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China’s largest social network WeChat launches electronic ID system

China’s largest social network WeChat launches electronic ID system

WeChat, the social media app popular among Chinese speakers, is set to launch a new electronic ID system which will allow citizens in China to link the WeChat account to their official ID.
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Tourism deal signed between B.C. and Chinese social media giant WeChat

Tourism deal signed between B.C. and Chinese social media giant WeChat

WeChat, the largest social networking app in China - with more than 900 million daily active users - has struck a deal to promote tourism in B.C.
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Tourism deal signed between B.C. and Chinese social media giant WeChat

Tourism deal signed between B.C. and Chinese social media giant WeChat

WeChat, the largest social networking app in China - with more than 900 million daily active users - has struck a deal to promote tourism in B.C.
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Scientific studies show tsunami worries overstated in Richmond

Scientific studies show tsunami worries overstated in Richmond

Richmond residents need not worry about a significant tsunami striking Lulu and Sea islands.
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Drug forum will spark dialogue, wade through cultural stigma

Drug forum will spark dialogue, wade through cultural stigma

Since January, 2016, 34 people have died of illicit drug overdoses in Richmond — well over the 25 who died in the previous 10 years combined. Last year, 20 families buried a loved one.
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License and register all short-term rentals: Coun. Ken Johnston

License and register all short-term rentals: Coun. Ken Johnston

San Francisco and Vancouver have similar models
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Still no show for Richmond driver involved in cyclist’s death

Still no show for Richmond driver involved in cyclist’s death

Brad Dean's family's wait for justice drags on once more
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BC Liberals want city to act on farmland mega mansions

BC Liberals want city to act on farmland mega mansions

“I don’t think you get to have a foot in each camp” -Linda Reid
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Do you know today is the Laba Festival? AKA rice porridge festival

Do you know today is the Laba Festival? AKA rice porridge festival

According to the lunar calendar, today is the eighth day of the lunar month of December, which is the Laba Festival in China.
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Historic Steveston Post Office faces looming closure

Historic Steveston Post Office faces looming closure

Steveston Historical Society needs at least $50,000
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