Japan's Defense Ministry is seeking by far its highest budget for fiscal 2018 beginning next April, which, if approved, will be the sixth consecutive increase in the country's defense expenditure, reflecting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's penchant for military expansion. The proposed 2.5 percent hike will raise the budget to 5.26 trillion yen ( billion), which the ministry says is needed to pay for upgraded missile interceptors, six F-35 stealth fighters, four V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, and new naval vessels, including a submarine and two compact warships.
JINAN -- Chinese manufacturing giant Nanshan Group aims to make its production and management smarter via partnership with domestic digitalization solutions provider Inspur Group.
Jiang Jianjun, mayor of Zhanjiang and a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress, said the city has a good geographical position and a vast market.
Jiang Qijia, senior analyst of the research department at financial services provider Noah Holdings Ltd, said that silver has a similar function as gold in terms of hedging risks. At the same time, it can be widely applied in industrial production, which is the same as aluminum and copper. Its strategic importance is only next to gold with regard to its trading volume in the physical and futures market.
Japan quickly called the asset seizure "extremely regrettable" and said Tokyo will push for talks with Seoul on the issue.
Jian Wang, Alibaba’s chief technology officer, addresses an overflow crowd in Bellevue last night.
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Japan is third-largest contributor, with 223 companies joining in the list.
Jeremy Stevens, Beijing-based chief China economist of Standard Bank, Africa's largest bank, said a lot of international commentators had become too obsessed with this.
Jan 9: DPRK and ROK officials meet at a border village and agree on the DPRK sending athletes and delegates to the Winter Olympics in the South. Hundreds of North Koreans go to the Pyeongchang Games in February, including Kim's sister.
Jane Zhang attends a premiere on June 28, 2015 in Hollywood, California. [Photo/VCG]