MIL-OSI China: 2019 Spring Festival Gala: A sneak peek of performance sub-venues
Source: China State Council Information Office 3 Around the corner is Chinese Lunar New Year as the curtain of the 2019 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, also known as Chunwan in Chinese, will be raised on Monday night. Since its first live broadcast by China Central Television (CCTV) in 1983, the gala has evolved into a […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Wu Lei makes his debut in Spanish Liga Santander
Source: China State Council Information Office Chinese forward Wu Lei made his debut in the Spanish Liga Santander when he came on as a 78th minute substitute for Espanyol defender Didac Vila. Wu Lei had only been on the pitch for three minutes when Roberto Rosales scored Espanyol’s second goal in a 2-2 draw which […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: HK filmmakers offer view on anti-corruption case
Source: China State Council Information Office 3 Hong Kong’s veteran crime filmmakers have come together to offer a new trilogy based on outstanding cases from the anti-corruption agency of Hong Kong, the first installment being screened for the upcoming Spring Festival. “Integrity” is the title of this first offering, written and directed by Alan Mak […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Trump unwilling to commit to making Mueller report public
Source: China State Council Information Office In an interview with CBS News that aired Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump refused to commit to making special counsel Robert Mueller’s final report public. During the interview, Trump said the decision would be made by his attorney general. “Totally up to the attorney general,” Trump said. “I don’t […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Bukele declares victory in El Salvador’s presidential race
Source: China State Council Information Office Nayib Bukele declared victory in El Salvador’s presidential elections on Sunday after securing a decisive lead over his two main rivals. According to preliminary results from the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE), with more than 87 percent of ballots counted, the 37-year-old former mayor of San Salvador garnered a commanding […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Wreckage of missing plane carrying Sala found
Source: China State Council Information Office The missing plane carrying the Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala has been found and his family has been told, according to head of the private search on Sunday. David Mearns, a marine scientist in charge of the private search for the missing plane, wrote on Twitter Sunday night that “wreckage […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Beijing: Football fans hit bars early to catch Super Bowl LIII
Source: China State Council Information Office Chilly temperatures, a 13-hour time difference and the fact that today is Lunar New Year Eve did little to deter many Beijingers from catching the live broadcast of Super Bowl LIII in Beijing on Monday morning. Several area bars were packed with revelers watching the New England Patriots take […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: China grants tax benefit to boost employment of the needy
Source: China State Council Information Office The Chinese government has decided to grant a three-year-long tax benefit to inspire self-employment and support small companies to hire more people in need. Under a decision jointly announced Saturday by the Ministry of Finance, State Taxation Administration and other governmental departments, people in need who start a business […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: PBOC establishes bureau to strengthen financial regulation
Source: China State Council Information Office China’s central bank has set up an institution to improve financial regulation and risk prevention, the office of public sectors reform commission said in a statement Saturday. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has established a macro-prudential management bureau to replace the previous foreign exchange department, according to the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: US, Russia quitting INF sparks concerns
Source: China State Council Information Office The United States and Russia both announced over the weekend that they will suspend a major nuclear weapons agreement, known as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, a decision that has triggered grave concerns over the possibility of a new arms race between the world’s two largest nuclear powers. US […]
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