Finance Minister Xiao Jie (right) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart, Taro Aso, during the Sixth China-Japan Finance Dialogue in Yokohama, Japan, on Saturday. Ma Ping / Xinhua YOKOHAMA, Japan-The finance ministers of China and Japan exchanged views on deepening cooperation at the Sixth China-Japan Finance Dialogue here this weekend. Xiao Jie, the minister of finance, and Taro Aso, Japan's deputy prime minister and minister of finance, cochaired the dialogue on Saturday, with senior officials from finance ministries and central banks of both countries attending. The two finance ministers agreed that the dialogue is significant to both sides, as it contributes to a deepening exchange of macroeconomic issues and policy measures and helps strengthen financial cooperation between the two countries. Both sides recognized the need to promote economic restructuring through enhanced communication on macroeconomic policies and agreed to maintain consultations on major international economic and financial issues. They also emphasized the need to further deepen forward-looking cooperation in the financial field to support collaboration between the two countries in economics, trade and investments. Both sides welcomed the successful close of the ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting and the China-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting, which were held just before the dialogue. The two ministers also agreed to hold the seventh such dialogue in China next year. They also agreed to launch joint research on issues of mutual interest and report the outcomes in the next dialogue. Xinhua wristband designballer bands24 wristbandsbracelet maker onlinecustom livestrong braceletsyouth wristbands
HONG KONG - The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 2.9 percent from December 2017 to February 2018, the same as that from November 2017 to January 2018, official statistics showed on Monday.Total employment number rose by around 10,300 from 3.86 million in the period from November 2017 to January 2018 to 3.87 million in the period from December 2017 to February 2018, according to the Census and Statistics Department of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government.Over the same period, the labor force also rose by around 10,600 from 3.97 million to 3.98 million.Law Chi-kwong, the HKSAR government's Secretary for Labor and Welfare, said labor market conditions remained favorable.The unemployment situation continued to show notable year-on-year improvement across many service sectors, particularly so for tourism-related industries such as retail and accommodation services amid the further recovery in inbound tourism, he said.On large-scale job fairs, the Mong Kok Job Expo -- Building a Multi-culture Workplace will be held for job seekers with diversified cultural backgrounds at the MacPherson Stadium on March 21 and 22. The Kowloon East Job Fair will be held from May 15 to 17 at the Yau Tong Community Hall.In addition, industry-based or district-based job fairs are regularly organized at various job centers.
