Minister of Education Tariq al-Akbari discussed, today, Thursday, with the Omani Minister of Education Dr. Madiha al-Shaibani joint cooperation and cultural relations between the two countries in the areas of higher education, training and the exchange of expertise.
Oil prices rose today, Thursday, supported by expectations of disruption of crude supplies from the important export area, in light of the current international conditions.
The English teams Liverpool and Aston Villa, Italian Juventus and Portuguese Benfica achieved their second consecutive victory in the second round of the Champions league phase, within the competitions of the European Champions League in its new form, while the teams Real Madrid, the title holder, Atletico Madrid, Spanish and Bayern Munich suffered shock losses.
Further new foreign companies established in China during January- August
[15/09/2024 01:02]
BEIJING-SABA
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced that China saw a total of 36,968 new foreign-invested enterprises established across the country during the first eight months of 2024, up 11.5 percent year on year.
The Chinese News Agency (Xinhua) quoted the ministry as saying that total foreign direct investment in the Chinese mainland was in actual use during the period of 580.2 billion yuan (about 81.7 billion U.S. dollars), down 31.5 percent from the previous year.
The high-tech manufacturing sector attracted 12.4 percent, or 72.1 billion yuan, of total FDI inflow, up 1.9 percentage points from the same period last year.