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The European Union (EU)'s international trade in goods partially recovered in September compared with August, but remained under the pre-pandemic levels, according to Eurostat.

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China's move to promote the innovative development of foreign trade will benefit overseas companies, Ren Hongbin, assistant minister of commerce, said at a press briefing Thursday.

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Foreign trade of central China's Henan Province rose by 2.9 percent to 459.45 billion yuan (about 69.79 billion U.S. dollars) in the first 10 months of this year, local authorities said.

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Central China's Hubei Province, previously hard hit by the COVID-19 epidemic, saw a 9.7-percent growth in foreign trade in the first ten months, ranking sixth in the country.

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Central China's Hunan Province saw robust foreign trade growth in the first 10 months of this year, customs data showed on Friday.

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The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cut its forecast of global oil demand for 2020, predicting a 9.8 million barrels per day (b/d) year-on-year contraction in its monthly report published on Wednesday.

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China's industrial output saw further growth in October as factory production continued to expand amid effective COVID-19 control and government policies to boost demand and consumption.

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China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 6.9 percent year on year in October, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday.

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SUGAR grows six-fold in two years, beauty capital with over 2,400 stores in India.

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Electrostatic gravitational self-assembly methods have been successfully used to fabricate thin PTFE coatings, which could be a promising material for large-scale de-icing.

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• coating research

In a new review, scientists summarize the latest developments in colorful nanocomposites for repairable structures.

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• coating technology

Early efficacy figures for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine are high, and NIAID Director Anthony Fauci said he hopes Moderna will provide similar data, but most of the new mRNA injections require stringent storage requirements, which add logistical hurdles to wi

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Gilead’s remdesivir, now known as Veklury, is perhaps the most successful COVID-19 drug so far. It scored a full FDA nod in October after months of emergency use and brought in $873 million last quarter as the standard of care in hospitalized patients.

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After eight years of negotiations, the world’s largest free trade zone agreement was reached. On November 15, the "Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement" (RCEP) was formally signed.

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Recently, Kunming Customs was informed that from January to October 2020, Yunnan Province's agricultural exports were 28.13 billion yuan (RMB), up 8.2 percent year-on-year.

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In a preliminary study of COVID-19 patients with mild-to-moderate disease who were attempting to recover in their homes

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Materials such as thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) and thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) cannot be processed by conventional chemical or physical foaming due to their low melt strength.

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• elastomers
• polyurethanes technology

On November 10, the leading titanium dioxide company Lomon Baili raised its quotation. The latest quotation of sulfuric acid rutile series titanium dioxide was 16,500 CNY/ton, an increase of 10%.

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According to trade statistics for January to June 2020 released by China's General Administration of Customs (GAC), ASEAN's total trade volume with China was $297.8 billion

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China's first three quarters of production of plastic machinery enterprises above designated size fell 18.3% year-on-year

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• china chemical industry