TUNIS - The China-Arab States BDS/GNSS Center, the first overseas center for China's indigenous BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), was officially inaugurated in Tunisia on Tuesday.The center is established as a pilot project between China and the Tunisia-based Arab Information and Communication Technology Organization (AICTO), an Arab governmental organization under the Arab League, to promote the global application of the BDS, said Ran Chengqi, director of China Satellite Navigation Office."The center could serve as both a window to showcase the BDS, and a platform for promoting international exchanges and cooperation," Ran said.Mohamed Ben Amor, secretary general of AICTO, hailed the center as a unique technology project for the Arab region and the entire world.AICTO will "intensify its cooperation with China in the field of satellite navigation to boost technological advance and economic development in the region," Amor said.For Khalil Amiri, Tunisia's secretary of state for scientific research, the BeiDou pilot project will help train satellite navigation scientists and develop digital economy in Arab countries."We are working closely with China to effectively access and develop win-win database services via BeiDou and other satellites for various uses," Amiri said. rubber braceletsfuck cancer bracelet
TOKYO - The Japanese government said Wednesday it will host the 2019 summit of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies in the western region of Osaka.Next year's summit will mark the first time that Japan has hosted the summit.The decision was made by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe based on the city successfully hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in 1995, the government's top spokesperson said.According to Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, in determining the host city, the government conducted numerous surveys of potential municipalities, which were adjudged based on security issues and their ability to accommodate leaders and officials from overseas.In choosing Osaka as the host city, the government comprehensively took into consideration such factors as the number of hotel rooms and security aspects, Suga said.The summit had been slated to be held between the end of June and the beginning of July, although Suga said the summit's schedule has yet to be finalized.The southwestern city of Fukuoka has also been selected to host a meeting of G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors, Suga also indicated.In November 2017, the city of Osaka in twine with the prefecture, put forward its bid to host the summit to the Foreign Ministry, highlighting the Intex Osaka convention center as an appropriate facility.
