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一句话新闻

News in Brief

政治

◎11月14日，东盟峰会和东亚合作领导人系列会议在菲律宾首都马尼拉闭幕，新加坡将成为2018年东盟轮值主席国。

◎11月10～11日，以“打造全新动力，开创共享未来”为主题的2017APEC峰会在越南岘港举行。

经济

◎中行金边分行将与柬埔寨旅游部合作提供更多人民币服务和产品，促进柬埔寨旅游业发展。

◎中国和柬埔寨签署《关于电子商务合作的谅解备忘录》，双方将加强政策沟通、企业合作、能力建设、人员培训和联合研究等电子商务领域的交流合作。

◎中国开发商在老挝磨丁经济特区购物中心投资1亿美元建造数栋大型建筑，发展购物、银行和提供服务项目。

◎为配合东海岸衔接铁道计划（ECRL）的实施，马来西亚铁路衔接公司及中国交通建设集团与马来西亚彭亨大学签署“中马铁路人才培训合作计划”协议备忘录，旨在培养铁路建设人才。

◎阿里巴巴集团正式将旗下最大型活动“双11全球狂欢节”带入马来西亚，并为马来西亚消费者量身打造多项本地化服务，务求将网购体验提升至新层次。

◎从1988年至2017年10月的29年中，中国在缅甸曼德勒省的投资额为11亿多美元，已成为曼德勒省最大外资来源国。

◎菲律宾获得了中国的出口许可，目前正出口价值800万美元的食糖至中国。

◎比亚迪和菲律宾Columbian Motors Corporation（CMC）就在菲推广比亚迪“绿色大交通”解决方案达成合作协议，将提供电动大巴和电动卡车等系列产品。

◎新加坡政府推出新加坡工业智能化准备指数，协助当地制造商了解在采用物联网、云端技术等最新科技的进度并改善现状，为成为智能工厂做准备。

◎全球第三大制造业方案供应商捷普集团（Jabil）选择在新加坡设立亚洲第一座创新中心，增聘超过100名雇员，推动新加坡先进制造业的革新和发展。

◎泰国数字经济和社会部将举办泰国电子商务周，邀请国际及泰国知名的电商企业来分享其发展经验及电子营销策略，让更多泰国中小企业学习如何通过电商模式扩展业务。

◎ 越南对外出口腰果30年后，腰果业不断发展壮大，已成为世界第一大腰果加工和出口国。

◎首次越南咖啡日于12月9～11日在越南林同省大叻市举行，将成为各家企业了解市场信息、互相分享经验、推介产品、进行交流、扩大“越南制造”咖啡产品的销售市场的良好平台。

◎中国和越南签署《关于成立电子商务合作工作组的谅解备忘录》，双方将通过开展企业交流、特色产品贸易、组织公私对话、开展经验分享和政策沟通，进一步推动两国电子商务合作与发展。

人文

◎11月5日，“中国优秀电影走进老挝”巡映活动首映式在老挝万象举行，首映式后至12月中旬为期一个月的时间里，将在万象、琅勃拉邦省等8个省市的电影院线和各村寨免费放映。

◎中老共同推出《共饮一江水——澜湄合作简明知识读本》（老挝语版）新书，解释澜湄合作愿景。

◎出生在马来西亚的大熊猫“暖暖”于11月14日乘马航货运公司安排的飞机离开马来西亚，正式启程“返乡”，将在四川开始新生活。

◎菲律宾达沃至秦皇岛直航航线正式开通，该航线是秦皇岛与东南亚的首条直达航线。

◎泰国狮子航空新增4条中国直飞泰国航线，即从中国上海、西安和杭州直飞曼谷，以及从长沙直飞芭堤雅的航线。

◎由中国广西柳州铁道职业技术学院与泰国东北皇家理工大学合作创办的“泰中轨道交通学院”在泰国举行揭牌仪式，将开展专科、本科层次的应用技术教育，促进中泰两国轨道交通职业教育交流合作。

◎云顶邮轮集团旗下新豪华邮轮“世界梦号”进驻中国香港及广州（南沙）双母港，开启全新越南及菲律宾航线。

01. Silk Road Fund, General Electric set up energy infrastructure investment platform

November 10, 2017 (Xinhua) — The fund and GE Energy Financial Services signed a deal to create an energy infrastructure investment platform. The two sides will make joint investment in infrastructure projects in the fields of power grid, new energy, and oil and gas, in countries and regions along the Belt and Road. The cooperation between the Silk Road Fund and GE will not only boost cooperation between high-end manufacturing companies from China and the US, but also promote economic development of the regions where their investment goes.

02. Spending climbs by 39% on this year’s Singles Day

November 11, 2017 (China Daily) — Bargain hunters splurged by spending a record of RMB 168.2 billion yuan (US$25.3 billion) during this year’s Singles Day, the world’s largest daylong discount gala, as E-commerce giant Alibaba Group took the online shopping spree to brick-and-mortar stores and beyond the nation’s borders, banking on China’s technological prowess. Spending surged 39.3% during 2017’s sale —the ninth iteration of the event — as consumers from 225 countries and regions scooped up goods that included apparel, mobile phones and motor vehicles from 140,000 brands that offered promotions during the annual jamboree.

03. Xi draws grand picture for Asia-Pacific development

November 11, 2017 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s keynote speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit put forward a four-point proposal for the region to achieve greater development amid a profoundly changing global economy. At the event held in Da Nang, Vietnam, Xi also shared China’s blueprint for the country’s new era of more sustainable economic growth,formulated at the 19thNational Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

（Source: Xinhua）

04. World Bank member eyes new climate-smart investments in China

November 13, 2017 (China Daily) — International Finance Corp (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is seeking new climate-smart investment opportunities in China while exploring approaches to further expand these markets.China has become a major driver in global growth of demand for climate-smart technologies with large economic and environmental benefits of climate-smart projects that range from renewable, energy efficiency, water management,and waste management to energy storage. Since 2005,IFC has invested US$ 18.3 billion of its own funds in longterm financing for climate-smart projects and mobilized an additional US$ 11 billion from other investors.

（Source: Xinhua）

05. Regional cooperation on agenda for Premier Li’s Philippines trip

November 13, 2017 (Xinhua) — Cooperation in East Asia and regional economic partnership will be high on the agenda for Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s Philippines trip. As the first visit to the Philippines by a Chinese premier in 10 years, Li’s trip is seen as an important move regarding bilateral ties.The two countries were expected to exchange views and sign cooperation documents on infrastructure, industrial zones and aid to the Philippines, to further promote bilateral comprehensive cooperation.

06. ASEAN expects to increase exchange and cooperation with China

November 14, 2017 (China Daily) — The 2017 Tuole Forum on “China-ASEAN International Production Capacity Cooperation” was held on November 9, 2017. At the forum,ambassadors and diplomats from Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia,Laos, Singapore and other ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries said they expected to deepen China-ASEAN exchanges and cooperation so as to achieve winwin results in the production of capacity investment, highlandfeatured tourism, and energy and building materials.

07. China’s JD.com invited to attend Thailand’s E-commerce week

November 15, 2017 (Xinhua) — Thailand’s digital economy body is inviting China’s E-commerce giant JD.com, also known as Jingdong, to the country’s incoming E-commerce week. Since JD.com has set sights on making Thailand a major hub for his E-commerce expansion plan in Southeast Asia, JD.com wants to impart E-commerce techniques, digital business branding and digital marketing to local E-commerce businesses. JD.com recently reached agreement with Thailand’s Central Group to form a US$ 500 million joint venture in E-commerce and fi nancial technology.

08. Laos warmly greets Xi in first state visit

November 17, 2017 (China Daily) — China and Laos agreed to jointly build the Belt and Road and enhance cooperation on multiple issues, including agriculture, during President Xi Jinping’s state visit. Xi, who was given an enthusiastic reception in the Laotian capital of Vientiane, is on his first state visit to Laos since becoming president in March 2013.The two countries agreed to connect the China-proposed the Belt and Road Initiative with the Laotian strategy of making a landlocked nation into a country with many connections.