The Manila-based Asian Development Bank said the region is a global hot spot for water insecurity. It remains home to 60 percent of the world's population and half of the world's poorest people.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington predicted a total of 399,163 COVID-19 deaths in the United States by Feb 1, 2021, based on current projection scenario.
The International Monetary Fund and other international lenders would be invited to plan economic relief for Venezuela, from which millions have fled as those who remain face dire shortages of food and other necessities.
The Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was added to Annex III of Hong Kong's Basic Law and took effect later on Tuesday.
The John Innes Centre signed a five-year agreement with two Chinese Academy of Science institutes in 2014 to collaborate on research in the areas of agriculture and herbal medicinal plants.
The Law on Protection of Wild Animals prohibits the trafficking and abuse of wild animals, but there is no law in China dealing with the abuse of domesticated animals. With a growing number of animal abuse cases being reported, more voices are calling for such a law.
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The Labor Department remained cautious.
The IPO activity on the A-share market has slowed down. It is estimated that 64 companies will list in the first half raising a total of 60.4 billion yuan, down 35 percent by proceeds year-on-year.
The Ministry of Finance has given the Shenzhen Stock Exchange approval to issue local government bonds through a particular bond issuance system and individual investors can purchase these bonds, the exchange said on Wednesday.
The International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), the IMF's steering body, also repeated its past commitments on currency exchange rates.