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Kind teacher donates life savings to aid students
In 2014, he made a will to donate his savings of more than 300,000 yuan to help poor students. "I'm 92 years old and I guess I won't live for a long time. I want my ashes to be scattered in the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. I have more than 300,000 yuan savings and I'd like to use it to help poor students," the will says. … [Read more...] about Kind teacher donates life savings to aid students
Less holiday travel to aid with recovery
Guo Yuqiang, director of the child welfare division at the Ministry of Civil Affairs, said that given that many rural children and senior citizens are unable to reunite with family members who work in cities, local officials should regularly visit them, learn their needs and provide help in a timely fashion. … [Read more...] about Less holiday travel to aid with recovery
India-China Ties at a Crossroads, Their Choices Will Have Global Repercussions, FM Jaishankar Says
The Astana consensus, which was reached between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2017, states that Delhi and Beijing, in their relationship, must not allow differences to become disputes. Jaishankar has highlighted eight objectives that may guide the relationships between the two countries including mutual respect and sensitivity to each other’s interests, concerns and aspirations. … [Read more...] about India-China Ties at a Crossroads, Their Choices Will Have Global Repercussions, FM Jaishankar Says
January FDI tops 1.5 billion USD
Hanoi (VNA) - Foreign investors had poured 1.51 billion USD into Vietnam as of January 20, a 4.1 percent increase over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI). Forty-seven new projects were granted investment registration certificates, a year-on-year decline of 81.8 percent, while the registered capital topped 1.3 billion USD, down 70.3 percent. Forty-six existing projects registered to add capital totalling 472.2 million USD, up 41.4 percent year-on-year. Meanwhile, capital contributions and shares purchases by foreign investors stood at 220.8 million USD, down 58.7 percent. Foreign investors pumped capital into 14 sectors in the period, with processing and manufacturing holding the lead at nearly 1.54 billion USD, representing 76.4 percent of the total. Real estate ranked second with nearly 179 million USD, followed by transportation and warehousing and agro-forestry-fisheries with 111.9 million USD and 60.4 million USD, … [Read more...] about January FDI tops 1.5 billion USD