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China bans imports of Indian cattle, products South Asian country urged to promote product quality for exports: experts

People bring a buffalo to the sacrificial ceremony of Gadhimai festival near a temple in Bariyapur, Bara, Nepal, Dec. 3, 2019. Hindu devotees celebrate the Gadhimai festival, which takes place once in every five years, with the blood of freshly slain animals as the ritual sacrifice to Gadhimai, the goddess of power. (Photo by Sunil …

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A visitor tries out 5G VR equipment at the China International Big Data Industry Expo held in Zunyi, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, in May. Photo: VCG Space tech education China will work with the international community to push forward space science and technology education and contribute to the economic and social development in the Asia-Pacific …

Chinese technology, experts help Madagascar triple rice yield

Yuan Longping (2nd R) , the “father of hybrid rice”, inspects a demonstration field with other experts at Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center in Changsha, capital of Hunan Province, Oct. 22, 2019. The third-generation hybrid rice developed by Yuan Longping, the “father of hybrid rice,” and his team underwent its first public yield monitoring from …

NEV sales slide 47% in November, face full-year fall

Visitors view a car from German carmaker BMW at Haikou New Energy Vehicle Exhibition in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province, Jan. 10, 2019. A total of 197 new energy vehicles were displayed at the exhibition. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu) Sales of new-energy vehicles (NEVs) in China declined 43.7 percent year-on-year in November, contracting for a fifth month …

Japan’s plan to block DJI drones unfounded: company

A visitor gets to know more about Chinese drone maker DJI’s latest crop protection drone, the T20, at a product launch event in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 5, 2019. Besides the new T20 crop protection drone, DJI also introduced an upgraded version of the drone’s spray system as well as appertaining service and …

Currency swap agreement signed between mainland, Macao

A worker counts Chinese currency Renminbi (RMB) at a bank in Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Aug. 11, 2015. (Xinhua/Si Wei) The People’s Bank of China, the country’s central bank, and the Monetary Authority of Macao signed a currency swap agreement of 30 billion yuan ($4.26 billion) on Thursday, aiming to maintain financial stability and …

China cracks down on apps collecting users’ private information

“Illegal apps are rampant on the internet and a threat to everyone’s privacy and safety,” said Qin An. Photo: IC The Chinese Ministry of Public Security has requested that companies remove 100 apps that have illegally collected users’ private information from app stores for rectification, China’s cybersecurity authority said in a statement on Wednesday. The …