In July, OneConnect signed an agreement with the Abu Dhabi Global Market in the United Arab Emirates to develop technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and distributed ledger. In June, it tied up with UBX, a subsidiary of Union Bank in the Philippines, to build the country's first blockchain-enabled technology platform.
In January, no new ODI projects were reported in property, sports or entertainment.
In January, Ctrip also announced a collaboration with US online restaurant reservation service provider Open Table to facilitate bookings at tens of thousands of restaurants across North America.
In July, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced there would be no stamp duty to pay on property purchases of up to 500,000 pounds (1,000) until March 31. The change means buyers can save as much as 15,000 pounds on the purchase of a 500,000-pound property.
In July, a survey conducted by Southeast University in Nanjing city, Jiangsu province, found that some 30 percent of people were still experiencing mild levels of stress due to the pandemic.
In February, the Central Leading Group for Deepening Overall Reform, led by President Xi Jinping, approved a plan that calls for further reform of the permanent residency policy to facilitate foreigners living and working in China.
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In February, his bilingual play Agamemnon will open to audiences in Beijing. The work, an extraordinary experiment from the national theaters of China and Greece, will represent the merging of two great theatrical traditions.
In June, five of China's national-level government bodies issued a notice that urged the country's film and television industry to deal with the problems of exorbitant celebrity pay and tax evasion.
In February 2016, Xi visited Jinggangshan, home to the CPC's first rural revolutionary base, in East China's Jiangxi province, to inspect poverty alleviation work there. During his visit he said that the country should not leave any impoverished family or person behind.
In Hejin city, local resident Cao Zhanke is the sponsor of the Yuwang Temple.