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Recent reports that leading apparel retailer Gap Inc is weighing options, including a potential sale of its business in the Chinese mainland, indicate how the fierce competition among fast-fashion brands is pushing them to further expand their physical presence and enhance digital-powered retail ecosystems.   The San Francisco-based clothing retailer is working with an adviser to study various options and has reached out to prospective suitors to gauge interest for the business, said sources, ...

Tsinghua University launched the Global Hybrid Classroom project this spring semester, which offers online courses for its students and others from overseas.   The courses are hosted by Tsinghua and several international institutions and students can obtain credits, the university said.   Seventeen Tsinghuas classes are open to the founding members of the Global MOOC (massive open online courses) Alliance, which includes St. Petersburg State University in Russia, Singapores Nanyang Technologi...

"WHO is aware that some countries have suspended the use of AstraZeneca vaccines, based on reports of blood clots in some people who received doses of the vaccine from two batches. This measure was taken as a precaution while a full investigation is finalized," said WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a press briefing on Friday.   Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that the Geneva-based UN health agency "systematically reviews safety signals, and is c...

  Xian, home to the underground army of Terracotta Warriors, is now determined to sharpen its tech edge by constructing a national science center, Li Mingyuan, the citys mayor, said.   The capital of Shaanxi province hopes to construct a comprehensive center to drive innovation in Chinas northwestern region, promote technological and economic growth and better support the countrys objective of high-quality development, said Li, who is also a deputy to the National Peoples Congress, the countr...

  China will step up efforts to spur innovation as it builds the new development paradigm in the coming five years, bringing sustained growth momentum to its economy and great opportunities to foreign businesses, officials and experts said on Thursday.     The country will roll out more policy support to motivate businesses to engage in research and development during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period, Li said, adding that China has decided to raise the extra tax deduction on the R&D ...

  Thursdays decision by Chinas top legislature to improve the Hong Kong Special Administrative Regions electoral system will help the city end protracted political chaos and regain momentum to seek greater development, said representatives from a cross-section of Hong Kong society.   The decision by the National Peoples Congress, passed overwhelmingly by deputies on the final day of this years session, concretely stipulates the changes to the special administrative regions Election Committee,...

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera and his deputy, Saulos Chilima, on Thursday led the country in getting the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to mark the official rollout of the vaccination campaign.   The Malawi leader got his jab at a televised ceremony at a COVID-19 field hospital in the countrys former capital city, Zomba, while Chilima got his jab at a field hospital in Mzuzu city in northern Malawi.   UN Resident Coordinator in Malawi, Maria Jose Torres Macho, also got the AstraZeneca jab a...

Song Delong, 42, runs a "dispel melancholy grocery store" for the capital citys senior citizens. His patrons come from near and far to play with long-lost toys once in vogue during their childhood, awakening their inner child.   The 180-square-meter toy store on Yangzhuang Road, Tongzhou District of Beijing, includes a sales area and indoor "play area" for the young-at-heart. More than 400 types of toys line the shelves, from nostalgic ones such as spinning tops and diabolo to board games and ...

Chinas top legislature adopted on Thursday a decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region－another major step to improve the regions legal and political systems.   There was prolonged applause in the Great Hall of the People as the decision was approved by an overwhelming majority of national legislators at the closing meeting of the fourth session of the 13th National Peoples Congress in Beijing.   Premier Li Keqiang said at a news conference on ...

    The important crops i.e. wheat, rice, sugarcane, maize, and cotton account for 4.2 percent of countrys GDP. This year, higher water availability and increased application of fertilizer during the Kharif season supported the increase in overall crop production. By 2029, the production of cotton, wheat, rice, maize, and sugarcane is projected to grow by 26%, 20%, 18%, 25%, and 10% respectively.   Pakistan is the 12th largest country of citrus producer with an annual production of 2.5 milli...