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FUZHOU INITIATIVE

With the aim of promoting the development of the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road and creating common benefits for the people of the cities along the Maritime-Continental Silk Road

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Semarang, Indonesia-- City on Belt and Road

The annual Zheng He celebration is one of the major public events in Semarang.

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Semarang, Pearl of Java inheriting prosperity on Maritime Silk Road

Semarang, the capital and the largest city of the province of Central Java, which has a very deep historical links to China.

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UNWTO:Branding Maritime Silk Road to promote “Refreshing Fujian”

Connecting Fujian with the Maritime Silk Road can create a very positive image for the city, Patrick Fritz, the Programme assistant for the UNWTO, told APD in an exclusive interview. “A powerful brand with a positive reputation inspires quality and trust,” he said.

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Obama to pay historic visit to Hiroshima, looming "apology tour" narrative

The White House announced the visit in a statement Tuesday morning, saying Obama will visit along with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a previously scheduled visit to Japan to attend a Group of Seven summit.

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Brunei's Sultan inspects multilateral joint maritime exercise

Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah on Wednesday inspected the ASEAN Defence Ministers'Meeting Plus Maritime Security and Counter Terrorism (ADMM-Plus MS & CT) Exercise, which is currently being conducted in Brunei.

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ADMM-Plus Joint Maritime Exercise kicks off

The ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Maritime Security and Counterterrorism Field Training Exercise kicks off at the Multinational Coordination Centre, Muara Naval Base. After the opening ceremony, Chinese Ambassador to Brunei and China's military delegation visit the exercise command centre of China on May 3.

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Naval vessles on standby, ADMM-Plus Counter Terrorism Exercise underway in Brunei

The opening ceremony of the fourth military drills for the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) was held in Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, on May 3.

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Brunei 2016 auto show launched

The four-day Auto Show is an exhibition of automobiles, motorbikes and sports cars available in Brunei.

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Topless children in wintry cold raises online furor

Chinese children are often portrayed as spoiled little brats raised by over-protective parents, but some of them are trying to rectify their image, in a controversial way.

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Myanmar suffers trade deficit in 1st 8 months of 2015-16 FY

Myanmar has suffered over 3.713 billion U.S. dollars trade deficit in the first eight months of 2015-16 fiscal year, according to official statistics issued on Tuesday.

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China-proposed initiatives synergize with ASEAN's development strategies

There is more convergence of interests than many might have noticed between development strategies of ASEAN countries, either collectively and individually, and China-proposed initiatives such as the Belt and Road, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and Lancang-Mekong Cooperation framework (LMC).

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Afghan economic situation declines with NATO-led forces' withdrawal

​The conclusion of the NATO-led forces combat mission in Afghanistan in late 2014 and withdrawal of major parts of the more than 120,000-strong combat troops has negatively affected the economy of the foreign-aid dependent country.

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Job creation in S. Korea slows down in November

Job creation in South Korea slowed down in November, with jobless rate unchanged at 3.1 percent, a government report showed Wednesday.

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Speech by the Minister of Tourism Republic of Indonesia at the 2nd ASEAN Development Forum

Arief Yahya, the Minister of Tourism of Republic of Indonesia delivered a keynote speech at the 2nd ASEAN development forum which is held by the Asia Pacific Daily in Hong Kong on Dec 14th with the theme of “Connectivity through interactions between regions, industries and civil societies”.

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China-funded mega port city to help generate new business in Sri Lanka

​A mega China funded Port City project in the capital will help generate new investments and new buyers of real-estate in new businesses in Sri Lanka, the China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) said on Tuesday, citing a report.

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China's HK, ASEAN should strengthen ties to expand offshore RMB business: K C Chan

China's Hong Kong should join hands with the ASEAN countries under the "One Belt, One Road" initiative to further expand the offshore renminbi business, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government K C Chan said here Monday.