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Video PlayerClose AUCKLAND, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- China beat the Philippines 127-49 in its last Group A match of the FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament for Asia-Oceania Region at the Trusts Arena, Auckland on Sunday. Centre Han Xu grabbed 26 points and nine rebounds to lead China for the lop-sided victory. "The most valuable lesson we learnt from the tournament is how to face and overcome difficulties. This is a must for a strong team. I am quite satisfied with what our players have done," Chinese coach Xu Liming said. Philippine coach Patrick Henry Aquino acknowledged that two filipino players missed the game due to injury, but they never gave up and still played very strong in the match. With the win, China made it to the knockout stage as group winner, while South Korea also qualified despite its 69-65 loss to New Zealand. … [Read more...] about China beats Philippines at FIBA women’s Olympic pre-qualifying tournament

As India celebrated its success in testing an unmanned space crew module on Thursday, over 1.7 lakh Indians had another reason to be happy as a similar National Aeronautics and Space Administration spacecraft carrying a microchip containing their names was brought back safely to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, on the same day after a space odyssey.According to NASA, a total of 1,78,144 space enthusiasts from India had their names recorded on the dime-sized microchip on board NASA's unmanned Orion crew module spacecraft, which was launched into space on December 4.India stood second in the number of people sending their names after the US, which topped the list with 4,63,669 entries. United Kingdom (1,12,073), Mexico (51,505) and The Philippines (39,991) were in the top five. A total of 13,79,961 names from 230 countries across the world were recorded in the chip. After travelling more than 5,700 km above earth, the exploration vehicle, built to take humans into … [Read more...] about 1.7 lakh Indians’ names on NASA’s Orion crew module

Video PlayerClose by Mao Pengfei, Nguon Sovan PHNOM PENH, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Growing economic and trade relations between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are crucial to securing long-term peace and shared prosperity in the region, said Cambodian officials, scholars and exporters. ASEAN became China's second-largest trading partner in the first half of 2019, overtaking the United States for the first time since 1997. China's customs data showed that China's trade with ASEAN rose 10.5 percent to nearly 2 trillion yuan (291 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of this year, as China's trade with the U.S. dropped 9 percent to 1.8 trillion yuan (262 billion U.S. dollars). Ministry of Commerce Under Secretary of State and Spokesman Seang Thay said China has been one of ASEAN's most important trade and investment partners and vice versa thanks to geographic proximity and strategic partnership between the two sides. "ASEAN and China have so far cooperated … [Read more...] about Spotlight: Rising China-ASEAN economic, trade cooperation vital for long-term peace, shared prosperity in region: Cambodian officials, scholars

Video PlayerClose by Xinhua writers Zhao Qing, Chen Jian, Lin Hao and Mao Pengfei HONG KONG, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The planting of durians has been picking up steam across Malaysia in recent years owing to an increasing demand from China, the world's largest market for this thorny and pungent "king of fruits." In June, Chinese authorities cleared whole durian fruits from Malaysia for import, as before that only pulp, paste and processed product could be sent to China. The new move further boosted the confidence of durian plantation in Malaysia, which has seen the total durian production rise to 341,000 tons in 2018 from 211,000 tons in 2017. Durian exports to China are expected to contribute nearly 500 million ringgit (120 million U.S. dollars) to the nation's total export value annually, said Malaysian Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Salahuddin Ayub. Besides durian, the Malaysian government is also expecting to boost exports to China other goods, including palm oil, … [Read more...] about Spotlight: China-ASEAN trade continues to boom amid global growth slowdown, uncertainties

Video PlayerClose YANGON, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar will host the ASEAN Real Estate Network Alliance (ARENA) Convention and Exhibition in Yangon from Aug. 23 to Aug. 24, according to Myanmar Real Estate Service Association (MRESA) Friday, which is the organizer of the convention. The ARENA Convention-2019, which involves eight members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), will be the fourth of its kind to be attended by 400 entrepreneurs from Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The ARENA Convention is expected to provide benefit in developing a strong real estate sector in the ASEAN economic zone through cooperation with property agencies, developers and construction contractors, said U Khin Maung Than, chairman of the MRESA. With the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia as the founding members, ARENA was formed in March 2012, standing as eight national real estate associations of the regional grouping and its … [Read more...] about Myanmar to host real estate-related ASEAN convention in Yangon