File photo of Li Ao. [Photo/VCG] BEIJING - Chinese mainland officials Monday expressed condolences over the passing of writer Li Ao in Taiwan. We are saddened to hear of the passing of Li and express our sincere condolences to his family, Zhang Zhijun, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said in a message to Li's family. Li exhibited strong nationalist feelings, upheld national reunification, opposed Taiwan independence, promoted Chinese culture and devoted himself to cross-Strait exchanges, Zhang said. Chen Deming, president of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, also sent a message of condolence to Li's family, praising the writer's efforts to promote Chinese culture, support China's reunification and boost cross-Strait exchanges. Li, who had suffered from brain tumor since July 2015, died Sunday at the age of 83. personalized silicone wristbandsbracelet maker onlinehen fest wristbandscustom rubber wristbandscustom wrist sweatbandscustom wristbands no minimum1 inch wide rubber bands
The Ruins of St. Paul's of Historic Centre of Macao. [Photo/IC] MACAO - The Tourist Price Index in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) for the second quarter of 2018 went up by 2.78 percent year-on-year to 129.86, the SAR's statistics service said on Friday. Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that the increase of the index was due to rising charges for hotel accommodation and restaurant services, higher bus fares and airfares, and higher prices of local food products. Among the various sections of goods and services, price indices of accommodation, transport and communications, as well as food, alcoholic beverages and tobacco rose by 7.05 percent, 6.30 percent and 4.25 percent year-on-year respectively. In comparison with the previous quarter, the index for the second quarter of 2018 decreased by 5.17 percent. The average Tourist Price Index for the last four quarters ending the second quarter of 2018 rose by 4.21 percent from the previous period, with notable increases in the price indices of accommodation, transport and communications. For the first half of 2018, the index went up by 4.48 percent year-on-year, with price indices of accommodation, as well as transport and communications rising by 13.64 percent and 6.44 percent respectively.
