARs’ scientific research capability, shows the faith and care for local young people, legislators and experts from the regions told GT.
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Chinese tech giant Tencent announced it has outlaid HK$352 million ($44.84 million) Monday to buy back 1.345 million shares priced between HK$259.6 - 266.4 per share. The firm has bought back a total of 46.68 million shares during 2022, according to media reports.
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But Chinese experts believed that Brazil is expected to maintain friendly and cooperative relations with China, especially economic cooperation, no matter which party comes into office. globaltimes.cn/page/202210/12
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Political polarization will continue to deepen and political violence is likely to happen during the following election, Chinese experts predicted as Jair Bolsonaro and leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are set for a runoff election on Oct 30. globaltimes.cn/page/202210/12
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From the accidental discovery of new orchid species in Tibet to the compilation of the most comprehensive Tibetan orchid list to date, graduate student Li Mengkai has strengthened his determination to protect biodiversity in the process of research & study.
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Xiaomi India said in the statement on Monday “none of the factual & legal contentions raised by us have been addressed.” The company noted it will continue to use all means to protect its reputation and interests.
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Smartphone maker #Xiaomi said it is “disappointed” with an Indian appellate order that confirmed an earlier decision to freeze $682 million of its assets for alleged illegal remittances. Xiaomi said the payments were “legitimate", as royalty payment made to Qualcomm.
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Smartphone maker #Xiaomi said it is “disappointed” with an Indian appellate order that confirmed an earlier decision to freeze $682 million of its assets for alleged illegal remittances. Xiaomi said the payments were “legitimate", as royalty payment made to Qualcomm.
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Singer Li Yugang shared his experience on "Hey, The world," from the Avenue of Stars to the Spring Festival Gala & then abroad, presenting "Zhaojun going out of the fortress" to the world so that the world can feel the charm of traditional Chinese culture.
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“Enough is enough!”"Freeze prices, not people!” Thousands of British people took to the streets in a dozen cities, including London and Manchester, on Oct 1 to protest against rising energy bills and soaring living costs, CCTV reported.
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OPEC+ is set to consider on Wednesday its most drastic reduction of crude production since the pandemic in order to help prop up falling oil prices, a move that could put more pressure on global economic recovery, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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