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Int'l friendship cities week starts in Shandong

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Int'l friendship cities week starts in Shandong

2025-05-28 10:39 Last Updated At:11:07

The 2025 Shandong International Friendship Cities Cooperation and Exchange Week and Governors' Dialog started in Jinan, the provincial capital of Shandong in east China, on Tuesday.

The event, aimed to further boost economic and trade cooperation and people-to-people exchange between Shandong cities and others around the world, has gathered nearly 1,000 foreign guests from over 70 cities of 47 countries.

During the week, various activities will take place, including the signing of agreements between sister cities and economic and trade cooperation meetings.

Shandong has established sister city partnerships with 702 cities in 106 countries around the world.

Int'l friendship cities week starts in Shandong

Int'l friendship cities week starts in Shandong

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 20 pips to 7.0108 against the U.S. dollar Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

In China's spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.

The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.

Chinese yuan strengthens to 7.0108 against USD Monday

Chinese yuan strengthens to 7.0108 against USD Monday

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