本期内容: As the number of Chinese tourists to Antarctica soared to the No 2 ranking, experts urged the country to speed up legislation on Antarctic travel to protect the environment there as well as tourists' safety and interests. Last year, 5

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本期内容: Chinese internet giant Tencent has limited the hours that children can play several of its most popular games. Parents reportedly worry in particular about both the time and money spent playing Tencent's popular King of Glory mobile g

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本期内容: KFC transformed its latest London restaurant into a nightclub for its grand opening this weekend. The brand new Mornington Crescent KFC launched with blacked-out windows and high-tech lighting as it became a hip hop club for the night

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ADutchteacherhaswonthechanceofalifetime-tosleepunderthegazeofTheNightWatch.StefanKasperbecamethefirstperson,apartfromtheoddsecurityguard,tospendanightalonewithRembrandt'smasterpieceatAmsterdam'sworldfamousRijksmuseumthisweek.AndallMrKasperhadtodotowi

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本期内容: Burberry-bestknownforitstrenchcoatsanddistinctivecheckpattern-hasbeenrevampingitsproductlineandonlinestore,aswellascuttingcosts.Inaddition,itsaidearlierthisyearthatitwasgoingtostopdevelopingitsfragranceandbeautyproductsin-houseandfran

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本期内容: WithFather'sDayduetobecelebratedon18June,retailersaroundtheworldaresettoenjoyasignificantboost.ButwhiletheamountofmoneyweallspendonFather'sDaycontinuestogoupeveryyear,itstilltrailsfarbehindMother'sDay.DrLarsPerner,aconsumerpsychologis

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本期内容: For the third quarter in a row, Tesla missed its delivery targets. The electric-carmaker delivered 14,370 cars in its second quarter, against a planned 17,000. The firm has struggled with producing its SUV-style Model X, blaming an am

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本期内容: The Leave camp won a narrow victory51.9% of the votein Britains Brexit referendum. David Cameron, who led the Remain campaign, resigned as Conservative leaderbut wont step down as prime minister until the party elects his successor. M

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本期内容: Toyota formed a partnership with Uber, the biggest ride-sharing app, to develop mobility services. And Volkswagen invested $300m in Gett, the Israeli outfit behind the largest taxi-hailing app in Europe. Unlike Uber, Gett signs up onl

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本期内容: Rolls-Royces share price fell 20% yesterday after the British engineering company issued the latest of several recent profit warnings. Warren East, who became chief executive in July, blamed weaker demand for servicing wide-bodied air

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本期内容: Japan returned to recession in the third quarter. GDP contracted at an annualised rate of 0.8%, more than economists had feared,having shrunk by 0.7% in the second. The recession is the second since Shinzo Abe became prime minister in

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本期内容: Pfizer,thedrugcompanybehindViagra,andAllergan,whichmakesBotox,agreedonMondaytocombineina$160billiondeal,thebiggestyetinthepharmaceuticalsindustry.AlthoughbothcompaniesconductmostoftheirbusinessinAmerica,thecomplexmergerwillenablePfize

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本期内容: SharesinAlphabet,Google'sparentcompany,jumpedasmuchas5%inafter-hourstradingafterthefirmreportedstrongeradsalesthanexpected. Alphabetearned$32bninrevenueinthethreemonthstotheendofJune,up26%fromthesameperiodlastyear. Buttherecord4bneuro

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本期内容: Applehasbecometheworld'sfirstpubliccompanytobeworth$1trillion.SincetheiPhonefirstwentonsalein2007,Appleshareshavesoaredby1,100%andhavejumpedalmostathirdinthepastyear.Appletracesitsoriginstothegarageofco-founderSteveJobsin1976andwasini

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本期内容: IsGooglebiasedagainstpoliticallyconservativeusersandinfavorofpoliticallyliberalones? That'ssomethingthatanumberofRepublicans, includingU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumphaveaccusedGoogleofbeing, andRepresentativeLamarSmith,aRepublicanfromTexas,

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本期内容: BiggerdiscountsthannormalareexpectedinthetraditionalBoxingDaysales, asshopstrytomakeupforweaktradinginthelead -uptoChristmas. Ontopofwidespreaddeductionsalreadyofferedbyretailers, theywillbeforcedtocutpricesfurthertogetridofunwantedst

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本期内容: Chinalaunchedtwoastronautsona33-dayspacemission,thecountryslongest-yet.Theywilldockwithanexperimentalspacelaboratory,launchedlastmonth,thatisatestbedforastationthatwillgointofull-timeservicein2022.Chinahasspentbillionsinrecentyearstom

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本期内容: AmericasSamp;P500stockmarketindexendedthefirstquarterslightlyhigherthanitwasattheturnoftheyearanoutcomethatseemedunlikelyafteraturbulentstartto2016.SharepriceswerehelpedoverthelinebydoveishremarksfromJanetYellen,headoftheFederalReserv

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本期内容: WhatsAppscrappeditssubscriptionfee.Themessagingapp,boughtbyFacebookfor$22billionin2014,hasuntilnowcost99centsayear(afterafreefirst12months).JanKoum,thefounder,saidWhatsAppwouldseektomakemoneybyallowingbusinessestocommunicatewithitsuse

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本期内容: DeutscheBank,Germanysbiggestlender,agreedtosellits20%stakeinHuaXia,aChinesebank,toPICCPropertyandCasualty,aninsurer,for23billionyuan.ThesalewillbolsterDeutschescapitalratio.JohnCryan,itsnewishchiefexecutive,hasalreadyannouncedbigjoblo

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