The PLA Navy has helped escort around 6,600 vessels, half of which were foreign owned or carrying cargo for the United Nations World Food Programme, Liang said. In 2017, only 4 percent of global pirate attacks occurred in the area where Chinese naval escorts were present-a significant decrease compared to the 48 percent seen in 2009, she added.
The October or November surprise! Amazon loves to make massive — and sometimes offbeat — announcements in the fourth quarter, in part to drive brand awareness as shoppers start thinking about where to do their holiday shopping. Jeff Bezos appeared on “60 Minutes” on Dec. 1, 2013, to announce its drone delivery program, and the company launched the original Kindle e-reader device on Nov. 19, 2007. My guess for the Amazon HQ2 go date: Monday, Nov. 12 — after the midterm elections occur, with plenty of time to sell more stuff before Thanksgiving, which is Nov. 22.
The National Security Law for Hong Kong is a historic step forward in the practice of the "one country, two systems" principle, Hong Kong's chief executive and the head of the central government's liaison office in the SAR said on Wednesday, the 23rd anniversary of the special administrative region's establishment.
The Office of Open Records ruled in favor of Pittsburgh’s WTAE-TV, one of several news organizations that filed right-to-know requests to see Pittsburgh’s proposal for the billion second headquarters that Amazon promises to bring to the winning city.
The National Academy of Development and Strategy affiliated with Renmin University of China, the National School of Development affiliated with Peking University, and the National Conditions Institute affiliated with Tsinghua University rank in the top three positions according to this "Chinese standard" for evaluating think tanks.
The Palace Museum holds a press conference on Friday to announce that it will run a special exhibition starting Jan 6, 2019 to celebrate the 2019 Chinese New Year. [Photo/chinanews.com]
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The National Senior Pension Strategy emphasizes that a majority of the senior population will stay at home, as moving seniors into long-term care facilities away from home has shown over time to be more costly. It also diminishes social and family interaction that is beneficial to a senior's mental and emotional health.
The New York Times reports that most of the bids did not exceed the billion valuation that Hulu’s owners, including NBC Universal, News Corp. and Walt Disney Co., had been aiming for when they were weighing an initial public offering for the company last year.
The National Weather Service said the day is "one of the hottest days since weather records began across much of Southwestern California." Record or near-record temperatures were verified for a second day in a row on Sunday across the region.
The National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic planner, said earlier coal prices ranging between 500 yuan per ton and 750 yuan per ton can be considered reasonable.