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Business
Next election coming in 2020, is it a threat to Mongolia’s reviving economy?
Ulaanbaatar — The state budget for 2019, approved by the parliament earlier this month, sees increases in public expenditure, with higher allocation of funds to be spent on wage and pension benefits, and infrastructure projects- mostly construction of schools and kindergartens. These moves – which the finance minister was quick…
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East Asia
South Koreans overuse antibiotics: World Health Organization
Antibiotic consumption is higher in South Korea, compared with most other members of the OECD, a club of mostly rich countries, according to a report revealed Monday. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) report on an overview of consumption of antibiotics around the world shows that South Korea used 27.68 defined…
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East Asia
K-Trend: Finished Korean college exam? Time for cosmetic ops
With Korea’s annual College Scholastic Ability Test for high school students and others wishing to go to universities set for this Thursday, many of those sitting tests are likely to have a common post-exam agenda ― getting their looks perked up with cosmetic surgery. The seasonal trend has been…
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East Asia
China always on the way to improve business environment
Improvement of the business environment is an on-going process, and there is always room for things to become better, Chinese President Xi Jinping remarked in a speech delivered at the opening ceremony of the first China International Import Expo (CIIE). Enterprises from around the world are tying the knot in…
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East Asia
Heads of int’l organizations hail China’s commitment to opening up
Heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank (WB) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) spoke highly of China’s tremendous achievements in reform and opening up on Monday, saying that China’s efforts to expand opening up and safeguard free trade injected strong confidence and development impetus into world economy.…
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East Asia
CIIE conforms to historical trend of globalization
As the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) kicked off Monday in Shanghai, a China with more openness, is embracing a better future together with the world. Eighty-two countries and 3 international organizations are displaying their products at the 71 exhibition booths at the event’s 30,000 square-meter National Comprehensive Trade…
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East Asia
Openness and cooperation spur new vitality of global trade
The First Hongqiao International Economic and Trade Forum themed “spurring new vitality of global trade and creating an open and win-win scenario” was held on the sidelines of the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai on November 5. The Forum included three parallel sessions focusing on trade and…
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East Asia
CIIE an extraordinary event
The first China International Import Expo (CIIE) is an extraordinary platform for China to pursue a shared future with the world, which can be sensed at venue of the event. It takes over 20,000 steps to walk around the exhibition areas where display a wide range of products and…
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East Asia
Quick tour of the seven exhibition areas of CIIE
On the first day of the China International Import Expo (CIIE), companies from all over the world displayed their advanced products and businesses. There are seven different exbition areas showcasing products and services. High-end Intelligent Equipment Exhibition Area How to realize intelligence and automation on the production and manufacturing sites?…
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East Asia
IMF chief lauds China’s accomplishments in building ‘bridges’ to shared prosperity
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde lauded China’s accomplishments in building “bridges” for common prosperity with opening up and reform efforts. In her keynote remarks at the opening ceremony for the week-long first China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, Lagarde associated the Lupu Bridge she crossed the…
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