On average, China contributes more troops to UN peacekeeping missions than any other permanent member of the UN Security Council. The country dispatches high-value troops and has recently begun to provide combat troops, marking a significant change in its deployment profile, according to UN reports.
On its path to becoming a modernized country, China had also set targets to double its economic size in the first two decades of this century.
On the earnings front, JP Morgan Chase topped analysts' expectations for third-quarter earnings and revenue on Friday as better-than-expected retail banking results offset the weakness in bond trading.
On Tuesday, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said there had been "new substantial" progress in the talks and it hoped the two sides would be able to resolve issues of mutual concern and achieve "satisfactory" results. While the White House said the meetings had been productive and progress had been made on numerous key issues.
On Tuesday, a team of volunteers from the sponsoring Chinese company, China Duty Free Group (Cambodia), visited the KAC, donating school supplies such as backpacks, books and pens to prepare the children for the new semester.
On the night of July 7, 1937, a Japanese army battalion stationed in the area, claimed one of its soldiers had gone missing, and was presumed captured, during a training exercise about 1 kilometer northwest of a citadel known as the Wanping Fortress. The Japanese also claimed to have heard gunfire, which they said must have come from within the citadel's walls.
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On Tuesday night, Trump called for Congress to "immediately" pass stand-alone legislation to extend aid for airline workers and small businesses. He also said he would back another round of ,200 stimulus payments for workers.
On a conference call with reporters, Amazon chief financial officer?Amazon.com CFO Brian Olsavsky was asked if the company’s rising profitability signaled that it was running out of areas to invest for future growth.?Olsavsky said the answer was no —?citing plans to double spending on digital content in the second half of this year, and add 18 new fulfillment centers in the quarter, vs. six in the same period last year.
On Wednesdays, eight to 10 club members gather at Li's home to cook Beijing cuisine and discuss plans for the coming weekend.
On a month-on-month basis, the index was up 0.9 percent last month.