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Pandemic-related travel bans remain in place for large swaths of the world -- including the key sending countries of China and Brazil -- meaning that unless something changes, students from those countries would have to transit through a third country and spend two weeks there before arriving in the U.S. The American Council on Education has joined with about 40 other higher education organizations in appealing to the U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security to prioritize processing student visa applications, as well as applications from international students for work authorization. �...

Electronics enjoy holiday uptick Share CLOSE Shoppers browse electronic products at a duty-free shop in Hainan province. SHA XIAOFENG/FOR CHINA DAILY Home appliances and consumer electronics products witnessed strong sales during the Spring Festival holiday, as stay-at-home consumers purchased cutting-edge digital products to keep themselves entertained or to send wishes to family members in other cities. Sales of communication equipment and home appliances rose by 39 percent and 29.9 percent, respectively, during the seven-day holiday that started from last Thursday, a...

2021-01-22 11:35:39 GMT2021-01-22 19:35:39(Beijing Time) Xinhua English GUANGZHOU, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Armed police in south China's Guangdong Province on Friday announced that they have busted a major smuggling case in which drones were used to transport illicit goods. With assistance from the coastal defense and anti-smuggling office in the city of Shenzhen, over 1,100 mobile phones and 305 memory sticks were seized, the police said in a statement. Police found that illicit goods worth more than 9 million yuan (about 1.4 million U.S. dollars) had been transported by drones through a ...