Part of the reason for the rapid rise in prices since June has been a lack of co-ordination in price settings and the stocking up of supplies in the rare earth market.
PBOC chief says tensions could bring downside risks to global economy
Patricia Hampl
Partisanship is a deep-rooted problem in Western democracies. Struggles between executive and legislative branches and "Veto Games" have resulted in the failure to enact much needed legislation. Special interest groups "kidnap" policies through lobbying, and different parties coming into power often leads to reversal of state policies, resulting in a massive loss of time and resources.
PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan - Unknown armed men abducted six foreigners and their Afghan driver in Khawja Alwan area outside Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province's capital city Pul-e-khumri on Sunday, a local official said.
PARIS -- Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, on Tuesday attended a special session on girls' and women's education here at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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Pan Hao, director of the Xuhui district notary public office, explained that when evidence, such as a picture or a video clip, is taken through the platform – which is in the form of a smartphone app -- the exact longitude and latitude of the location where it is taken is recorded, and a unique hash index is created by the system for this specific evidence to ensure its authenticity and uniqueness.
Passengers may not play music or videos on speakers of their digital devices or make hands-free mobile phone calls in the subway cars to avoid making annoying noises.
Passengers look at their phones in subway during the evening rush in Beijing, on May 17, 2020. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Patrick Zhao, senior vice-president for Asia Pacific of BASF Coatings Solutions, said that for a global company like BASF, which has integrated global value chains, minimizing the impact of trade barriers and tariffs is essential to operations. The company and its customers benefit from free trade, since any kind of tariff represents an indirect tax, he said.