China to set lower GDP growth target of 6-6.5% in 2019
China plans to set a lower economic growth target of between 6 and 6.5 per cent in 2019, compared with last year’s target of “around” 6.5 per cent, policy sources told Reuters.
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China to halt carbon emissions rise by 2030
China has laid a solid foundation for fulfilling its pledge to halt the rise in carbon dioxide emissions by around 2030, the country’s special representative for climate change affairs said on Monday.
Read More China sends 5 satellites into orbit via single rocket
China on Tuesday launched a new space environment research satellite and four nanosatellites on a Long March-2D carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China.
Read More “Chinese artificial sun’’ pushes past 100 million degrees
The “Chinese artificial sun’’ or experimental advanced superconducting tokamak
(EAST), achieved an electron temperature of over 100 million degrees in its core plasma, a lab in east China’s Anhui Province said.
With $4.87 trillion assets, Bank of Japan’s balance sheet overtakes country’s GDP
Japan’s central bank has become the first among G7 nations to own assets collectively worth more than the country’s entire economy, following a half-decade spending spree designed to accelerate weak price growth.
Read More China mining accident death toll rises to 21
The death toll from a mining accident in Eastern China has risen to 21 after the last miner was found dead on Monday, state media reported.
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India advised to take advantage of economic reforms in Nigeria
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to India, Maj.-Gen. Chris Eze (Rtd), has urged India to take advantage of the economic reforms embarked upon by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to strengthen its businesses in the country.
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Saudi signs $56b deals as conference ends amid partial boycott
Saudi Arabia said it signed $56 billion of deals at an investment conference this week and expected the United States to remain a key business partner despite a partial boycott of the event over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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North Korea means to abolish all nuclear weapons – Moon
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un means to abolish all nuclear weapons, materials and facilities to achieve “complete” denuclearisation, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Friday.
Read More No intention of interfering in U.S. politics – China
China has no intention of interfering in U.S. politics and hopes Washington would stop finding excuses for its unilateralism and trade protectionism, the Chinese commerce ministry’s spokesman said on Thursday.
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