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    TAIWAN AREA, 2013/09/07 The International Medical Tourism Forum opened Aug. 6 in Taipei City, underscoring the strength of the local sector and wealth of opportunities stemming from expanded cross-strait economic exchanges. Organized by Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), the daylong gathering attracted additional than 550 participants from home and abroad. It was the fourth event of its kind since the forum commenced in 2010. “Regulatory liberalization on both sides of the Taiwan Strait has created the perfect conditions for developing cross-strait medical tourism,” said Wang Chen-fu, chief secretary of the Bureau of Foreign Trade under the ROC Ministry of Economic Affairs.

  • President Xi Jinping calls for closer G20 partnership to boost world economy

    EUROPE, 2013/09/06 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged Group of 20 (G20) members to build a closer partnership to shore up the world economy. For that purpose, the world's major economies should initial adopt a responsible macroeconomic policy, he said in a speech delivered at the eighth G20 summit in this Russian city. All major economic entities have a minimum business of keeping their own home in order, Xi said, adding that they as well need to improve communication and coordination on macroeconomic policy.

  • Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the BRICS meeting at G 20 Summit

    CHINA, 2013/09/06 While China will contribute the lion's share of the $100 billion currency reserve fund, to be set up by the BRICS nations to fight currency shocks, in the event of an early taper of stimulus by the US Federal Reserve, no timelines have been set by which the fund will be in place, Sujatha Singh, foreign secretary, said on Thursday. "Several aspects remain be finalized, so there can be no timelines," Singh observed. Pressure mounts on Barack Obama over Syria attack at G20 summit Singh told newspersons that all the BRICS nations had expressed concern on the negative spillovers of unconventional monetary policies. The foreign secretary said prime minister Manmohan Singh had welcomed the Currency Reserve Agreement (CRA) saying it had acquired better salience amidst world currency volatility.

  • The G-20 summit in St. Petersburg.

    RUSSIA, 2013/09/05 President Barack Obama may not be having a one-on-one with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, but other world leaders are still expected to give him a hard time at the same time as they gather Thursday and Friday for the G-20 summit in St. Petersburg. Suggestions by the U.S. Federal Reserve that it could any minute at this time start to curtail its monetary stimulus measures have created havoc with the markets and currencies of fellow G-20 members India, Indonesia, Turkey, Brazil and South Africa. Investors have rushed to pull out money on the expectation that the momentum that buoyed these nations over the completed year would shift.

  • N. Korea Marks 60th Anniversary Of Korean War Truce With Major Military Parade

    NORTH KOREA, 2013/07/27 North Korea staged a massive military parade on Saturday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War. The parade, which is Pyongyang's major ever, was held at the major Kim Il Sung square and presided over by the young leader Kim Jong-un. China's Vice President Li Yuanchao joined him on the podium. Goose-stepping soldiers were accompanied by a lavish display of weapons that was dominated by North Korea's arsenal of missiles.

  • The Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD)

    JAPAN, 2013/07/27 Most of us could be forgiven for not knowing that one of the most important and unique meetings on African development was completed in Japan recently. Although it is not widely known, Japan has taken a leadership role in the international community for several decades with regards to African development. While China has established very visible trade and investment ties to the African continent, Japanese relations to Africa are often carried out under the radar. Attendees at TICAD, sponsored and hosted by the Japanese government, included the Secretary-General of the UN, the President of the World Bank, over 40 African heads of national and a lot of non-profit organisations.

  • Duck mania has gripped the city

    HONG KONG, 2013/06/11 The southern Chinese city has taken the 16.5-meter-tall (54-foot) duck, conceived by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, to its heart since it arrived under tow on May 2 to cheering crowds.Thousands said farewell Sunday to a giant inflatable yellow rubber duck which has captivated Hong Kong, on its final day in the city's harbor before it heads to the United States.

  • Samsung meet Chinese leader in Boao Forum

    CHINA, 2013/04/08 Samsung Electronics Co. vice chairman Lee Jae-yong met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the ongoing Boao Forum for Asia, sources said Sunday. Lee, the only son of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee, took part in a session where the Chinese leader greeted the 15 board members of the annual forum that is noted as Asia's "Davos Forum," according to the sources who requested anonymity.

  • Yasuo Fukuda meets Xi Jinping in Boao

    CHINA, 2013/04/08 Former Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda briefly met President Xi Jinping yesterday in his capacity as chairman of an international conference, but said there was no discussion of bilateral tensions. Fukuda is serving as chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia, touted as an Asian version of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The annual Boao conference is held on Hainan Island . 

  • Chinese president Xi's speech at Boao

    CHINA, 2013/04/08 Chinese President Xi Jinping's keynote speech at a major regional forum in the south of China Sunday has been widely reported by media across the world and captured experts' attention. Indian media and strategic analysts said Xi's speech at opening of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2013 reaffirmed China's foreign policy, particularly its Asian policy under the new leadership. 
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