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Torilahure’s laptop hard disk has died, and he’s working from his cell phone, so the following scramble to put together on Open Thread for this morning is mine, all mine. (whimper...)
From the DhakaTribune/Bangladesh: I love lychees, so —
Superb lychee flowering makes farmers happy in Rangpur region.
A superb flowering in lychee trees continues amid favorable climatic conditions this season, making farmers happy with a prospect of bumper production of the juicy fruit in Rangpur agriculture region.
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Lychee farming on a commercial basis has already become a profitable venture and created a silent economic revolution in the agriculture sector, bringing self-reliance for hundreds of farmers in all five districts of Rangpur agriculture region in the last 12 years.
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From the South China Morning Post:
Xi Jinping says China has a legal problem: finding the lawyers to defend its interests abroad
With China and its companies facing an increasing number of bruising overseas legal battles, defending the country’s interests abroad has become a pressing issue for the ruling Communist Party.
President Xi Jinping raised concerns two years ago in a speech that was only made public in December, saying China lacked the legal professionals needed to protect its growing interests, which he said posed a security threat.
“A large amount of foreign-related affairs of Chinese companies are in the hands of European and US-based law firms, and there’s a very big security risk in this,” Xi told the country’s top law enforcement body in February 2019.
From allAfrica/Kenya: from the original in Nation/Africa
Kenya: MPs Refuse to Ratify Trade Pact Between Kenya and UK
Members of Parliament have refused to ratify Kenya's trade pact with the UK, accusing unknown officials of sneaking in documents that had not been tabled in Parliament.
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The lawmakers yesterday deferred debate on the report of the Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Committee after some sections containing details of the pact were sneaked in without the authorisation of the Speaker.
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The deal between Kenya and UK provides full duty-free and quota-free market conditions for goods originating from East African Community partner state(s) into the market of the UK on a secure, long-term and predictable basis.
Kenya and UK Parliaments are required to ratify the agreement in order to take effect.
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