Since 2009, BRICS summits have been held annually. The foreign, finance and security ministers of the nations also meet regularly.
Similarly, on July 3, a vaccine being developed by Sinovac Biotech (China), in association with the Butantan Institute was authorized to begin trials; on July 21, a vaccine from BioNTech (Germany) and Wyeth-Pfizer (the United States) was authorized; and last month, a vaccine from Janssen-Cilag and Johnson & Johnson's pharmaceutical unit was authorized.
Since 2014, Xinjiang has destroyed 1,588 violent and terrorist gangs, arrested 12,995 terrorists, seized 2,052 explosive devices, punished 30,645 people for 4,858 illegal religious activities, and confiscated 345,229 copies of illegal religious materials, according to the white paper.
Since 2013, the initiative has delivered real benefits to countries along the routes. From Mongolia to Malaysia, Thailand to Pakistan and Laos to Uzbekistan, many projects, including high-speed railways, bridges, ports, industrial parks, oil pipelines and power grids, are being built.
Shenzhen, Guangdong province-based gold jewelry retailer Chow Tai Seng's revenue from e-commerce sales rose 159.95 percent year-on-year to 315 million yuan in the third quarter, while revenue from offline sales dropped 18.37 percent year-on-year to 178 million yuan.
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Si Shaojie, 30, the owner of "Desi Food", has served curry fried rice, chili chicken and other Indian delicacies for three years, with his restaurant attracting a group of lively and friendly customers, connected with each other through food.
Since April, he has been leading China's largest health and beauty retailer, intent on turning it into a top fashion brand.
Shirley Zindler of Sebastopol, California sits with her Neapolitan Mastiff named Martha after after winning the 2017 World's Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on June 23, 2017 in Petaluma, California. [Photo/VCG]
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