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| - We will move the following business and economics stories: China-economy-GDP-growth,ADVANCER BEIJING China's economy clocked its strongest growth in decades in the first quarter, rebounding from a historic contraction caused by Covid-19 and boosted by exports and domestic demand, an AFP poll of analysts found. 550 words by Beiyi Seow and Jade Gao HongKong-China-politics-business-retail,FOCUS HONG KONG Cute cartoon animals have been at the heart of Hong Kong clothing brand Chickeeduck since 1990, but it is now struggling to get its designs made in China, where clothes bearing his avian characters have been seized by authorities for "advocating violence". 700 words by Su Xinqi. Picture. Video Lebanon-port-economy-politics,FOCUS BEIRUT Eight months after a massive blast ripped through Beirut port and nearby districts of the Lebanese capital, a host of foreign companies with a variety of national interests are competing to rebuild it. 650 words by Bachir El Khoury. File Picture US-travel-leisure-cruise-Carnival,FOCUS NEW YORK After more than a year of frustration, diehard American fans of cruise vacations at last sense an end to their Covid-imposed stranding, and many are booking trips as soon as they can. 850 words by John Biers. File picture afp
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