宋国The U Street/Shaw and 14th Street area has fast been turned into an upscale neighborhood in recent years, with many new restaurants and shops opening and new apartment construction

友美Sun Xinwei, deputy general manager of China State Construction Engineering Corp Central and Western African Region, advised that Chinese companies engaging in any large infrastructure projects in Congo should be aware of expenses for the period after the project is completed and before the official operation, as the Congolese government is suffering from an economic downturn due to oil price drop from 2014, which results in delayed payment流难Lyu also eased local worries about the pollution that comes along with industrialization

道坎China is the top trade partner and the largest engineering project contractor of Congo宋国[Photo by Pan Zhongming/China Daily]Brazzaville, Congo - The Chinese Council for the Promotion of the South-South Cooperation has launched a new wave to explore the French-speaking western African markets in Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire and Congo (Brazzaville) by leading a 30-odd member delegation of entrepreneurs to visit the countries友美"Besides, the Congolese government can adopt the most strict standards on pollution for the Chinese companies and the Chinese investors will consciously follow the rules and regulations set by the Congolese government, he said流难"However, in recent years, the Chinese government no longer tolerates the existence of polluting enterprises," he said道坎The Special Economic Zone under construction in Pointe Noire is the flagship project of Chinese-Congolese cooperation, Lyu said

宋国"He said the reasons to choose Congo for the visit are that Congo boasts a sound investment environment, the infrastructure construction shows a growing momentum and the Chinese enterprises are willing to be involved in the industrialization process of the country友美"Some media claim that the Chinese investment would cause pollution in the host country," he said流难He studied at China Three Gorges University and has lived in China for 11 years, during which he fell in love with Lyu Xueqin, a woman from Enshi, Hubei province, who became his wife later

道坎Kottuvala Abdul Mateed from India helps his Chinese father-in-law to expand their ginger business abroad宋国cn]A 31-year-old Indian in Central China's Hubei province cultivates ginger with his Chinese father-in-law at their home village and exports it to countries in Asia, North America and Latin America, Chutian Metropolis Daily reported友美The family's business also received local government's support, which arranged experts from universities to provide guidance and helped them construct a cellar, which is capable of storing 150,000 kg of ginger流难The couple established a company in South China's Guangdong province to export various agriculture products, including ginger, to countries, such as India, Saudi Arabia, Brazil and United States, through Dubai port

The man, originally from New Delhi, gave himself a Chinese name called Wang Wei, same as one of the most famous poets in Tang Dynasty (618-907)The seeds grew up successfully and they decided to set up a ginger cultivation base spread over 2

Last year, Wang together with his father-in-law, Lyu Weiping, brought ginger seeds and cultivation technology to their home village in Hubei after inspecting them in East China's Shandong provinceThe two sides will exchange views on bilateral ties, US President Donald Trump's visit to China this year, and major international and regional issues, Lu saidBEIJING - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit China on Sept30 at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said Wednesday

The training course on the Chinese lion dance is part of the 2017 China Africa Cultures in Focus, an activity held by the Bureau for External Cultural Relations of Chinese Ministry of Culture to strengthen the cultural communication between China and African countriesThey kept practicing from morning until night, trying to master the basic skills of lion dance, routines and instrumental music within a short periodThe cultural center of the Jinpu New Area has undertaken the course for three consecutive years since 2015The cultural center of the Jinpu New Area also arranged some courses for them to know about other traditional Chinese culture such as Chinese calligraphy, seal cutting, folk dance, paper-cutting, and pottery

During the 35-day training course, they learned from Li Mingxu, the fifth generation successor of the Jinzhou Lion Dance, a provincial intangible cultural heritage that has been passed from generation to generation for more than a centuryTen students from Nigeria and Zambia learned how to perform Chinese lion dance at the Jinpu New Area in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province

What has it to do with dissolving the lower house now?" said Seiji Maehara, leader of the largest opposition Democratic PartyTOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced at a press conference on Monday that he will dissolve the House of Representatives when it convenes Thursday to pave way for a general election next month

The prime minister cited the need to seek a fresh mandate to overcome "a national crisis" caused by "the biggest challenge facing Japan, which is the population aging and low birthrate," as well as security challengesAbe has been under fire for his connection with nationalist private school operator Moritomo Gakuen, which purchased a piece of state-owned land in Osaka for only a fraction of the market priceHe said that he would seek mandate from the people for shifting the usage of part of the revenue generated by a consumption tax hike that has been delayed until 2019 from paying debt to welfare policiesHe added that the reason Abe cited for dissolving the lower house is not convincing, and that the prime minister is just trying to avoid further grilling on favoritism scandalsHe also said that he would seek public support for a tougher stance over the Korea Peninsula issueHe has also been accused of using his influence to make the government choose Kake Educational Institution, run by a close friend of Abe's, to open a new department in a government- designated special economic zone

Abe's decision to call for a snap election, however, has drawn staunch criticism from opposition parties, which argued that there is no reason to dissolve the lower house of parliament before its current term expires in December 2018The college, with a transitional campus at Hainan University, will relocate to its permanent campus, which is under construction in Mission Hill in Haikou

"Even the teaching building of HAITC is the same as in Arizona State University in order to enhance students sense of belonging," he saidAbout one-third of the college's teachers are from Arizona State University and one-third from global recruitment, with others from Hainan University, according to Wang

Li Jianbao, president of Hainan University，said that HAITC is the first domestic Sino-foreign cooperative tourist institution formally approved by the Ministry of Education in May 2017"Through this partnership, we leverage our two institutions' expertise, resources and passion for community development and public service," Jonathan GS Koppell, dean of ASU College of Public Service and Community Solutions, said

HAITC is an international and innovative joint college established by Hainan University and American top-ranking public research institution, Arizona State University, the first of its kind in ChinaA total of 268 students majoring in hotel management, human geography and urban/rural planning and administrative management attended the opening ceremonyHainan University and Arizona State University Joint International Tourism College, which is affiliated with Hainan University, opened its first-ever session in Haikou, capital of China's southern Hainan province, on MondayThe college is aiming to cultivate management personnel with a global vision and international competitiveness of tourism

"This new college is an incredibly exciting and innovative initiative," Koppell said when addressing the opening ceremony on MondayThe students also will have access to the quality teaching, research resources and electronic library resources with ASU, she added

That means that the students can enjoy American top university teaching resources without going abroad, said Wang Lin, head of the new collegeWith the professional courses taught in English, students will get double degrees, one from Hainan University and another from Arizona State University, if they successfully graduate from the college

Tuition is about 60,000 yuan for each semester, which is much less than that in ASU's US headquarters, while excellent students have the same access to various scholarships4 magnitude earthquake recorded on Saturday near the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's most recent nuclear test site was "natural"

The test prompted global condemnation, leading the United Nations Security Council to unanimously adopt new sanctions that include restricting the DPRK's oil shipmentsThe report said the analysis of seismic waves and the lack of sound waves clearly showed the quake was not caused by an artificial explosion, citing an unnamed weather agency official from the ROKThe center previously issued a notice saying it suspected another test because the epicenter was located on the surface4 magnitude quake would be much smaller than the quakes caused by previous DPRK nuclear tests, the report said

After the incident, the center quickly organized seismological bureaus and geological institutions to evaluate the situation, it saidSeismologists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of California Santa Cruz also published a joint report on Saturday that said tests had shown the quake "clearly falls in the natural phenomena category" and was similar to the last natural earthquake in the region, which was recorded in December 2004

3 magnitude quake, while the strongest, this month, resulted in a 6"The incident was not a nuclear explosion, but had the characteristics of a natural quake," the China Earthquake Networks Center said late Saturday in a statement released online

"What the concerned parties should do now is to strictly and comprehensively implement UN Security Council resolutions and make positive efforts to resolve the issue through dialogue," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said at a news briefing on FridayThe official Korean Central News Agency claimed it was a hydrogen bomb

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