Jan Hatzius, chief economist at New York investment bank Goldman Sachs, said he expects the Fed to leave interest rates unchanged for the remainder of the year. He believes Powell's promise to act "as appropriate" wasn't intended to signal an impending rate cut, but to show the central bank was aware of rising trade tensions with China and its effect on the economy.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday pledged financial assistance to help local authorities dispose of debris in huge volumes, adding that the government has secured 54,000 privately owned houses and 17,000 public houses to accommodate the evacuees.
Japanese dairy firm Yakult signed a deal last week to expand its factory in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi, Jiangsu province, making it the company's largest plant in the world.
Jan 20, 2018 reaches one-year mark for Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States. One year into US President Donald Trump's presidency, the uncertainties and anxieties over his unconventional playbook appear to have not diminished. As he seeks to implement his campaign promises, which seem controversial and even unacceptable to many, rifts, feuds and controversies dogged the year and 2018 would probably not be any different.
Jeff Astle, managing director for China operations at the council, echoed Cowper-Coles by saying British businesses have seen much more tangible opportunities through the initiative.
Jiang Jian, a TCM doctor at Shuguang Hospital in Shanghai, said more efforts should be made to strengthen the building of a TCM national emergency system to cope with infectious diseases, including establishing a high-standard emergency medical team and improving related information-monitoring and warning systems.
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Jacques believes Xi is one of the few modern statesmen who could make a major contribution to reshaping the global order, which would go beyond the remit of the Bretton Woods institutions.
James Kennell, principal lecturer in tourism at the University of Greenwich, said it is hard to understand why the Chinese mainland was not included as a safe destination.
Jan 3: ROK reopened a communication hotline with the DPRK in Panmunjom, the heavily armed demilitarized zone between the two countries.
Jiang Yi, a researcher at the institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian studies under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said Hua's remarks reflect the fact that China-Russia relations are "at the best level in history".