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On July 26, ahead of the Tenth NPT (Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons) Review Conference that opens on August 1 at UN Headquarters in New York, Soka Gakkai International (SGI) President Daisaku Ikeda called on the five nuclear-weapon states to declare that they will never be the first to use nuclear weapons in … Continued
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“Buoyed by its opening-up policy, continuous optimization of the business environment and strong economic resilience, China will remain a hot investment destination in the years to come,” said global experts at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2022 in Davos, Switzerland. China’s stable economic growth is of great significance to a global recovery, WEF President Borge … Continued
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Buddhist philosopher and peacebuilder Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), issued his 40th annual peace proposal on January 26, 2022. Titled “Transforming Human History: The Light of Peace and Dignity,” it offers concrete ideas for tackling the climate crisis and achieving inclusive education and nuclear disarmament. Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, former UN … Continued
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Shanghai Administration of Sports has released its 2021 annual report and work plan for 2022 here recently. According to the report, in the Tokyo Olympic Games, the number of Shanghai athletes admitted in the Olympic Games held overseas and the gold medals they contributed to the Chinese delegation both set new records. A total of … Continued
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On January 3, the China-Laos international freight train service had been put into operation for one month, sending 670,000 passenger trips and transporting 170,000 tons of goods, with the value exceeding 500 million yuan (about 78.5 million U.S. dollars). Yuxi City in southwest China’s Yunnan Province has a 145-km-long section of the 1,035-kilometer China-Laos railway, … Continued
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The World Coastal Forum was held in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province January 10-11, both online and offline. With the theme of “Harmonious Coexistence: To Build a Community of Life for Human and Nature”, the protection of coastal wetlands was thoroughly discussed to build a global ecological civilization, according to the organizing committee of the World Coastal … Continued