Last year, the opium production in Afghanistan was estimated at 9,000 metric tons, up by 87 percent year-on-year. Opium production last year in the Golden Triangle was expected to increase 15 percent from a year earlier, according to data provided by the ministry.
Lau Siu-kai, vice-president of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macao Studies, a leading think tank, said the protesters were not really calling for the return of colonial rule.
Leaders of the 16 nations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will meet for the first time since 2012 at the 12th East Asia Summit in Manila next week, which Premier Li Keqiang will attend, a senior official said.
Lego Cube is a sandbox game. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Lei Haichao, head of the Beijing Municipal Health Commission, said health officials are striving to meet medical demands of the public while ensuring that some virus-control measures remain in place to prevent a possible wave of new infections.
Leadgentech.ai plans to debut an improved self-driving system this year. [Photo/leadgentech.ai]
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Latest: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has received the list of the journalists of the Republic of Korea (ROK) early Wednesday to cover the planned dismantling of its nuclear test site, Seoul's unification ministry said.
Launched in 2013 upon the dissolving of the Railway Ministry, the China Railway Corporation has been in the forefront of the country's corporate reform with a goal to foster modern railway enterprises and separate government functions from business operation.
Lee said the decision to convene the meeting was in line with her rights granted by the Rules of Procedure and the House Rules — two guidelines of LegCo's operation. She will decide whether to adopt the legal advice at the meeting and press ahead with other agenda items.
Launched in 1957 by the Chinese government, the Canton Fair is held in the spring and autumn seasons each year. Being China's largest trade fair, the exhibition is widely seen as a barometer of China's trade.