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(Yemen) Yemen’s warring sides resume prisoner exchange talks in Jordan (Al Jazeera)

Houthi rebels, Saudi-backed gov’t resume fresh UN-backed negotiations in Amman months after huge prisoner exchange. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/24/yemens-warring-sides-resume-prisoner-exchange-talks-in-jordan

(Tunisia) Tunisian border traders, smugglers struggle to survive amid COVID (Sam Kimball, Al Jazeera)

Strict coronavirus restrictions have hit vital border trade in southeast Tunisia hard, triggering an exodus to Europe. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/1/24/tunisian-border-traders-smugglers-struggle-to-survive-amid-covid

(Kuwait) Kuwait’s emir reappoints PM to form new cabinet (Al Jazeera)

Sheikh Sabah had resigned after the parliament backed a request to question him over issues including his choice of cabinet members. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/24/kuwaits-emir-reappoints-pm-to-form-new-cabinet

(USA/Houthis) Why the US is wrong to designate the Houthis as ‘terrorists’ (Sarah Leah Whitson, Al Jazeera)

On January 10, then US Secretary of State Pompeo announced that the Trump administration was designating Ansar Allah, the de facto Houthi-led government in...

(China) Major Chinese cities plan large-scale testing of digital currency in 2021 (Global Times)

A number of Chinese cities are planning to prop up trial operation of China's sovereign digital currency - Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) -...

(China) Shanghai set GDP growth target above 6% for 2021 (Global Times)

Shanghai's GDP is expected to grow by more than 6 percent in 2021, local authorities said on Sunday. https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202101/1213704.shtml

(China) Guangdong’s GDP largest among Chinese provinces, growing 2.3% in 2020 (Global Times)

South China’s Guangdong Province, a major manufacturing hub in China, achieved GDP growth of 2.3 percent year-on-year against the headwinds on the export-oriented economy...

(China) China to build 30 “fully connected” 5G factories by 2023 (Xinhua, Global Times)

China aims to build 30 "fully connected" 5G factories in 10 key industries by 2023, as the country has fast-tracked industrial Internet development through...

(China) Listed companies on “new third board” raise 33.85 bln yuan in 2020 (Xinhua, Global Times)

Companies listed on China's National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ), also known as the "new third board," raised 33.85 billion yuan (about 5.22 billion...

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