title: China Internet Network Information Center
Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office
Zhang Xiaoming
State Archives Administration
Quasi-legislative capacity
Lebanese ISBN Agency
Vietnam Internet Network Information Center
SAARC Consortium on Open and Distance Learning
Mining in Mauritania
Nippon Export and Investment Insurance
sentences: The China Internet Network Information Center (), or CNNIC, is the administrative agency responsible for Internet affairs under the Ministry of Information Industry of the People's Republic of China.
The Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council is an administrative agency of the State Council of the People's Republic of China responsible for promoting cooperation and coordination of political, economic and cultural ties between Mainland China and the Chinese Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
Zhang Xiaoming (born September 1963) is a Chinese politician currently serving as the Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office .
 From 2012 to 2017, he was the Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong.
 He is an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
The State Archives Administration () of the People's Republic of China, also named the Central Archives () of the Communist Party of China, is the national administrative agency responsible for historical records of the state dating back to imperial times in China.
 These include government documents since the May Fourth Movement.
 The archive collections include more than 800,000 records.
 There are more than 80 million items of information in documents, records, files, manuscripts on important political figures.
 The agency also concurrently holds records for the Communist Party of China.
 Hence it is also known as the Central Archives.
A quasi-legislative capacity is that in which a public administrative agency or body acts when it makes rules and regulations.
 When an administrative agency exercises its rule-making authority, it is said to act in a quasi-legislative manner.
 Administrative agencies acquire this authority to make rules and regulations that affect legal rights through statutes.
 This authority is an exception to the general principle that laws affecting rights should be passed only by elected lawmakers.
Lebanese ISBN Agency is an agency responsible for assigning ISBN numbers for the group identifier 9953 to books in Lebanon.
 As of 2011 the agency is part of the Directorate of National Cooperation and Coordination within Directorate General of Cultural Affairs in the Ministry of Culture (Lebanon) and is located in Hamra, Beirut.
The Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC) is the National Internet Registry in Vietnam that manages several aspects of Internet operations, including the allocation of IP addresses and AS numbers. VNNIC is the administrative agency responsible for Internet affairs under the Ministry of Information and Communications (Vietnam).
The SAARC Consortium on Open and Distance Learning (SACODiL) is a regional cooperation agency set up under the auspices of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) with the objectives of promoting cooperation and collaboration among institutions imparting knowledge through open and distance learning within member states, and promoting its use as a viable and cost-effective method of imparting quality education at all levels.
Mauritania's mineral sector was dominated by iron ore mining and beneficiation.
 Other mineral commodities produced in the country included cement, copper, gold, gypsum, petroleum, salt, and steel.
 The Ministère des Mines et de l’Industrie was the Government agency responsible for enacting the Mining Code and for the coordination of all activities in the mining sector.
 The Direction des Mines et de la Géologie was the entity responsible for promoting the mineral sector and for providing geologic and mining information to potential investors; the Direction des Hydrocarbures was in charge of the development of the petroleum sector; and the Office Mauritanien des Recherches Géologiques was the Government entity responsible for evaluating areas of mineral potential for exploration.
 Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM) was responsible for iron ore production and benefciation.
Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (日本貿易保険 , Nihon Bōeki Hoken ) or NEXI, is an incorporated administrative agency of the Japanese government.
 The current organization was formed on April 1, 2001 under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry based on the General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agency and Trade and Investment Insurance Act.
 It provides trade and investment insurance services to facilitate and enhance Japanese companies’ international business.

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 The Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council is an administrative agency of the State Council of the People's Republic of China responsible for promoting cooperation and coordination of political, economic and cultural ties between Mainland China and the Chinese Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau. 

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 Zhang Xiaoming (born September 1963) is a Chinese politician currently serving as the Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office .
 From 2012 to 2017, he was the Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong.
 He is an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. 

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 A quasi-legislative capacity is that in which a public administrative agency or body acts when it makes rules and regulations.
 When an administrative agency exercises its rule-making authority, it is said to act in a quasi-legislative manner.
 Administrative agencies acquire this authority to make rules and regulations that affect legal rights through statutes.
 This authority is an exception to the general principle that laws affecting rights should be passed only by elected lawmakers. 

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 Lebanese ISBN Agency is an agency responsible for assigning ISBN numbers for the group identifier 9953 to books in Lebanon.
 As of 2011 the agency is part of the Directorate of National Cooperation and Coordination within Directorate General of Cultural Affairs in the Ministry of Culture (Lebanon) and is located in Hamra, Beirut. 

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 The Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC) is the National Internet Registry in Vietnam that manages several aspects of Internet operations, including the allocation of IP addresses and AS numbers. VNNIC is the administrative agency responsible for Internet affairs under the Ministry of Information and Communications (Vietnam). 

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 The SAARC Consortium on Open and Distance Learning (SACODiL) is a regional cooperation agency set up under the auspices of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) with the objectives of promoting cooperation and collaboration among institutions imparting knowledge through open and distance learning within member states, and promoting its use as a viable and cost-effective method of imparting quality education at all levels. 

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 Mauritania's mineral sector was dominated by iron ore mining and beneficiation.
 Other mineral commodities produced in the country included cement, copper, gold, gypsum, petroleum, salt, and steel.
 The Ministère des Mines et de l’Industrie was the Government agency responsible for enacting the Mining Code and for the coordination of all activities in the mining sector.
 The Direction des Mines et de la Géologie was the entity responsible for promoting the mineral sector and for providing geologic and mining information to potential investors; the Direction des Hydrocarbures was in charge of the development of the petroleum sector; and the Office Mauritanien des Recherches Géologiques was the Government entity responsible for evaluating areas of mineral potential for exploration.
 Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM) was responsible for iron ore production and benefciation. 

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 Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (日本貿易保険 , Nihon Bōeki Hoken ) or NEXI, is an incorporated administrative agency of the Japanese government.
 The current organization was formed on April 1, 2001 under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry based on the General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agency and Trade and Investment Insurance Act.
 It provides trade and investment insurance services to facilitate and enhance Japanese companies’ international business. 

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Answer: political, economic and cultural ties