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Duty-free sales of daily consumer goods exceed 5 mln yuan in Hainan China's Social Credit System

Duty-free sales of daily consumer goods exceed 5 mln yuan in Hainan

Candies are pictured at a duty-free grocery in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, March 12, 2026. Since the "zero-tariff" policy on imported goods for Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) residents took effect one month ago, duty-free sales have reached 5.37 million yuan (approximately 778,700 U.S. dollars), with 28,000 shopping visits…
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March 14, 2026
Border town emerges as key port for China-Europe trade over past decade China's Social Credit System

Border town emerges as key port for China-Europe trade over past decade

This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2025 shows a fully assembled China-Europe freight train waiting for departure at the standard-gauge yard of Horgos railway port in Horgos, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Feng Haisen/Xinhua) URUMQI, March 13 (Xinhua) -- In the course of the past ten years,…
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March 14, 2026
They came to build China’s EV future. Investigators found conditions akin to ‘slavery.’ Slavery Abolition

They came to build China’s EV future. Investigators found conditions akin to ‘slavery.’

CAMAÇARI, Brazil — Colorado Road was never a place where much happened. Set off on the impoverished fringes of this obscure Brazilian city, it bore little of note beyond a small ballet school, a few sun-scorched shrubs and a row of humble dwellings hidden behind decaying walls — until one…
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March 14, 2026
How I became an accidental war correspondent: DAVID PATRIKARAKOS on how disaster followed him from Ukraine’s frontlines to LA’s wildfires Ukraine

How I became an accidental war correspondent: DAVID PATRIKARAKOS on how disaster followed him from Ukraine’s frontlines to LA’s wildfires

By DAVID PATRIKARAKOS, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Published: 08:41 GMT, 14 March 2026 | Updated: 08:00 GMT, 15 March 2026 I am very much an accidental war correspondent. I was a lawyer, but after six months working in international arbitrations for oil companies, I could not take it anymore and went back…
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March 14, 2026
Kim Jong Un’s FOMO? North Korea fires 10 ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan amid South Korea-US drills Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong Un’s FOMO? North Korea fires 10 ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan amid South Korea-US drills

WORLD North Korea fired 10 unidentified ballistic missiles from its capital Pyongyang towards the eastern sea at around 1:20 pm, as South Korea conducts joint exercise with the United States. This comes after North Korea gave a stern warning to South Korea of 'terrible consequences." Add DNA as a Preferred…
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March 14, 2026
Govt working to limit impact of global conflicts, Cong spreading panic: PM Narendra Modi

Govt working to limit impact of global conflicts, Cong spreading panic: PM

Asserting that the Centre was working to minimise the impacts of global conflicts on the people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday alleged that the opposition Congress was acting "irresponsibly" by trying to create panic in the country. Addressing a public meeting in Assam's Silchar after unveiling projects worth over…
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March 14, 2026
‘A feeling I can still never fully put into words’: Suryakumar Yadav completes five years in international cricket, pens special note Narendra Modi

‘A feeling I can still never fully put into words’: Suryakumar Yadav completes five years in international cricket, pens special note

India’s T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav took a moment to reflect on a remarkable milestone, celebrating five years in international cricket. His journey with the national team began on March 14, 2022, when he debuted against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the very ground where he recently led…
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March 14, 2026