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JD.com has challenged China ecommerce rival Alibaba with the launch of a cross-border platform designed to bring foreign brands to the Chinese middle class. 中国电商集团京东(JD.com)向国内竞争对手阿里巴巴(Alibaba)发出挑战，推出

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BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Growth in the number of former farmers pursuing non-agricultural work has slowed as more people are reluctant to leave their hometowns, official data showed on Saturday. China had 274 million farmer-turned-laborers as of

雇主正在关注你的社交媒体

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打车软件唤醒出租车行业

High-end taxi services are widely used in top-tier cities across China. Their popularity has been fueled by the success of taxi-hailing apps like Didi and Kuaidi. But at present, there are no laws to guarantee the safety and legal rights of passenger

中国医疗队在南苏丹的十年

Alex Bakiet, who speaks Chinese fluently, is the president of Wau Teaching Hospital in South Sudan. He said when the Chinese medical team first came to Wau ten years ago, he was still a volunteer. That's when he came into contact with his Chinese cou

到2020年我国养老服务市场将全面放开

China will fully open its elderly care market by 2020, according to a guideline published by General Office of the State Council. 国务院办公厅日前印发的意见提出，到2020年，我国将全面放开养老服务市场。 The move will su

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Hong Kong Disneyland has, for the first time since it opened over a decade ago, has been forced to lay off employees. Around 100 back-office staffers, said to be mostly restaurant and hotel management, as well as security, have reportedly been handed

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土耳其挪威签署能源合作备忘录 ANKARA, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Turkey and Norway signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on energy cooperation on Tuesday. We very much pay attention to our relations, particularly at energy sector. Norway is

奥巴马提出网络安全立法建议

U.S. President Barack Obama has unveiled a cyber security proposal to promote better information sharing between government and the private sector. He announced his plan one day after the Twitter and YouTube accounts of the US military command was ha

Fashion can help Italy's recovery: CNMI chairman

MILAN, Italy, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Italy's fashion world can kickstart a recovery process this year with a flywheel effect on the recession-hit country, the chairman of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion (CNMI) Mario Boselli said on Tuesday. Bosel

中国金融公司进军影视产业

Would-be domestic and foreign companies looking to establish themselves in China's ever-growing film industry are being warned of potential challenges ahead, as more and more companies look to tap into the potentially-lucrative sector. China's film i

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会话场景 接机后的次日，Brian在公司里，为Johnathan 介绍自己的老板-Mr. Sun。 B: Mr. Sun, Id like you to meet Mr. Johnathan Mitchell, sales manager for Nortern Reflections of Canada. (Sun extends hand first; Sun and Mitchell sha

新西兰公司放眼中国市场

Reporter: John Key says after making Hollywood blockbusters the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit, New Zealand now is looking for new markets and new partnerships. While the United States for now remains the dominant screen market, the explosive growt

Greece to Seek Delay in Austerity Measures

With its economy crumbling, Greece has decided to ask its European neighbors for a two-year extension to 2016 to carry out its latest austerity program. New Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras plans to travel to Paris and Berlin next week to meet wi

经济学人:英国的继续教育 技术升级(2)

Employers moan that skilled workers are scarce, especially in industries like engineering and IT. 雇主们抱怨道技术熟练工数量不足，尤其是工程设计与信息技术等行业。 Tougher immigration restrictions, likely to be introduc

经济学人:洪水保险 海平面上升

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经济学人:区域旅游业 用船把他们带进来

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中国从世界工厂转变为世界市场

Last month, the world's leading toy and baby products retailer ToysRUs opened its 100th store in China after first entering the market a decade ago. ToysRUs's CEO Dave Brandon says the company is planning to open more stores in China this year. Our p