LUANDA nike air max shoes australia , June 14 (Xinhua) -- At least 1,225 athletes are expected to take part in the 8th Military Games of Angola, scheduled to kick off on Saturday in the provinces of Huila and Benguela, organizers said here on Friday.


The games, promoted by the Angolan Armed Forces, included the sports of chess, boxing, five-aside football, swimming, football, taekwando, karate, basketball, handball, athletics, volleyball and the military modality such as military theatre and plate shooting, according to coordinator of the event Matias Coelho.


The general said that swimming and handball will be held in the central Benguela province, where there are appropriate venues for the sports, including the Tundavala stadium and multi-purpose pavilion of Nossa Senhora do Monte.


The military games, attended by soldiers from the 10,000-member strong armed forces, are one of the most influential sports event in Angola.




WELLINGTON， March 16 (Xinhua) -- Growth in the New Zealand economy slowed in the quarter ending December 2016， while per capita Gross domestic product (GDP) actually shrank， the government statistics agency said Thursday.


GDP rose 0.4 percent in the December quarter， following an increase of 0.8 percent in the September 2016 quarter， according to Statistics New Zealand.


"Growth in service industries was partly offset by weaker activity in primary industries also flowing through into manufacturing，" national accounts senior manager Gary Dunnet said in a statement.


"At an industry level， growth was a mixed bag， with only half of our 16 industries rising."


Service industries grew by 0.7 percent， driven mainly by business services; arts， recreation， and other services; and health care and residential care.


Agriculture fell 0.6 percent due to lower milk production.


Coupled with falls in forestry and mining， this resulted in lower manufacturing activity and lower primary exports.


Manufacturing fell 1.6 percent， driven by falls in food， beverage， and tobacco manufacturing， and in transport equipment， machinery and equipment manufacturing.


Exports fell due to lower exports of dairy products， metal products， machinery and equipment， crude oil， and logs and timber.


Household spending growth tapered off， rising 0.4 percent after two consecutive quarters of strong growth， but tourist spending was strong， up 5.1 percent.


GDP per capita fell 0.2 percent， following increases of 0.3 percent in the June and September quarters.


Annual GDP growth for the year ended December 2016 increased to 3.1 percent.


The size of the economy in current prices was 261 billion NZ dollars (183.3 billion U.S. dollars).


Finance Minister Steven Joyce said the economy was navigating "a still challenging international environment."


"While growth has softened in this latest quarter， the continuing trend is consistent ongoing growth ahead of most other developed countries，" Joyce said in a statement.


GDP per capita had grown 0.9 percent over the last year， and real gross national disposable income had grown 4.1 percent over the year.


However， opposition lawmakers said the per capita figures showed that many New Zealanders were working harder for less.


"What this shows is that population growth， rather than improving productivity， is propping up the New Zealand economy，" finance spokesperson for the main opposition Labour Party Grant Robertson said in a statement.


The Green Party said the figures showed GDP was no longer a good metric for measuring economic prosperity.


"Since the 1980s， New Zealand's GDP has more than doubled， yet so too have our child poverty rates. Similarly， rates of inequality in New Zealand have grown at the fastest levels seen in the developed world despite GDP doubling，" Green Party co-leader James Shaw said in a statement.


MANILA, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that China-proposed Belt and Road initiative is good for Southeast Asia, noting that the initiative will help China's neighbors like the Philippines.


Proposed by China in 2013, the Belt and Road initiative refers to the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, aiming at building a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along the ancient trade routes of Silk Road.


"It (the Belt and Road initiative) is important because it starts here in the region ... It is helping neighbors and at the same time broadens the market," Duterte told a news conference at the end of the 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit which was held here in Manila.


Again, the Philippine president thanked China for the help it is extending to the country.


Duterte had earlier said that he is looking forward to his second trip to China this May to attend the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing.


Not wanting to be left out, the Philippines has said it intends to hit the road with China in pursuing its own economic strategy which focuses on building the country's infrastructure.


First China-Britain freight train arrives back in China


Police dogs trained at training base in SW China


Tourists tour streets in China's Hong Kong


New ferris wheel put in use at Shijingshan Amusement Park in Beijing


Models present creations at Vietnam Int'l Fashion Week


South Koreans, religious figures protest against THAAD in Seoul


Aerial views of overpasses in north China's Tianjin


Night view of downtown Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang

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