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German state leaders call on Berlin to lower energy tax for all Berlin

Jul 14, 2025

Berlin [Germany], July 14: German state premiers on Sunday were putting pressure on the federal government to reverse a decision to lower the energy tax for industry, instead calling onBerlin to lower the levy for all, including households. Alexander Schweitzer, state leader of Rhineland-Palatinate in westernGermany, called on the conservative-led coalition government to lower the energy tax quickly and reconsider whether private households couldn't benefit as well. "In any case, we need to think again about whether we can't achieve this relief for citizens,"he said.
Source: Qatar Tribune

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"Enduring Heritage, Harmonious Asia-Pacific"

Shenzhen [China], November 5: On November 4, the opening ceremony of the special exhibition Contour of the Time: Classics, Heritage and Convergence, under the theme Enduring Heritage, Harmonious Asia-Pacific, took place in Shenzhen. Held under the guidance of China International Communications Group (CICG), the Publicity Department of the CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee, the Shenzhen Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and Rongbaozhai Co., Ltd, this exhibition was jointly organized by CICG Asia-Pacific and Rongbaozhai Greater Bay Area. Attendees included Yu Yingfu, Vice President of CICG; Zhao Dong, Party Committee Secretary and Director of Rongbaozhai Co., Ltd.; Huang Limin, Deputy Director-General of the Publicity Department of the CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee; and Jin Xiu, Second-Level Inspector of the Shenzhen Federation of Literary and Art Circles. The exhibition also drew over 100 representatives from Asia-Pacific countries, including those from the arts, academia, and media, as well as young people.

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