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North China's Tianjin, a municipality that neighbors Beijing, has decided to start a citywide nucleic acid testing after 20 people were tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said Sunday. The infections were reported from 6pm Friday to 9pm Saturday in Jinnan District, and the gene sequencing found the first two locally-confirmed cases were infected with the VOC/Omicron variant, according to the municipal center for disease control and prevention.

 

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Tokyo's daily COVID-19 infections grew to 1,224, increasing 15-fold in one week, the Japanese capital's metropolitan government said Saturday. Nationally, the number of daily new cases will likely be around 7,000 on Saturday, according to Kyodo News, as some other prefectures logged record daily numbers, indicating that the country is entering a sixth wave of the pandemic with the Omicron variant continuing to spread.

 

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The renminbi has seen wider acceptance in international usage as the country's resilient economic growth bolstered global demand and opening-up measures facilitated foreign investment in the country. By the end of 2020, the RMB Internationalization Index (RII) reached 5.02, a sharp increase of 54.2 percent from a year earlier, data compiled by the International Monetary Institute of Renmin University of China showed.

 

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The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, launched in 2014, and the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, unveiled in 2016, have become the main investment channels for global investors seeking access to the mainland and Hong Kong markets, and for mainland and Hong Kong investors to invest in overseas shares.

 

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"Invest Baotou", newly-set up accounts on overseas social media platforms by Baotou municipal government and China Daily Website, was officially launched on Dec 31. Global audiences can now catch up with the latest business information of Baotou city in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region on both Facebook and Twitter, two of the most popular social media networks worldwide.

 

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Omicron is not merely a "big flu," but requires a strong immune barrier and medical resources to resist its threats, Shanghai's top coronavirus expert has said. There is no scientific basis to claim that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 could only lead to severe influenza, said Dr Zhang Wenhong, head of Shanghai's COVID-19 treatment team.

 

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Schools in Zhengzhou City, capital of central China's Henan Province, will suspend offline classes from January 10, in an effort to effectively block the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, local authorities said Saturday. The city's COVID-19 prevention and control headquarters said from Monday, kindergartens, primary and secondary schools in the city will close off their campuses and offer online courses for students.






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