Tamaki who denounces the central government's plans to relocate the base, said he hoped the referendum would provide local citizens with the opportunity to voice their opposition to the move, yet the central government is continuing to forge ahead with construction work for the new facility and in doing so bulldozing the feelings and opinions of local Okinawans.
Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen announced her resignation as the chair of the Democratic Progressive Party late on Saturday, to take responsibility for the party's defeat in Taiwan's local elections.
TOKYO - Search and rescue operations were called off Tuesday for five missing US Marines who were aboard a jet and a tanker plane when they fatally collided midair last week off Japan's western coast.
Technological change will shape our future but won't determine it. Every technological age found its expression in human values, principles, norms and institutions. In the wake of the First Industrial Revolution, poor working conditions gave birth to socialism and social capitalism; the green movement beginning in the 1970s was a response to the nuclear age and the age of mass consumption associated with the Second Industrial Revolution; in the late 20th century, global multistakeholder governance models gained traction in response to rapid globalization, a result of the Third or "Digital" Revolution. What value systems and institutions are needed to ensure that the Fourth Industrial Revolution will be inclusive and human-centered? And, how can these be implemented?
Tech firms in China have long faced a typical dilemma between the need to expand investment and research expenditures and the difficulty to get financing. Without adequate properties and factories as collateral, tech firms could find it extremely hard to get financing from the dominant banking system.
Tang Wenhong, an official with the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), said MOFCOM will make specific arrangements and set a clear agenda to push forward the implementation of policies designed to improve the business environment and encourage foreign investment.
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Technology is at the heart of everything that we do. We have substantially increased our investment in technology over the past three years. We are now spending almost three times on technical investment what we spent in 2015. It's close to 20 percent of our annual expenses - just the investment, not operations.
Tang Dengjie, Fujian's governor, said on Saturday that local government agencies responsible for guarding against typhoon hazards should be on duty 24 hours a day to ramp up warning efforts and evacuate residents in a timely manner.
Taking into account the size of the Chinese and US economies and the complexity of their relationship, it is unrealistic to resolve all of the thorny issues through talks lasting two days, Tu added.
TOKYO - The majority of voters in a referendum on Sunday in Japan's Okinawa rejected the central government's plans to relocate a controversial US airbase within Japan's southernmost prefecture, local media reported Monday after final tallies were counted.