New year cards and calendars used to be popular gifts for seasons' greetings, but this year, many of them may well be left in the stock room, due to a ban on government purchasing of greeting cards.
Myanmar has taken measures to introduce international electronic payment services, bringing in so far three international payment cards to facilitate foreign travelers in domestic payment in preparation of the upcoming Myanmar-host 27th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in December this year.
China's first generation of resident ID cards will expire on Jan. 1, 2013, the Ministry of Public Security said Thursday.
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