January to July trade with the EU climbed by 17.1 percent year-on-year to 2.33 trillion yuan. Trade with the United States rose by 20.6 percent, with ASEAN by 20.9 percent and with Japan by 16.9 percent.
Jia will remain as chairman, focusing on corporate governance, strategic planning and core product innovation, according to the documents. The board has approved Liang Jun to replace Jia as CEO.
Japan's Defense Ministry is seeking by far its highest budget for fiscal 2018 beginning next April, which, if approved, will be the sixth consecutive increase in the country's defense expenditure, reflecting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's penchant for military expansion. The proposed 2.5 percent hike will raise the budget to 5.26 trillion yen ( billion), which the ministry says is needed to pay for upgraded missile interceptors, six F-35 stealth fighters, four V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, and new naval vessels, including a submarine and two compact warships.
Jay Carney — SVP, Corporate Affairs
James C. Hsiung, professor of politics at New York University, also spoke about China's reforms and opening-up.
Japan's public broadcaster NHK said that according to a recent poll, the approval rate of Abe's Cabinet has dropped two points from last month to 45 percent, while the disapproval rate has increased two points to 37 percent.
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (center) arrives at a hospital in Tokyo on Monday. STR/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Japan surprises me every time I go with its innovation in technology and amazing food. However, what surprised me even more this time was the presence of Alipay in the taxi. It seems wherever Chinese tourists go, China's mobile payment tools follow behind.
Jiang Yang, vice-chairman of the CSRC, said at a news conference during the ongoing two sessions in Beijing that under the Securities Law, bourses are responsible for the suspension and termination of companies' listings.
Jiang Xiang, a worker from the China Construction Third Engineering Bureau who participated in the building of the makeshift Leishenshan Hospital, said, "I am surprised and moved. … I feel warmth in my heart as I eat this mutton."