TOKYO Cheap Vincent Janssen Jersey , Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks retreated marginally Monday morning as the yen's appreciation against the U.S. dollar weighed on export-linked issues and dragged down the broader market.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 21.96 points, or 0.11 percent, from Friday to 19,430.65.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, fell 0.90 point Cheap Victor Wanyama Jersey , or 0.06 percent, to 1,596.09.
Mining, insurance, and oil and coal product-related issues comprised those that declined the most by the morning break.
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KAMPALA, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Ugandan police said Tuesday they have arrested seven traffickers in the western part of the country with seizure of ivory and hippo teeth.
Herbert Muhangi, commander of Flying Squad Unit, told reporters that acting on intelligence reports they arrested the traffickers and seized 33.3 kilograms of elephant tusks and 73.7 kilograms of hippo teeth in Rukungiri district.
"We have intensified our operations against illegal wildlife traffickers. In the last three days we managed to arrest seven suspects, impounded ivory and hippo teeth Cheap Son Heung-min Jersey ," said Muhangi.
He said the suspects will be charged for trafficking elephant tusks and hippo teeth.
The offence is punishable by not more than five years in prison or a fine not less than the value of the wildlife product involved.
The ivory is likely to have been imported from neighboring countries such as Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Uganda is mainly used as a transit point for smugglers of wildlife products as the offenders take advantage of porous borders in Africa's Great Lakes region to move illegal wildlife products around.
Uganda has about 5,600 elephants still left, according to government figures. Although their numbers have been rising in recent years, elephants face sporadic poaching.
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BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- China started collecting an environment tax on Monday to better protect the environment and cut pollutant discharge, as the country's Environmental Protection Tax Law took effect on Jan. 1, 2018.
The introduction of the tax called an end to the ""pollutant discharge fee"" which China had been collecting for nearly 40 years.
This is China's first tax clearly designed for environmental protection, which will help establish a ""green"" financial and taxation system and promote pollution control and treatment of pollutants, said Wang Jinnan Cheap Paulo Gazzaniga Jersey , head of the Chinese Academy For Environmental Planning under the Ministry of Environmental Protection.
China had collected a ""pollutant discharge fee"" since 1979. However, some local governments exploited loopholes and exempted enterprises that were otherwise big contributors to fiscal revenue. For years, regulators had suggested replacing the fee system with a law.
Under the Environmental Protection Tax Law, which targets enterprises and public institutions that discharge listed pollutants directly into the environment, companies will pay taxes for producing noise, air and water pollutants as well as solid waste.
On tax rates Cheap Pau Lopez Jersey , the central authorities will set upper limits and allow local governments to determine the rates on their own.
Individuals do not need to pay the tax as it is applicable only to enterprises, public institutions and other business operators.
The central government will allot revenue from the environmental protection tax to local governments to motivate participation in the fight against pollution.
Up to 50 billion yuan (about 7.68 billion U.S. dollars) could be collected annually from the new tax, according to estimates from analysts.
Tackling pollution has been listed as one of the ""three tough battles"" that China aims to win in the next three years, according to the Central Economic Work Conference in December.
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BEIJING, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- China established an open financial cooperation platform Friday to help revitalize the country's rust belt.
More than 40 financial institutions are involved in the platform, including the China Development Bank and the State Development and Investment Corp. It aims to bridge government agencies, financial institutions and local governments and enterprises in northeast China to help boost the traditional industrial zone.
The rust belt's economy is stabilizing and is ready for investment, said Lin Nianxiu, deputy head with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Cheap Moussa Sissoko Jersey , adding that the platform should help prevent financial risks and facilitate economic transition.