The current target figure for NATO members' GDP expenditure on defense is 2 percent, but, according to the organization's own figures, of the 29 member states only the US (3.6 percent), Greece (2.2 percent), Estonia (2.14 percent), the UK (2.10 percent) and Poland (2 percent) meet that level.
The curriculum that caused heated debate is actually a series of lessons, titled Health, Puberty and Sexuality, that the school district had planned to launch in April with the adoption of a sexuality-education curriculum called Rights, Respect, Responsibility (3R's).
The country's exports dropped by 11.4 percent to 3.33 trillion yuan, and imports declined by 0.7 percent to 3.24 trillion yuan between January and March, according to customs data.
The creation of colonies by European nations in many countries of Asia in the past 400 years caused great hardship and subjugation.
The court announced the sentence to the father identified only as Wang, and deprived him of his political rights for life.
The course, initiated by Shanghai Youren Foundation and Shengbo FM, a social service center for the disabled, aims to help visually impaired students grasp survival skills before entering college. Training visually impaired students to perform tasks like traveling alone, using computers and fostering social skills is expected to help them adapt better to their forthcoming college life unaided.
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The cut in coal-fired energy is a significant progress for the region, experts say.
The couple's son said he was touched by the warmth and goodwill of the Japanese people during the whole trip.
The country's crude steel output rose 5.1 percent year on year to 492 million tons in the first seven months this year, while apparent consumption of crude steel increased 10.9 percent to 450 million tons, according to CISA data.
The court overturned the incorrect charges and affirmed the one original charge that was accurate, upholding justice and showing the importance of obeying the law in business activities, the SPC said in a statement after the new verdict was delivered.