Jan-June profits of SOEs fell by 38.8 percent year-on-year to 1.12 trillion yuan (0 billion). The decline was 13.9 percentage points smaller than that registered in the first five months.
Jarno Syrjala, Finnish ambassador to China, said China and Finland have had a rich history of diverse collaboration, from energy to winter sports, since establishing formal diplomatic relations in 1950.
Jiang Bing (right) tutors a student. [Photo/VCG]
James Sassoon, a member of the House of Lords and president of the China-Britain Business Council, said he is optimistic that business dealings will continue to hum along in the background of heightened political tensions, as they did during an earlier diplomatic rift between the UK and China from 2011 to 2013.
Jiang Qijia, a senior analyst at financial services provider Noah Holdings, said stake reductions so far this year are at a medium level, compared with past experiences. The reductions do not necessarily indicate a negative outlook of shareholders.
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Japan is willing to discuss with China on jointly exploring third-party markets, to deepen cooperation with China on areas such as high-end manufacture and trade in service, to push forward negotiations on China-Japan-South FTA, and to push for RCEP negotiations to make substantial progress within the year, he said.
Japan announced last week that it would begin commercial whaling "within its own exclusive economic zone" in July, after its exit from the IWC is formalized on June 30. And it would stop whaling in the Antarctic Ocean next summer.
Japanese trading company Itochu and Chinese conglomerate CITIC Group will jointly launch a fund investing in China's internet data centers, aiming to be not only a business success but also a boost to the country's IT industry.
Japan's Space Operations Squadron, comprising just 20 personnel, is currently involved with ensuring that Japanese satellites are not damaged by space debris and meteorites, although the government plans to see its size and operational scope increase in the coming years.