In 2018, all of Lhasa's impoverished villages and counties rose above the region's poverty line, and the poverty incidence rate fell to lower than 3 percent, making Lhasa the first place in the region to be lifted out of poverty since 2016.
In April, Amazon launched Prime Reading, the first entertainment benefit for Prime members in China. Prime members can now enjoy unlimited reading, at no additional cost, from a rotating selection of over 500 Kindle titles.
In April Philip Morris International launched an insurance company called Reviti. It will initially sell life insurance in the UK with plans to expand into more markets overseas. Smokers will receive discounts if they stop, quit or switch to a possibly less carcinogenic product, like Philip Morris' vaping devices or its heated tobacco product IQOS.
In 2018, the Auckland Council became the first local government in New Zealand to issue a green bond to successfully raise NZ0 million (2 million) to fund investment in electric trains and associated infrastructure.
In August, Pearson completed the sale of Global Education (GEDU) to Puxin Education at the price of million. GEDU is a leading provider of English language training and test preparation for Chinese students wishing to study abroad.
In 2017, the UNDP and UN-DESA, sponsored by the fund, forged a partnership to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific region.
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In Africa, the total death toll had reached 1,374 as cases climbed to 30,329 as of Sunday, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention said.
In April, the president expressed his hope to Lam, who will be sworn in on Saturday, that she would live up to the great trust, rely on the people of Hong Kong, comprehensively and precisely implement the principle of "one country, two systems" and the Basic Law, and contribute to the development of Hong Kong.
In April, Liu took a crucial step in preparing for Guai Guai's death; she preserved the dog's genes at Sinogene's lab in Beijing.
In 2017, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a regulation establishing a framework for screening foreign direct investment inflows into the EU on grounds of security or public order. The regulation entered into force on April 10 and applies across all EU member states on Oct 11, 2020.