Seiko Hashimoto, Japan's Olympics minister, also said the nation "will continue preparations so that the IOC can make sound decisions", but she added that "simulating the worst scenario is necessary to improve the quality of the Games".
Sergei Luzianin, director of Institute of Far Eastern Studies of Russia, said the CPC congress and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era not only served as the guidance for China's development, but also responded to world concerns such as fighting poverty and safeguarding security.
Senior Colonel Ren Guo-qiang, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, said at a news conference on Thursday that?defense and security cooperation under the SCO has been smooth and effective in recent years.
Seen as a close ally to Trump, Whitaker has been questioned over his past criticism of the Russia probe and his refusal to step aside despite advice from the Justice Department's ethics officials.
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Sean O'Hollaren, senior vice-president of the sports gear manufacturer Nike, which is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, said his state is "very trade-dependent", exporting agriculture products, electronics components and spirits and wines to the outside world.
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Senior travelers reached 858 overseas destinations in 74 countries and regions in 2018, with Thailand, Japan and Vietnam being their top choices, it said.
Self-service checkouts already are in many Walmart stores nationwide, but the Arkansas pilot program will be the only store where human cashiers aren't available. If the pilot program works, it will be implemented in more stores.
Senior lawmakers in Lopez Obrador's leftist National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) have pushed back against the suggestion Mexico could submit to Trump's demand to become a buffer zone to keep migrants out of the United States who are traveling up from Central America.
Secoo offered 8.5 million ADS (American depositary shares) at per share, raising roughly 0 milliom in its IPO on Thursday, including million from two cornerstone investors: Country Garden Holdings, one of the largest estate agents in China, and YTL Group, the infrastructure construction group in Malaysia.