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Singles' Day (11.11)

China’s Singles’ Day sales reached US$30.8 billion

The sales of the world’s largest consumer sales event- Singles’ Day- exceeded US$30.8 billion, the highest in the event’s 10-year history.

 

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The biggest shopping extravaganza in the world kicks off in China.  01:19
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