KUNMING, China, June 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kunming, the capital city of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, saw a booming trade in its flower markets in 2021 and tops the country’s trade of fresh-cut flowers, according to the Kunming Municipal Government. A total of 10.26 billion stems of fresh-cut flowers were sold in the Dounan […]
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CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan in talks to buy Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines for kids under 5
Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Monday that it was negotiating a deal to purchase Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5, as it received a new batch of the vaccine for children aged 5-11.The new shipment delivered Mond…
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Read MorePenghu, Palau ink marine environmental protection MOU
Taiwan’s outlying Penghu County and Palau on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for cooperation on marine environmental protection and sustainable development.The MOU was signed by Penghu County Magistrate Lai Feng-wei (???), Penghu Coun…
Read MoreTaipei street dance contest registration opens with NT$1.38m purse
Registration for the 2022 Metro Street Dance Competition opened on Monday, giving contestants a chance to win prizes totaling NT$1.38 million (US$46,429) in cash, according to the organizers, the Taipei Rapid Transit Corp. (Taipei Metro).The registrati…
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