China cuts defense budget growth to 9% for 2003

China cuts defense budget growth to 9% for 2003

BEIJING, China - China's Finance Minister Xiang Huaicheng proposes a budget plan for fiscal 2003 to the National People's Congress on March 6. It cuts growth in the defense budget to around 9%, the first single-digit figure in 15 years.

Türkiye's Aug. unemployment rate hits lowest level since 2014

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58 COVID-19 patients discharged from makeshift hospital in Suzhou, China

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Number of new community COVID-19 cases drops to single digit in China's Sixian

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China cuts defense budget growth to 9% for 2003

China cuts defense budget growth to 9% for 2003

BEIJING, China - China's Finance Minister Xiang Huaicheng proposes a budget plan for fiscal 2003 to the National People's Congress on March 6. It cuts growth in the defense budget to around 9%, the first single-digit figure in 15 years. (Kyodo)

Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks at a press conference at her office in Tokyo on May 15, 2020. Nine new cases of coronavirus infections were reported in the Japanese capital the same day, the first single-digit figure since March 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks at a press conference at her office in Tokyo on May 15, 2020. Nine new cases of coronavirus infections were reported in the Japanese capital the same day, the first single-digit figure since March 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks at a press conference at her office in Tokyo on May 15, 2020. Nine new cases of coronavirus infections were reported in the Japanese capital the same day, the first single-digit figure since March 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo