Ten persons have died of the disease so far, with one reported on Tuesday.
That experience led Loeffke to view the Chinese not as the enemy but as people to get to know and build up a friendship with.
Thanks to the internet and other technologies, karaoke-which originated in Japan and literally means "empty orchestra" in Japanese-is no longer restricted to karaoke bars or booths. Music lovers can now sing to their heart's content anywhere and anytime by just using mobile karaoke apps.
That growth would come on top of a 60 percent increase in lending this year, if pending projects are approved as expected, according to Zhu Xian, vice-president and chief operations officer of NDB, a multilateral development bank established by the BRICS countries.
Thailand is now among the world's rapidly aging countries, and the rising financial and healthcare needs of the elderly pose a serious challenge to its policymakers.
Tengku Zafrul Aziz, CEO of CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, a universal bank headquartered in Malaysia
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That enables Beijing and Berlin to join hands and stand up together for a multilateral global system that is being challenged by Trump's "America first" strategy.
That figure is projected to reach 487 million by 2053, when Chinese people will account for a quarter of the global population in that age group, meaning China's workforce will fall to less than 700 million.
Terry Gou (L), founder and CEO of Foxconn Technology Group, and Richard Snyder (R), governor of the US state of Michigan, speak to the media.[Photo by Chai Hua/chinadaily.com.cn]
That is a lot sooner than predicted by Miao Wei, minister of industry and information technology, who said it would only be reality in eight to 10 years and explained that safety should be a top priority.