In a shocking new book, Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism, Princeton University professors Anne Case and Angus Deaton-the latter of whom won the 2015 Nobel Prize for Economics-show that the real quality of life for working class Americans has deteriorated so sharply over the past 40 years that their average life expectancy is actually falling. Using in-depth data analysis, the book shows that "deaths of despair" from alcohol, drugs or suicide are killing rising numbers of working people.
In a keynote speech delivered at the dialogue's opening ceremony on Friday, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, called on the parties in various countries to play a leading role in jointly building a community with a shared future for mankind and building a beautiful world.
In a message, read out by Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the recent Christchurch terrorist attacks brought into sharp relief the importance of building interactions and understanding across peoples, cultures and borders.
In a letter to Jeremy Wright, the secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, Member of Parliament Norman Lamb said a ban on Huawei's 5G equipment "would not constitute a proportionate response to the potential security threat posed by foreign suppliers".
In a supplement to its Asian Development Outlook Update 2017 report, ADB upgrades its 2017 GDP outlook in the region by 0.1 percentage points compared to its September 2017 forecast, while its 2018 forecast remains unchanged at 5.8 percent.
In a statement on Friday, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, condemned the Democratic Progressive Party, the ruling party of Taiwan, for making "groundless accusations" regarding the Kiribati government.
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In a statement, a company spokesman confirmed the layoff without specifying how many employees will be released.
In a mission statement signed on Tuesday, the group vowed to strengthen coordination among social scientists to better prepare mankind for the digital revolution featuring big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence and robotics.
In a Feb 23 speech to a Beijing meeting on the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus, President Xi Jinping said COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, will inevitably deal a relatively big blow to China's economic and social development. However, at such a time, it is even more important to view China's development in a comprehensive, dialectical and long-term perspective and firm up confidence.
In a video interview with China Daily, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Mike Preston praised highly of the US-China relations. "China is very high on our priority list. We have had some success with Chinese investment in Arkansas, also I see the door opening wider and wider in China in terms of our products. So I think the future is great for both of our countries," Hutchinson said. In recent years Arkansas has landed investment projects from China totaling more than billion with the potential for 1,600 jobs.