OTTAWA Darlington Nagbe USA Jersey , Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will departure to Davos, Switzerland Monday to attend the World Economic Forum annual meeting, according to the Canadian Prime Minister Office Sunday.
During the four-day meeting,Trudeau will meet with other world leaders, global business leaders, and representatives of civil society.
Under the theme "Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World," this year's Forum will encourage leaders from all sectors to explore bold ideas and exciting opportunities for collaboration and co-operation with a view to improving global governance and building more sustainable economies that work for everyone.
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The forum engages the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisory body, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), is to amend its charter.
A draft of the amendment was passed by the Standing Committee of the 12th CPPCC National Committee Christian Pulisic USA Jersey , which concluded its 24th session on Wednesday.
The draft will be submitted to the 13th CPPCC National Committee for deliberation, said a statement issued after the meeting chaired by Yu Zhengsheng, the chairman of the CPPCC National Committee.
The details of the draft amendment were not immediately disclosed. According to the CPPCC's website, its charter was last amended in 2004.
The move came after the CPC Constitution was amended last October and the state's Constitution is in the proces of amendment.
The meeting also passed a draft timetable and agenda for the first session of the 13th CPPCC National Committee. Members of the 13th committee were also chosen.
According to the statement, participants said the CPPCC has been closely following the spirits of the 18th and 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) national congresses, study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and has advanced the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
The framework of political consultation Chris Wondolowski USA Jersey , democratic supervision and the work of unity and liaison have all improved over the past five years, the statement said.
Yu said the progress could not be achieved without the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Xi at the core.
He said the most important experience the CPPCC had drawn over the past five years was to uphold the CPC leadership and the principles of unity and democracy.
Yu urged the CPPCC to carry on its great traditions, study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and CPC decisions and plans, and do a better job.
The CPPCC National Committee also issued a letter, expressing gratitude to its members who will retire. It said the retirees would remain a treasure to the Party and the state and constitute an important force for the CPPCC's cause.
XINING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The King Gesar, a millennium-old Tibetan epic poem Chris Pontius USA Jersey , is to have its own protection zone on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, the local government said Monday.
The protection zone covers the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog, northwest China's Qinghai Province, famous for natural and cultural relics related to the epic.
According to Doje Gyaincog, head of the prefecture's cultural and sports bureau, with the support of the Culture Ministry, the prefecture will first carry out a thorough survey of storytellers.
The government has plans to grant stable salaries to the storytellers so they no longer need to worry about making a living Blank USA Jersey , but can instead focus on their art.
In addition, natural and cultural relics such as Ayude, birthplace of King Gesar, will be protected and the government will collect libretti, audio and video clips and pictures.
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King Gesar, with more than 120 volumes and at least 1 million lines, tells how the half-human, half-god Tibetan king of the 11th Century conquered the devils of other tribes and sought to help ordinary people.
The epic has been recited for generations by what locals call "god-taught storytellers" who are often illiterate and know none of the poem, but begin to tell the stories after experiencing strange dreams.
"The epic is so popular among Tibetans that almost everyone has heard the king's stories or watched performances since they were kids. It's a part of our childhood," said Living Buddha Tsedri from the prefecture's Kere Monastery, who is a trakhan (a Gesar storyteller in Tibetan).
As modernization permeates the plateau Alejandro Bedoya USA Jersey , the pool of trakhan is shrinking, and many of the relics are poorly cared for. Many storytellers, mainly herdsmen or farmers, are nomadic and only a few go on to become respected artists.