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At least eight people were killed while four others injured in two separate shooting incidents in Pakistan, local media reported on Monday.According to the reports, at least five people were killed and two others injured in a clash between two groups in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...
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A sweeping number of import items will enjoy lower tariffs next year as China has made new tariff adjustments for trade pacts, soon to take effect, amid efforts to improve the quality of life and boost opening up.The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council announced earlier this month to impl...
Italy has achieved the targets required to receive the funds provided by the European Union (EU) post-COVID recovery program, and the government is still ready to support the national economy in case of a new slowdown, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Wednesday.Speaking at a traditional year-end ...
Blanket vaccine booster programs are likely to prolong the COVID-19 pandemic rather than ending it, as a result of unequal distribution of vaccines between rich and poor countries, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday.WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tol...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday called on Israel to implement the agreements it signed with Palestine and resume the Middle East peace process, which has been stalled for seven years.Abbas made the remarks during a meeting with Acting Assistant Secretary of the US State Department'...
Australia's top law enforcement agency has warned of a surge in human trafficking as international borders reopen.The Australian Federal Police (AFP) on Wednesday urged Australians to be aware of the signs of human trafficking as the number of people travelling in and out of the country increase...
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China's State Council Information Office on Monday issued a white paper titled "Hong Kong: Democratic Progress Under the Framework of One Country, Two Systems."The white paper presented a comprehensive review of the origin and development of democracy in the Hong Kong Special Administr...
Despite the pandemic-induced worldwide economic slowdown, global investors have continued to double down on investment in China this year, demonstrating a vote of confidence in the nation's stable economic outlook and its opening-up commitment.German carmaker BMW recently announced its upgraded ...
Alimihan Seyiti, the oldest person in China, passed away on Thursday at the age of 135 in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities said Saturday.Hailing from Komuxerik Township of Shule County in Kashgar Prefecture, Alimihan Seyiti was born on June 25, 1886, according to the county's ...
Seven Peacekeepers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were killed and three others were seriously injured following an explosion in central Mali, MINUSMA announced on Wednesday on its Twitter account.A MINUSMA logistic convoy from Douentza to Se...
A total of 52 companies listed on the A-share market expect positive financial results in 2021 as new capacity built by firms in emerging industries gradually comes into play, the China Securities Journal reported on Monday.This accounts for 82.54 percent of the 63 listed companies that had released...
As a firm practitioner of financial opening-up, China has made its propositions on widening its opening-up amid closer regional financial cooperation in Asia to promote sustainable economic recovery of the region.Speaking at the Asian financial summit forum recently, Zhou Liang, vice chairman of the...
China will cut the retail prices of gasoline and diesel starting Saturday, the country's top economic planner said Friday.The prices of gasoline and diesel will go down by 430 yuan (about 67.46 U.S. dollars) per tonne and 415 yuan per tonne, respectively, according to the National Development an...
China will take firm measures to push forward the deeper integration of informatization and industrialization in the next five years.The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) Tuesday released a development plan on integrating its industrial sector with information technologies, spec...
China's robust economy will attract greater foreign investment inflows and foreign talents into China, Dan Wang, Chief Economist at Heng Seng Bank (China) has said."China's main attraction for foreign investment is its strong economic performance," Wang wrote in a recent opinion pi...
The State Council has approved the implementation of a plan for high-quality development of foreign trade during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said.The plan, to be implemented by the MOC and other departments, put forward the guiding concepts, basic princ...
he international business community continues its interest in opportunities in China, as the Asian country is committed to expanding opening-up and fostering a business environment that is market-orientated, law-based and up to international standards.Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the disinforma...
The fourth World Manufacturing Convention kicked off Friday in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province.The four-day event, themed "innovation-driven, digitally empowered: global manufacturing industry aligned for high-quality growth," aims to promote high-quality manufacturing an...
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has evolved into a beacon of economic growth for participating countries with more emphasis on innovation and sustainability, injecting much-needed impetus into global recovery.In the eyes of Han Wenxiu, a senior official with the Central Committee for Financial an...
China's vast market has become increasingly attractive to foreign investors, and their expectations and confidence about the country remain stable, an official with the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday."China's economy has recovered steadily, and it is still enjoying comprehensi...
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