President Xi Jinping (L) meets with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa in Lisbon, Portugal, on Dec 5, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]
President Xi Jinping delivers his New Year address on Sunday. It was aired on television, radio and the internet. XINHUA
Portugal's budget balance reached 1 percent of gross domestic product in the first three quarters of 2019, better than the forecast of a government deficit of 0.1 percent for the whole year of 2019, according to the latest data from Portuguese National Institute of Statistics (INE).
Pre-owned home prices in major first and second-tier cities had declined for three months in a row, and all the 22 hot spot cities the NBS tracked reported a month-on-month price drop for their preowned home prices in December, showing signs of reaching a turning point, said Zhang Dawei, chief analyst at Centaline Property Agency Ltd.
Pork supply may remain tight during the Spring Festival holiday, which falls in late January, a peak season for pork consumption, but the supply of other meats, such as poultry, beef and mutton, have increased this year, so the general balance of meat supply and demand can be ensured, he said.
Poor control of blood glucose levels over a long time leads to health problems such as heart disease, or damage to eyes, kidneys or nerves, experts said.
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President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent messages of condolence to his Bangladeshi counterpart Abdul Hamid and Nepalese counterpart Bidya Devi Bhandari after a deadly passenger plane crash a day earlier left 49 dead and 22 injured.
Premier Li Keqiang shakes hands with US Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on Thursday. Chao congratulated Li on China's economic performance in continuing to maintain a high growth rate. She also said she hopes the two nations will reach a positive outcome in trade and economic talks.
Praising China's success in implementing reform and opening-up over the past 40 years, he said, "As a traditional friendly neighbor, we are proud of the success."
President Xi Jinping met with former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. [Photo by Pang Xinglei/Xinhua]