A book launch is held at the 2016 Shanghai Book Fair in east China's Shanghai, Aug. 17, 2016. The week-long book fair kicked off here on Wednesday.
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HONG KONG, July 20 (Xinhua) -- The 27th Hong Kong Book Fair opened here on Wednesday, with Chinese martial arts literature as its overarching theme,
highlighting Hong Kong's influence on the genre since the 1950s and 60s.
Organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), this year's event welcomes a record 640 exhibitors from 35 countries and regions.
The Chinese Martial Arts Literature exhibition introduces readers to eight esteemed Chinese martial arts novelists from different eras, including Liang
Yusheng, Jin Yong and Gu Long.
The zone also displays valuable historical artefacts such as manuscripts, first editions and adapted comics and films while the Literary Giant -- Jin Yong
and Louis Cha exhibition showcases the work of one of the most influential
modern Chinese martial arts novelists of all time.
"The theme this year is 'Reading the World -- Heroism and Romance of the Chinese Martial World'," said HKTDC Executive Director Margaret Fong. "Apart
from echoing the Theme of the Year, we also hope to cultivate a love for
reading, so that people enjoy a more colorful life in a more beautiful world."
In addition to the diverse selection of reading materials on offer, more than 360 on-site cultural activities are arranged during the seven-day fair to deepen
visitors' understanding and appreciation of different cultures.
Foreign consulates and associations from 25 countries and regions are showcasing cultural highlights to stimulate the interest of children and adults
alike. Participating consulates include those from Belgium, Germany, Israel,
Peru, South Africa and the United States.
The Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macao is also offering elementary French lessons and an introduction to French comics while columnist,
blogger and food photographer Poyee Lee is sharing her experience of the French
lifestyle.
LISBON, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said Monday he would not consider additional measures to avoid a sanction from the
European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union.
"There is no space for new measures to resolve problems from 2015," he told journalists at a ceremony in Lisbon, according to Portuguese Lusa News Agency.
His comments came after the European Commission decided whether to impose a fine on Portugal for exceeding a budget deficit of 3 percent last year.
The European Commission has said the only way Portugal can avoid a sanction is by correcting its excessive deficit.
While officials from the European Commission feel that not applying the sanction would lead the European Union's credibility to be undermined,
Portuguese officials have argued that such sanctions would be immoral.
In fact, Catarina Martins, the leader of Portugal's Left Bloc, an ally of the Socialist government, has suggested that a referendum should be held in Portugal
if the European Commission goes ahead with the sanctions.
"If the European Commission penalizes Portugal for the previous government's poor performance ... it would mean the European Commission declaring war on
Portugal," Martins said during the weekend.
The Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has pointed out that neither the previous government, nor the present government, deserve to face sanctions,
highlighting the country's efforts to put an end to the financial crisis.
Costa, who came into office in November 2015, wants to put an end to harsh spending cuts and tax hikes that Portugal had to undertake in 2011, when the
country agreed to a 78-billion-euro(87.01 billion U.S. dollars) bailout program
with international lenders.
While Costa was forced by Brussels to raise indirect taxes by almost 1 billion euros, he is now resisting further spending cuts.
The European Commission is expected to make a final decision on the matter by Tuesday.
The Bank of Portugal forecasts growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to be 1.3 percent in 2016, accelerating to 1.6 percent in 2017 and declining to 1.5
percent in 2018. The central banks says the end of the projection horizon will
be close, but still below, that observed before the international crisis in
2008.
Eurostat revealed in April that Portugal's deficit was the third highest in the Eurozone, ending 2015 at 4.4 percent, due to resolution costs of bank Banif.
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