WASHINGTON jordan 13 flint blue for sale , July 21 (Xinhua) -- The Pentagon said on Friday that the United States was withholding 50 million U.S. dollars in payment to Pakistan due to Islamabad's insufficient counterterrorism action.
"The funds could not be released to the government of Pakistan at this time because the Secretary (of Defense Jim Mattis) could not certify that Pakistan has taken sufficient action against the Haqqani Network per the requirement in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act," said the Pentagon in a statement air jordan 13 flints for sale , referring to a branch of the Afghan Taliban.
The funds being withheld is part of a Pentagon program called Coalition Support Fund, which aims to reimburse U.S. allies and partners for their counterterrorism operations.
In the Fiscal Year 2016 jordan 13 chicago for sale , 900 million dollars were marked for Pakistan, among which 550 million dollars had already been reimbursed.
However jordan 13 chicago 2017 , before withholding of 50 million dollars announced on Friday, Mattis' predecessor Ash Carter decided last year to withhold another 300 million dollars of the funding.
The announcement also came days after the U.S. State Department in a report on global terrorism accused Pakistan of not taking "substantial action" against the Afghan Taliban or Haqqani.
The United States in 2012 designated the Haqqani Network as a terrorist organization.
Pakistan argued that it had done a great deal to help Americans in tracking down terrorists jordan retro 13 squadron blue , saying that it had suffered hundreds of deaths in Islamist militant attacks in response to its crackdowns, Reuters reported.
"It may be noted that the funds in question are a reimbursement of the expenses incurred by Pakistan towards achieving our common objectives in the fight against terrorism air jordan 13 squadron blue for sale , and not an assistance," Pakistan's ambassador to the United States air jordan 13 hornets for sale , Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, said in a statement.
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YANGON， June 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei scored highest on brand power in Myanmar for its ability to boost sales and gain market share， according to a report released on Thursday.
The BrandZ research "Spotlight on Myanmar，" released by advertising and public relations company WPP and market research firm Milward Brown， is based on 1，660 consumer interviews and covers 42 international and regional brands.
Apple has emerged as the most differentiated brand followed by Coca-Cola and Samsung. Myanmar's local telecom MPT is highlighted as the most loved brand while Norway-based Telenor was seen as the most innovative brand.
David Roth， CEO at The Store， EMEA and Asia， said that there are huge opportunities for international brands to be successful in Myanmar， if they get the cultural message right and understand the diversity of the country， particularly in the border areas.
The report also highlighted the key trends that will change how brands and agencies should approach the market， such as the country's rapid improvement in infrastructure and the growth in e-tailing. Enditem
NANCHANG， March 16 (Xinhua) -- In the mountainous terrain of east China's Jiangxi Province is the birthplace of rice cultivation， the roots of which have been traced back around 10，000 years.
Jiangxi remains one of the most important rice-growing provinces in China. In 1995， archeologists tested phytoliths -- microscopic pieces of silica found in plants that persist in the soil long after the plant has died and decayed -- found in Wannian County in eastern Jiangxi. From the results of their analysis， they concluded that Wannian County was the first place in the world where rice was cultivated as a crop.
"Wannian rice is remarkably old， a prototype variety if you like，" said Wang Bingwan， former head of the county museum who took part in the archaeological research.
At Wannian， about 20 hectares of rice paddy fields have been earmarked for the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems Program (GIAHS) by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization.
Wannian rice contains anti-disease and anti-insect genes and is especially cold resistant， said Wang. In Feudal dynasties， rice from Wannian used to be a tribute to the emperor.
It is a location-specific variety to Heqiao Village in Peimei township， said Wang. "Scientists have tried to grow it elsewhere， but its genetic qualities changed with the environment，" he said.
"Wannian itself means 'a thousand years，' but no one thought Wannian could be the home of rice cultivation in China，" he added.
Now the 20 hectares of land has been cordoned off by the local government. The government owns the land， and allocates plots to farmers who live in Heqiao and the nearby Longgang village. Starting from 2013， a grain processing company， Jiangxi Wannian Rice Group， has bought the rice from farmers for three times the price of ordinary rice.
It takes about 175 days， from April to October， for the rice to grow and ripen， said Shi Guozhao， a manager with the group.
"Farmers harvest the rice by hand， no machines are used. Fertilizer and pesticides are banned， so the yields of the land are quite small. The only thing farmers do is to plant the rice and harvest. They do not spend much time in the fields，" he said.
"Some of grains are kept for R&D into new rice types， and the rest is sold，" he said.
"The most important thing is to keep the genes of the crops intact，" he said.
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