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A robotic fish is displayed at the 2019 World Robot Conference last month in Beijing.Song Fan/for China Daily

Trade talks to resume next month

China and the United States agreed to hold the 13th round of their high-level economic and trade consultations next month in Washington, representing a fresh attempt to bridge their differences and make "substantial" progress, according to the Ministry of Commerce and analysts.

China

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RED TOURISM RISING

A dozen "soldiers" tossed fake grenades into the target area, climbed over a wall made of tires and zigzagged nimbly to avoid touching white ropes meant to simulate a "rain of gunfire".

World

Fires fuel fears of species loss

As old and new Amazon wildfires prove difficult to put out despite moves by Brazilian authorities to rein them in, environmentalists worry that the impact of the blazes on flora and fauna may be harder to measure than imagined: Some species may become extinct before they are even discovered.

Sports

Changing patterns of retail consumption

Ryne Fang had to wait for seven days to visit the new Costco outlet in Shanghai, as overcrowding had forced the membership-only US warehouse retailer to suspend sales early for the first few days.

Mosaic

Getting off the beaten path can often lead to rich rewards

Many of us have memories of discovering secret places - either literal or imaginary - when we were growing up.

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