Premier Li Keqiang attends at their trilateral summit with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in (not in picture) at Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo, May 9, 2018. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Multiple cooperative agreements signed in Japan and Indonesia Premier Li Keqiang returned to Beijing on Friday after a six-day overseas trip to Indonesia and Japan, where a number of bilateral and trilateral cooperative documents were signed to promote regional integration and uphold free trade. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has accepted Li's invitation to visit China at an appropriate time, saw the premier off at the New Chitose Airport in Sapporo, capital of Hokkaido. In the past six days, Li made official visits to the two countries and attended the seventh China-Japan-Republic of Korea leaders' meeting in Tokyo. He also met with ROK President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Emperor Akihito in the Japanese capital. The premier also participated in the opening ceremony of the third China-Japan Governors' Forum with Abe in Sapporo. Friendship and cooperation between China and Japan are beneficial to the two neighbors, the region and the world, Li said at the opening ceremony. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the signing of China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship, and its principles should guide the movement of bilateral ties back to a right track and provide huge potential for local exchanges, he said. Such exchanges are crucial part of China-Japan ties and the premier called for boosting cooperation in innovation and high-tech industries. Agreements signed during the visit provide more space for the cooperation between local governments and enterprises from the two countries, he said. Li also called for exploring collaboration in third-party markets, especially in high-end manufacturing, and further financial cooperation. China and Japan should sign an agreement for currency swaps as soon as possible to facilitate investments, he said. China welcomes Japanese investments and local governments should build an inviting business environment for foreign investors, Li said. Hokkaido is vital for Japan's modern agriculture and high-tech industries, and China would like to import more safe and high-quality agricultural goods from there, Li said. China will open its door wider, as President Xi Jinping said at the Boao Forum for Asia, Li said. Local governments should align their advantages with their Japanese counterparts to achieve win-win outcomes, the premier added. Abe said Hokkaido was a popular destination for many of the 7.36 million Chinese visitors to Japan last year. Local exchanges between the countries provide a driving force to boost friendship and vitalize local economy, he said. Twelve governors from both countries attended the forum. Local exchanges between the two countries started in 1973 when Tianjin and Kobe became sister cities. Now, 251 pairs of cities have such ties, said Li Xiaolin, president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. The forum has promoted local regions' social and economic development in both countries and helped boost stable bilateral ties, she said. The two leaders saw an exhibition hosted by the carmaker Toyota before arriving at Sapporo airport. wristbands for eventscustom silicone medical alert braceletsplastic braceletscustom picture charm braceletscustom baseball wristbands nike
Photo taken on Sept 30, 2017 shows the first span of Padma Bridge being installed in Bangladesh. [Photo/Xinhua] DHAKA - Chinese engineers on Sunday morning successfully installed the fourth span of Bangladesh's Padma Bridge. The 3,140-ton span was placed between pear-40 and pear-41. Bangladeshi government officials among others witnessed the installation process at a site of the bridge. With the installation of the span, the fourth span among the 41 spans to be installed on the 6.15-km bridge, 600 meters of the bridge is now visible. It took about one hour for the engineers of the China Major Bridge Engineering Company to successfully complete the installation work of the 150-meter long span starting at 7:00 am local time. The first, second and third spans of the bridge were installed on Sept 30 last year, Jan 28 this year and March 11 this year respectively. In December 2015, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the main works of Padma Bridge project, the biggest of its kind for the country, by unveiling its foundation plaque. Bangladesh last month signed a nearly 3-billion-US dollar loan deal with China's Exim Bank to construct the Padma Bridge rail link. The 215-rail link will pass via Padma Bridge. In June 2014, the Bangladeshi government awarded China Major Bridge Engineering Company Limited a 1.55-billion-US dollar contract to build core structure of the Padma Bridge project. Apart from connecting nearly 30 million people in Bangladesh's southwest region to the rest of the country, the bridge will enhance regional trade and collaboration along the Asian highway No 1 and the Trans-Asian railway network. The bridge is among the eight projects that are under direct supervision of the Fast Track Project Monitoring Committee headed by the prime minister. The bridge is expected to be completed in the second half of next year. event wristbands canadaclear silicone wristbandscustom wristbands no minimumcustom braceletsembossed wristbands<%2fcenter>
