Chinese customs arrest 20 for LCD smuggl...
SHANGHAI, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Twenty smugglers were caught and over 530 containers of LCD screens, weighing more than 10,000 tonnes and worth up to 1.65 billion yuan (about 247 million U.S. dollars),
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Chinese customs arrest 20 for LCD smuggl...
SHANGHAI, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Twenty smugglers were caught and over 530 containers of LCD screens, weighing more than 10,000 tonnes and worth up to 1.65 billion yuan (about 247 million U.S. dollars),
Int'l arrivals to Vietnam rise 7 pct in ...
HANOI, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam hosted 4.5 million international arrivals, up 7 percent against the same period last year, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism said on Friday. The highe
Hamsik admits money an 'important factor...
New Dalian Yifang midfielder Marek Hamsik has admitted money is an important factor in his decision to switch to the Chinese Super League (CSL) during the club's pre-season training camp in Shanghai.
Malta gov't reports deficit of about 70 ...
VALLETTA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The Malta government's Consolidated Fund on Friday reported a deficit of 70.2 million euros (78.8 million U.S. dollars) in 2018, compared to a surplus of 182.7 million
China has 2.9 million teachers in rural ...
China had over 2.9 million teachers in rural areas by the end of 2018, the Ministry of Education said Tuesday. Close to 2.5 million rural teachers work at primary and secondary schools, while 420,00
China's online fashion company Mogu repo...
HANGZHOU, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- China's online fashion and lifestyle destination Mogu Inc. saw operating revenue rise 20.3 percent year on year to 367.2 million yuan (about 54.9 million U. S. dollars)
Russia expects bumper wheat harvest
MOSCOW, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Russia's Ministry of Agriculture expects the wheat crop this calendar year to rise by at least 4 percent from 2018 to 75 to 78 million tons. "Under favorable conditions, t
BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Box office figures of the top-grossing films on the Chinese mainland market on April 7 were as follows: Title Daily Gross P Storm 67.1 million yuan Shazam! 34.6 million y
Roblox hits milestone of 90M monthly act...
Kids gaming platform Roblox, most recently valued at over $2.5 billion, has reached a new milestone of 90 million monthly active users, the company said on Sunday. That’s up from the 70 million
Rare Guanyin figure to be featured at Ch...
NEW YORK, March 9 (Xinhua) -- A gilt-bronze figure depicting a multi-armed Guanyin, a bodhisattva associated with compassion, is expected to sell for between 4 million U.S. dollars and 6 million doll
Music’s next big startup Splice raises $...
Tech has a bad reputation for pulling money out of musicians’ pockets, but Splice is changing that. The audio sample marketplace and music production collaboration tool has now paid out $15 mill
Russia to earmark 320 mln USD for touris...
MOSCOW, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Russian government said Monday it is planning to provide 21 billion rubles (320 million U.S. dollars) to enhance tourism infrastructure across the country for the next
Iran-Indonesia non-oil trade up by 10.28...
TEHRAN, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Iran and Indonesia traded 1.85 million tons of non-oil commodities worth 767.24 million U.S. dollars during the first 10 months (March 21, 2018-Jan. 20, 2019) of the curr
China to ease permanent residency requir...
BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- China said Monday it will ease the requirements for permanent residency in many large cities as part of its new urbanization push. Restrictions on permanent residence per
Lidar startup Ouster raises $60 million ...
Ouster has raised $60 million as the San Francisco-based lidar startup opens a new facility that will have the capacity to assemble and ship several thousand sensors a month by the end of 2019.The ne
Singapore to invest 200 mln dollars on s...
SINGAPORE, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced on Tuesday that the city-state will invest 200 million Singapore dollars (about 147.34 million U.S. dollars) in s
62 detained over massive telecom fraud i...
Police in eastern China's Anhui Province have detained 62 people over a massive telecom fraud, which swindled over 12 million yuan (around 1.77 million U.S. dollars) out of more than 1,500 victims a
BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Box office figures of the top-grossing films on the Chinese mainland market on April 8 were as follows: Title Daily Gross P Storm 36.11 million yuan Shazam! 11.06 million
Palace Museum receives 100 million yuan ...
Longfor Group, a Chinese real-estate company, donated 100 million yuan (about 15 million U.S. dollars) to the Palace Museum Thursday, according to the official website of the Palace Museum. The dona
Japanese pharma Takeda to expand product...
TIANJIN, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda will invest 110 million yuan (16.4 million U.S. dollars) to extend its plant in Tianjin Municipality, the company has announced. T