By Li Fangfang & Tao Zihui · 2020-12-30 · Source: Web Exclusive
A girl hands out masks to local children at Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo, Japan on February 29. Volunteer campaign Mask Panda Action was initiated by overseas Chinese after the epidemic outbreak in Japan to express their gratitude for Japanese people due to the latter s support earlier. (XINHUA)
How should China communicate with the world and how should the world communicate with the Chinese, as in the core of Chinese cultural characteristics, when there is a backlash of any sort? It honestly comes with a simple answer, said David Bartosch, a German professor of international relations, at a panel discussion in Beijing on December 24. He attributed the key to the answer to the manner of sharing.
Connectivity network to benefit China and Nepal By ZHAO RUINAN | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2020-12-24 07:25 Share CLOSE The Chinese surveying team works on the summit of Qomolangma on May 27. TASHI TSERING/XINHUA
Preparatory work is underway for a cross-border railway connecting China s Tibet autonomous region with Nepal s capital, Kathmandu.
Meanwhile, work will start on the China-Nepal Friendship Industrial Park in Jhapa, eastern Nepal, early next year. The park is the first of its kind launched with Chinese investment.
These two projects form part of the Trans-Himalayan Multi-Dimensional Connectivity Network, which China and Nepal vowed to bring about after signing a memorandum of understanding on Belt and Road Initiative cooperation in 2017.
Preparatory work is underway for a cross-border railway connecting China s Tibet autonomous region with Nepal s capital, Kathmandu.
Meanwhile, work will start on the China-Nepal Friendship Industrial Park in Jhapa, eastern Nepal, early next year. The park is the first of its kind launched with Chinese investment.
These two projects form part of the Trans-Himalayan Multi-Dimensional Connectivity Network, which China and Nepal vowed to bring about after signing a memorandum of understanding on Belt and Road Initiative cooperation in 2017.
Nepal joined the China-proposed initiative in 2017. Last year, President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Nepal, the first to the Himalayan country by a Chinese president for 23 years.
Revenue increased by 20.8% year-over-year to $2.27 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 from $1.88 million for the same period last year.
Gross profit decreased by 8.1% to $0.79 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 from $0.86 million for the same period last year.
Gross margins were 34.7% and 45.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Loss from operations was $0.11 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to income from operations of $0.19 million for the same period last year. Operating loss margin was 5.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to operating profit margin of 10.1% for the same period last year.
Net loss was $0.08 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $0.14 million for the same period last year.