A total of 81 countries are taking part in the fair and hoping to gain access to China's tightly closed import market. China, the top global exporter, plans to become a major importer.
China's imported goods and services are estimated to exceed USD 30 trillion and USD 10 trillion respectively in the next 15 years, Xi said in his inaugural address, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
"India has built a pavilion at the expo highlighting its focus areas of agricultural products, pharmaceuticals, information technology and tourism," Prashant Lokhande, Counsellor Economic and Commerce of the Indian Embassy here said.
"All in all, the favourable conditions are in place for the long-term, healthy and steady growth of the Chinese economy," Xi said.
This is China's first international import expo. All major countries in the world including the US have massive trade deficits with China which is the leading exporter of the world.
Big show of words and no action is not going to change anything. Hence, this challenge should be taken further...
The Pad Man promotions have seen at least over a 30 film celebrities posing with an open sanitary napkin as part of the #PadManChallenge to convey there's nothing to be "ashamed" about something as "natural" as menstruation. But is it actually helping in breaking taboos surrounding the subject, or is it just another marketing gimmick?
It's Valentine's Day week, but more than the Rose Day, Chocolate Day and the likes, it's the #PadManChallenge that has taken social media by storm. The challenge comes close on the heels of the release of Pad Man.
Among the initial challengers was Akshay's wife and author Twinkle Khanna. Holding a sanitary napkin high with her hands in a photo, she tweeted: "Yes, that's a pad in my hand and there's nothing to be ashamed about. It's natural! Period. #PadManChallenge. Copy, paste this and challenge your friends to take a photo with a pad! Here I am challenging Aamir Khan, Shabana Azmi, Harsh Goenka." They obliged.
Comedienne Supriya Joshi doesn't think so. "Hi guys, something amazing happened this morning. I got my period. As many of you know, I have PCOS, so to get your period is such an amazing feeling. I immediately ran to my sanitary napkin stash, but found I had run out of them."
She quipped via a social media post: "Instead, I saw my mom, dad, grandmother and my building's secretary posing with them and taking pictures. I asked them what they are doing with my pads, and they said, 'Shut up silly girl, we're taking part in a movement that will change the course of history. We're going to make periods a taboo a thing of the past! The Padman Challenge will empower women! Don't forget to use the hashtag otherwise you're not empowering anybody.
"I felt so empowered and inspired and I wanted to do the challenge too, but at this time everyone had thrown away the opened pads and I continued to bleed through my clothing."
She took her own challenge by posting an image in which she holds up a notepad that reads: "Don't waste sanitary napkins on stupid marketing gimmicks. Trust me guys it's the best feeling to not have access to pads when you're bleeding and the Pad Man challenge is all that is needed to destigmatise a woman's period. Kudos to champion of all causes Akshay Kumar and his amazing marketing team for championing this cause."
Her sarcasm didn't end there as she concluded her message with: "Pads are just selfie accessories any way!"
In a series of Instagram stories, she wrote: "Always remember. Each time you feel weak, each time you feel lesser than your equals, each time you feel you've been made to feel lesser for no reason and that the fight has just about begun, when you feel society and the government have not given you your due, hold up a sanitary pad and post a picture of it on Instagram. You will feel empowered. So empowered. Bye."
One Twitter user wrote: "Sonam Kapoor is against her own film's marketing gimmick. Hahahaa. PadManChallenge." The user shared a tweet that was liked by Sonam. It read: "Cute how Bollywood celebrities start doing stupid trends like #PadManChallenge but automatically lose their spine when asked to take stand on 'Padmaavat or when Swara was being slut shamed. Such hypocrites!"
A Facebook user tired of the challenge, suggested: "If you really want to do something, buy a packet of pads and give it to someone who can not afford it. That will be the real #padmanchallenge."
Akshay has maintained that the film has sparked discussions about the subject, and "there will be a day when it will change".
Miss World Organisation CEO Julia Morley is here as part of a world tour led by Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar.
"We should know that it's no use when we can do a lot of talking and we don't have the action. That's what scares me. One has to put your money where your mouth is, and make sure it continues," she said.
The results, published in the European Journal of 'Work and Organizational Psychology', show that people were more likely to change their organisations, industries, and occupations when they were younger, with the age effect being strongest.
Bollywood actor and entrepreneur Shilpa Shetty, who debuted as an author with her book ‘The Great Indian Diet’, is coming up with the second volume.
“In the coming days, I will be announcing a big news in the health sector. I am writing my second book. The first book ‘The Great Indian Diet’ is already a bestseller, so on the back of that I am doing the second book now,” she said on Wednesday at an event to promote the ‘#SmallStepsToHealthyHeart’ initiative by Saffola life.
Asked what the book is about, Shilpa shied from revealing details and said: “It will be something about recipes.” The Life in a... Metro star is one of the few actors who has maintained her gorgeous looks flawlessly. “Staying healthy and fit, it has been a way of living my life. I just feel that making people aware of their health has become a way of life for me.I have made modifications in my life and people can see it. They ask me about my fitness. I don’t stop myself to eat. I love food but I eat in a proper way,” Shilpa said.
“I think as a celebrity I should make people aware that they are consuming food in a wrong way. Having said that, I want to tell them what they should do or eat to become healthy and fit,” she added.
“In rural areas, people live a simple life and eat normal food. They can’t afford junk food. Keeping your food simple is the idea to stay healthy,” Shilpa, 41, advised.
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