The measure was approved without debate by voice vote as part of a package of noncontroversial amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), according to a report from The Hill.
The ministry said Japan's naval deployment is to enhance its own intelligence-gathering capabilities in areas that include the Gulf of Oman and part of the Arabian Sea. It stressed that the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran on one side and a key shipping lane, is excluded from the mission.
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The ministry will also push for the lifting of market access restrictions on foreign investment in sectors that are not on the negative list to level the playing field for Chinese companies and foreign enterprises.
The ministry said in a statement on Feb 3 that it will conduct the annual examination of national-level social organizations, and such organizations are also expected to report fee adjustments in their annual reports.
The meeting is usually held quarterly, and the latest one was the first gathering after the committee was reshuffled in mid-June.
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The mechanism, even though unlikely to be established quickly, will aim to increase land supply, underpin the leasing market and restrain investment speculation through financial means.
The meeting called for efforts to support innovation and business startups through tax and fee cuts as well as loans and subsidies, among other policies.
The meeting decided that the management system of state-owned assets would be improved, and a list of powers and obligations on state assets supervision and management will be formulated to enable precise supervision by category.
The military is planning more and larger exercises from Feb 10-15, which Maduro said would be the "most important in the history of Venezuela".