The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 25,628.90, down 623.34 points or 2.37 percent. Nasdaq closed at 7,751.77, down 239.62 points or 3 percent. The S&P 500 was also down, closing at 2,847.11, down 75.84 points or 2.59 percent. The market closed down for the fourth week in a row.
The Danish government is mapping how many invasive oysters there are, and how they affect the country's environment and fishery stocks, said Esben Lunde Larsen on Friday. He is on a delegation to China along with Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen.
The Chinese red-headed centipede. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations will commence May 15, a senior official said Thursday at a news conference in Beijing.
The FAO launched the heritage program in 2002 to identify and protect the globally important agricultural heritage sites and their associated biodiversity, landscapes, knowledge systems and cultures.
The Deloitte Voice of Asia report suggested that the shifting demography in the Asian nations within this century towards a significantly larger percentage of aged citizens will see more people aged over 65 in Asia by the year 2042 than in the whole of Europe and North America combined.
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The DPRK announced on Monday that Kim Yong-nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, will lead a delegation to Pyeongchang. He will be the highest ranking official to ever visit the ROK.
The DEIC chairman hailed the innovative tendering system in Ukraine, saying it creates all opportunities for fair competition.
The EU Foreign Affairs Department said in a statement on Wednesday that it was the "unanimous position" of all 28 member states not to change their stance in line with UN resolutions that identify the Golan Heights as occupied territory and reject the seizure of land by force.
The DPRK's top leader Kim Jongun presided over a video conference meeting of the ruling party's Central Military Commission on Tuesday, where members "took stock of the prevailing situation" before deciding to suspend the military plans, the KCNA reported, without elaborating.