Germanys holiday hotspots are enjoying a moment in the sun to a National Lockdown has been largely lifted. Im Claire Richardson welcome to the show lawmakers in hong kong say new security laws that china wants to impose on the city are an attack on its autonomy the legislation is aimed at curbing the territories proDemocracy Movement the proposals are one of the centerpieces of chinas annual National Peoples Congress Taking place in beijing theres outrage at the new measures in hong kong a special Administrative Region of china. Some 3000. 00 delegates from all over china have gathered for the National Congress in beijing normally lasting 2 weeks the on your congress has been shortened this year to just one because of the corona virus pandemic so its straight down to business the National Committee chair says new security laws for hong kong will be discussed on day one. But since i didnt i wouldnt go to ensure the policy of one country 2 systems is firmly held over the long term we wil
And indeed i have a message to many close allies around the world to your people could be next. Also coming up tonight a warning from the un that millions of children are driskell of being put to work many families are turning to dangerous child labor to put food on the table during the Global Health emergency. My father was killed my mother is very ill. I go out to get money so we can buy medicine for my mother so we can treat her and so that we can buy food for us selves. U. S. President donald trump all for us sanctions against staff of the International Criminal court who are investigating u. S. Service personnel over possible war crimes in afghanistan the United States is not a signatory to the courts charter at and wrote select in retaliation for the inquiry the white house says it will block the assets. Of Court Employees involved impose visa restrictions on them and beth families and to corruption investigation into the court itself is also said to be in the works u. S. Secreta
[applause] and ask for your job ration for the numbers of the national committee. Epidemic spreading and it is the most challenging Public Health emergency that china has encountered. We are fighting it with the sacrifice of our nation. Strategicde major achievements in response to covid19. We are promoting development. We fulfilled the targets and tests for economic and social development this year. The debut of the work in 2019 in first few modes of 2020 china faces many challenges. This let them and when this foundation reached the goal of prosperity the economy remained stable over all. The gdp rose 99 point with a 6. 1 increase over the previous year. New jobs were added. The Unemployment Rate was below 5. 3. Consumer prices rose by 2. 9 . A basic equilibrium was maintained in the balance of payments. The economic structure continued to improve, and the Development Priorities of regions are better aligned. Total retail sales of consumer goods exceeded 40 trillion yuan, and consump
National committee of the cppcc for their comments. The covid19 epidemic is the thee fastest spreading, most extensive, and most challenging Public Health emergency china has encountered since the founding of the peoples republic. Under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the communist party of china with comrade xi jinping at its core, and through the hard work and sacrifice of our entire nation, we have made major strategic achievements in our response to covid19. At present, the epidemic has not yet come to an end, while the tasks we face in promoting development are immense. We must redouble our efforts to minimize the losses resulting from the virus and fulfill the targets and tasks for economic and social development this year. First, a review of our work in 2019 and the first few months of 2020. In pursuing Development Last year, china faced many difficulties and challenges. World Economic Growth was weak, International Economic and trade frictions intensified, and
Definitely a day where some folks have stepped away from their terminals and moved on to this weekend. Mentioning,you were the bond markets closed already. Worth noting that all the major indexes including the russell 2000 closing at their highs of the session. Theyve managed to close out the week with gains. The nasdaq up 3. 4 over the past five days. We still have met with us. Matt, we heard from central thisrs, jay powell, and at point the fed seems content to sit on its hands and wait to see how things shake out as its programs continue to provide liquidity to the markets. What kind of comments from the fed could spark alarm in investors Going Forward . We are about to enter a slower season. I know everyone is stuck at home, but if todays trading was any indication, we are probably going to see a lot of people not participate as much. What kind of commentary from the fed could set people off in a bad way . Things theyf the said are a little bit concerning. President e boston fed ta