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The State of Qatar participated in the 177th session of the General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) in Paris, with the participation of representatives from member states, to discuss key reports and the latest developments related to upcoming international exhibitions.The delegation of the State of Qatar participating in the meeting was headed by HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the French Republic and Permanent Representative to the Bureau International des Expositions Sheikh Ali bin Jassim Al-Thani.

China's value-added industrial output expanded 5.2% year-on-year in August and growth slowed from a 5.7% rise in July. In the first eight months of this year, China's industrial output increased by 6.2 percent compared to the same period last year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, Xinhua News Agency reported.The industrial output is used to measure the activity of large enterprises, each with an annual main business turnover of at least 20 million yuan (about 2.8 million US dollars). A breakdown of the data showed that the manufacturing sector's value-added output increased by 5.7% year-on-year last month, while that of mining grew by 5.1%.The value-added output of the electricity, heat, gas, water production and supply sector rose by 2.4%.China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, expanded 3.4% year-on-year in August, following a 3.7% rise in July, official data showed.