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Family programs to capitalize on holiday

With summer in full swing, hotels are rolling out products for families with children as the recovering industry aims to make the most of the holiday season.

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Caffeine kick-starts revenues for hotels

Hotels in China are joining hands with coffee chains as they look to attract customers and become a community hub.

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HK stock market regulator fines Everbright unit over regulatory breaches

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) on Thursday announced that it reprimanded and fined a subsidiary of financial conglomerate Everbright in the amount of HK$3.8 million ($484,083) over breaches of money laundering and terrorism financing regulatory rules.


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Camping sector pitches up amid COVID scares

Last year's Labor Day holiday was marked by plaid picnic blankets but this year's was overtaken by camping tents, an industry insider was cited as saying by news website xinhuanet.com.

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China Mobile hits its target in tepid Shanghai IPO

China Mobile can claim its return to the Shanghai main board a success, achieving its initial 48.7 billion yuan ($7.6 billion) target.


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Taiwanese Mandopop star Wang Leehom to lose one third of his wealth to ex-wife as part of divorce settlement | Showbiz

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 ― Taiwanese-American singer Wang Leehom is set to lose over one-third of his wealth to his ex-wife following his announcement that he will hand over a mansion to her. Coupled with the alimony she will receive from the Mandopop heartthrob, Lee Jinglei will receive a total of...

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Over 100 pets in 'blind boxes' rescued in Shanghai; case not related to ZTO: carrier

Over 100 pets in 'blind boxes' rescued in Shanghai; case not related to ZTO: carrier
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Number of ATMs in China shrinks by 80,000 in 2020


Number of ATMs in China shrinks by 80,000 in 2020
By Yang Yang |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2021-04-02 16:33
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A consumer withdraws money at an ATM of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co Ltd in Shanghai. [Photo provided to China Daily]
With the rapid growth of mobile payments in China, the number of automatic teller machines or ATMs shrank by more than 80,000 in the whole year of 2020, Beijing Business Today reported on Friday.
Last year, the number of ATMs per 10,000 people nationwide was also reduced to 7.24, down from 7.87 in 2019.
Statistics show Bank of China had 33,300 ATMs at the end of 2020, down 10.76 percent from 37,300 at the end of 2019.

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Sales of New Year's Eve dishes soar, as vendors offer new choices for people staying put


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By Global Times Published: Feb 07, 2021 10:07 PM
A chef shows prepared food for a set menu for the Spring Festival dinner at a restaurant in Yinchuan, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on Sunday. In response to the call of staying put during the holidays, eating at home may be a popular choice for many families to reduce the risks of infection. Photo: cnsphoto
As the Chinese New Year festival draws near, sales of holiday-related meals - a Lunar New Year's eve tradition - are soaring online and in stores. Sales rose four to five times from last year after the government encouraged people to stay put during the holidays, to prevent virus spread. 

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China's Sinopharm vaccine 'most unsafe in world' with 73 side effects | Taiwan News


2021/01/06 18:38
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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Chinese vaccine expert is referring to the vaunted Sinopharm vaccine as the "most unsafe vaccine in the world," after it was found to produce 73 side effects.
On Dec. 30 of last year, BBIBP-CorV, an inactivated vaccine produced by China National Biotec Group (CNBG), a subsidiary of China National Pharmaceutical Group Corporation (Sinopharm), was officially approved by China's National Medical Products Administration for general use in the communist country. This was the first Wuhan coronavirus vaccine approved by the Chinese government, and the state-run firm claimed that it has an efficacy rate of 79.34 percent based on late-stage trials.

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