Long-standing US-Iran tensions have soared since Jan 3 when missiles fired from a US drone killed a top Iranian commander, Qassem Soleimani, near Baghdad's airport.
Loans to the private sector are expected to account for 30 percent of the bank's business, NDB President K.V. Kamath said at the second NDB-BRICS Business Council (BBC) Dialogue in Shanghai, held during the BBC annual meeting, in the run-up to the 9th BRICS Summit in Xiamen, Fujian province in East China.
Local media reported that the government eyes allowing the emperor to abdicate in December 2018, with the emperor's 85th birthday in mind.
Liu: 'Countries of the world belong to one and the same community'
Local legislation
Local authorities in Xinjiang should especially prepare for geological disasters such as mountain torrents caused by rain and falling temperatures.
济南强直性脊柱炎由什么引起
Local resident Wu Lianmei lives in a stilted house atop a mountain. Her remote home means she is unable to develop a catering or accomodation business.
Long-term benefits
Local commentator Lau Siu-kai told China Daily that the central government's recognition will help boost the morale of the embattled police, supporting them to withstand the unprecedented political storm. Lau is the vice-president of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macao Studies, the nation's leading think tank of Hong Kong affairs.
Lizhi's founder and CEO Lai Yilong said in earlier interviews that the company is able to achieve full profitability in 2020 solely on its reliance on virtual "gifts" sent by audience members to hosts of audio livestreaming productions, but this will not be Lizhi's only revenue source in the future.