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China-SCO Forum, Smart China Expo2021 Open in Chongqing

CHONGQING, China, Aug. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — iChongqing- The China-SCO Forum on the Digital Economy Industry, Smart China Expo 2021 (SCE 2021) opens in Chongqing Municipality on 23rd, and will last three days through to August 25th.

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Conferences, exhibitions, competitions, and forums combine to promote the digital economy and promoting common prosperity among SCO countries, and the development of the industrial internet during the SCE 2021.

Chongqing and the SCO countries jointly build a development cooperation platform for the digital economy, which will promote international exchange and cooperation in the field, and achieve common development that is mutually beneficial for all parties.

Five forums are themed on the digital economy, e-commerce, smart tourism, smart Logistics,  development of digital channels, etc. for SCO Forum, while 6 are focused on industrial internet for SCE 2021.

Guests in attendance both on and offline come from 18 SCO countries including China, and will see the participation of key figures such as the SCO Secretariat, SCO Business Council, and SCO Youth Committee, with full participation on the part of SCO country representatives.

The SCE 2021 is continuing on the established theme of Smart Technology: Empowering the Economy and Enriching Life, and 610 companies have come to participate in the exhibition both on and offline, among which are 51 Singapore companies, with the physical exhibition area covering 70,000 square meters. The China-SCO Digital Economy Cooperation Pavilion is set up in the Chongqing International Expo Center also, and all 18 SCO countries participate in an area covering around 10,000 square meters.

Altogether 133 prominent guests including leaders from international organizations, global industry, as well as award-winning scientists and renowned scholars have been extended invitations, while exhibitors from 31 countries and regions are set to display their technology online and offline.

This forum holds great significance for Chongqing, as the city is presently in a stage of vigorous development in the digital economy. The event is a platform for strengthening exchange between Chongqing and SCO countries, and will also promote multilateral cooperation, consultation and progress.

There will be in-depth cooperation and exchange held on the theme of economics and trade, with major highlights set to feature project signing ceremonies involving countries and top enterprises along the Belt and Road, as well as international organizations, sister cities, and industry leaders.

For more information on the China-SCO Forum, Smart China Expo2021, please visit https://www.ichongqing.info/special/smart-china-expo-2021/, and https://www.ichongqing.info/special/2021sco/

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سانت كيتس ونيفيس تفوز بجائزة أفضل برنامج للجنسية عن طريق الاستثمار حسب تقرير إدارة الثروات المهنية

لندن، 21 أغسطس 2021 /PRNewswire/ — منح مؤشر الجنسية عن طريق الاستثمار لعام 2021 الذي أصدرته مجلة إدارة الثروات المهنية (PMW)، لأول مرة، سانت كيتس ونيفيس كأفضل برنامج للجنسية عن طريق الاستثمار (CBI) لعام 2021. الآن يأتي العام الخامس من تاريخ إطلاق البرنامج، يُعد مؤشر الجنسية عن طريق الاستثمار تقريرًا متعمقًا يفحص ويقيم برامج الجنسية عن طريق الاستثمار التي تقدمها بلدان مختلفة في منطقة البحر الكاريبي وأوروبا وآسيا وخارجها.

لقد حققت الدولة العلامة الكاملة في خمسة من الركائز التسعة، وهي؛ سهولة المعالجة، والعناية الواجبة، والجدول الزمني للجنسية، والأسرة، والسفر الإلزامي أو الإقامة. مرة أخرى، حصل البرنامج على أعلى الدرجات في ركيزة الجدول الزمني للمواطنة نتيجة لعملية تقديم الطلبات المتسارعة؛ سانت كيتس ونيفيس هي الدولة الوحيدة التي تقدم هذه العملية السريعة مع المتقدمين الناجحين الذين حصلوا على الجنسية في غضون 60 يومًا.

صرح رئيس الوزراء تيموثي هاريس: “بصفتنا أقدم وأعرق برامج للجنسية عن طريق الاستثمار، نفخر بكوننا الأفضل في هذا التقرير المرموق. لقد كنا منذ فترة طويلة روادًا في هذا المجال، ويعكس برنامجنا الموثوق به أهمية عملية العناية الواجبة الصارمة”.

ووفقًا لمؤشر الجنسية عن طريق الاستثمار لعام 2021، فإن التصنيف العالي لبرنامج الجنسية عن طريق الاستثمار في سانت كيتس ونيفيس “يعكس قدرة سانت كيتس ونيفيس على التكيف مع الاحتياجات الحالية وجذب أعداد كبيرة من المستثمرين”.

كما تقدم سانت كيتس ونيفيس حاليًا عرضًا محدود المدة سينتهي في 31 ديسمبر 2021. يسمح العرض للأُسر التي يصل عدد أفرادها إلى أربعة أفراد بالحصول على الجنسية مقابل مساهمة قدرها 150,000 دولار أمريكي، وهو ما يمثل خصمًا قدره 45,000 دولار أمريكي لأسرة مكونة من الزوج والزوجة وما يصل إلى اثنين من المعالين الآخرين (باستثناء الأشقاء؛ أي أشقاء الزوج أو الزوجة).

 يمنح برنامج the St Kitts and Nevis CBI Programme، الذي تأسس في 1984، الجنسية الثانية للمتقدمين الناجحين الذين يمكنهم القيام بالاستثمار المطلوب واجتياز إجراءات العناية الواجبة الصارمة. توفر جنسية سانت كيتس ونيفيس تنقلًا عالميًا واسعًا مع توفير إمكانية الوصول بدون تأشيرة أو بالتأشيرة عند الوصول إلى ما يقل قليلاً عن 160 وجهة والقدرة على نقل الجنسية إلى الأحفاد، مما يضمن الأمن للأجيال القادمة.

كما علق ليث خان، الرئيس التنفيذي لوحدة الجنسية عن طريق الاستثمار بقوله: “يواصل برنامج سانت كيتس ونيفيس تلبية احتياجات مستثمريه من خلال توفير وسيلة موثوقة وسريعة للحصول على جنسية ثانية. يسعدنا حصولنا على أعلى الدرجات في العديد من الركائز وخاصة في ركيزة الأسرة حيث قمنا الآن بتوسيع تعريف “المعال” ليشمل الأشقاء. ونظرًا لأن برنامجنا يركز على توفير البرنامج الأكثر احترامًا في الصناعة، يسعدنا الاعتراف بنا كأفضل برنامج”.

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The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Meets UK Prime Minister’s Envoy to Afghanistan

Doha-HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met today with HE the UK Prime Minister’s Envoy to Afghanistan Sir Simon Gaas, who is currently visiting the country.

The meeting dealt with reviewing bilateral cooperation between the two countries, and the latest security and political developments in Afghanistan.

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs stressed during the meeting on the importance of protecting civilians, intensifying efforts to reach a national reconciliation, and working towards a comprehensive political resolution that guarantees a peaceful transition of power in Afghanistan, in line with the gains made by the Afghan people.

For his part, Sir Simon Gaas thanked the State of Qatar for its active contribution in the process of evacuating civilians in Afghanistan, and its strong efforts in the peace process in Afghanistan and the region.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Receives Phone Call from Dutch Foreign Minister

Doha -HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani received a phone call from HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Sigrid Kaag on Saturday.

During the phone call, the two sides reviewed the bilateral cooperation between the two countries, the follow-up of the evacuation process of civilians and the latest security and political developments in Afghanistan.

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs underlined the importance of protecting the civilians, and the need to intensify the necessary efforts to achieve the national reconciliation and to seek a comprehensive political settlement that guarantees a peaceful transfer of power in Afghanistan, in line with the gains made by the Afghan people.

For her part, HE the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands thanked the State of Qatar for its effective contribution to the evacuation of civilians in Afghanistan, and its unremitting efforts in the peace process in the region.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Afghans Evacuated to Qatar Speak of Despair, Uncertainty

DOHA, QATAR – Afghans who fled their country this week have spoken about their despair at leaving loved ones behind and the uncertain future ahead of them after the Taliban’s rapid takeover.

The Taliban advance has led to a mass evacuation of Afghans and foreigners amid fears of reprisals and a return to a harsh interpretation of Islamic law.

“It was very difficult to leave my country,” a veiled woman told Reuters in Doha, Qatar. “I love my country.”

She explained that before the Taliban arrived, she had never expected to go anywhere.

The woman said she fled with her husband, a dentist, and three children, fearing that her work with international humanitarian organizations would make them a Taliban target.

The woman is one of several hundred evacuees temporarily housed in a residential compound in Doha visited by Reuters.

The Qatar government is hosting thousands of evacuees until they can enter a third country.

A man at the compound told Reuters he was not hopeful that the Taliban would keep their promises, which have included respecting women’s rights and an amnesty for those who worked in the government or with foreigners.

“The most disturbing part is that there is not a lot of hope for the future,” said the man, who arrived in Doha this week with his wife, three children, parents and two sisters.

The man, a lawyer, said he feared that if he had stayed in Afghanistan, he would have also become a target of the Taliban, in part because of his work with international companies.

“It’s going to be a very, very different and challenging life ahead of us,” he said.

The Afghans who spoke with Reuters in Doha all requested anonymity because of concerns for family members still in Afghanistan.

“It’s not easy because they are not safe,” the man said.

“There is a lot of expectation on me to help them get out of there and at times you really see yourself being really helpless,” he said.

Another man, a second-year law student, spoke of looting by the Taliban as they took control of Kabul and said he had seen armed militants intimidate people on their way to the airport.

Evacuated to Qatar with his sister, he does not know how he will be able to complete his studies. He left behind his wife, whom he married in a video call before evacuating.

“Our minds are back home because our families remain. My wife is there. My parents are there, my siblings. I just hope they are evacuated … in case that doesn’t happen and things go wrong, I think I would make up my mind and wish to go back.”

Source: Voice of America