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    Light meals turn heavyweights in catering sector

    Led by females, Chinese diners are increasingly preferring healthier, low-fat light meals at restaurants and on online delivery platforms, a catering industry report has found. Young and busy urbanites in China like eating low-fat salads and sandwiches in a casual…

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    China leader in online fundraising

    China has been leading the global growth of online fundraising after gaining notable progress in its charity sector over the last few years, said a Ministry of Civil Affairs official. Speaking at a news conference, Jia Xiaojiu, director of the…

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    Iran links tanker dispute to ailing nuclear deal

    VIENNA – Iran said on Sunday it considered Britain’s seizure of an Iranian oil tanker a breach of the ailing 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, as the remaining parties to the…

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    ‘Tusk force’ gets to work

    Villagers, the forestry bureau and welfare organizations attempt to wrangle rowdy elephants in Yunnan. In Meng’a town, Menghai county, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province, the Asian elephant monitor, Pu Zongxin, just returned with the insurer. The sugar cane fields of several farmers…

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    More green laws to back compensation

    Environmental watchdog urges local governments to make polluters pay China’s top environmental watchdog has pledged to enhance an environmental damage compensation system that has seen almost 1 billion yuan ($145.4 million) claimed since the start of last year by integrating…

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    Chinese team ‘more united than ever’

    The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games will mark the first time a Summer Olympics has been held in Asia since Beijing 2008. The following is Xinhua News Agency’s exclusive interview with Liu Guoyong, vice-president of the Chinese Olympic Committee and head…