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KINGSTON， Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Jamaica is on track to have a record year in tourism as the island registered a growth of over 5 percent for both tourism earnings and visitor arrivals in the first 10 months of this year.


From January to October 2016， Jamaica recorded tourism earnings of 2.06 billion U.S. dollars， up 5.7 percent over the same period last year， a release from the Ministry of Tourism said Tuesday.


The island also saw an increase of 5.1 percent in visitor arrivals over the same period last year， the release said， adding that growth in both arrivals and earnings came despite significant losses caused by Hurricane Matthew.


"The latest figures are truly proof of the strength of Jamaica's tourism products. We have consistently recorded growth throughout the year， though over 8，000 potential visitors canceled their trips due to the passage of Hurricane Matthew in October，" said Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett.


During the first 10 months of 2016， stopover arrivals to Jamaica increased by 2.3 percent over the same period last year， with 1，786，394 visitors， while cruise arrivals increased by 9.1 percent over the same period in 2015， totaling 1，313，841 cruise passengers.


"Our arrival figures and tourism earnings from January to October of this year are very positive and an indicator of the considerable impact tourism is having on the growth agenda. Our tourism earnings continue to outpace our arrivals， which is quite significant. It is clear that we remain on track to have a record year in tourism，" said Bartlett.


Latin America and Europe were Jamaica' s strongest potential markets， according to the Ministry of Tourism.


Stopover arrivals from the Latin American market were up by 26.6 percent over the same period last year， with 2，803 visitors， while arrivals out of Europe increased by 10.5 percent， over the same period in 2015 with a total of 21，870 stopover arrivals， the release said.


Tourism is a pillar industry of Jamaica， accounting for about 15 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product and 25 percent of its employment.？


DUBLIN A poco Prezzo Nike Air Max Plus TN Ultra Tutte Bianche , Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Members of an Irish family holidaying in Barcelona were injured in Thursday's terror attack in the city, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday.


A couple, originally from the Philippines, and their two children who were born in Ireland, were caught up in the attack.


Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said the five-year-old boy has a broken femur, and his father has knee injuries.


But the boy's mother and his sister did not sustain injuries, Coveney said.


The Irish foreign minister said nearly two million Irish people this year will travel to Spain on their holidays.


"This is not just an attack on Spain or on Barcelona, but it's an attack on the way we live as European citizens in the free world," he added.


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BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Over 70 percent of Chinese listed companies reported strong profits for the first half of the year.


As of Monday, 1,004 Chinese listed companies had disclosed their first-half reports with total net profit up 21.2 percent year on year to297.1 billion yuan (44.6 billion U.S. dollars), according to data compiled by Wind, a leading information service provider.


About 74 percent of the companies registered year-on-year net profit growth in the first half of the year.


A total of 223 companies witnessed a year-on-year profit surge of more than 100 percent in H1, and 233 companies reported year-on-year profit growth of between 30 and 100 percent.


Most companies in both traditional sectors such as coal and steel, as well as a number of newly emerging industries posted strong growth on the back of the country's economic restructuring and business environment improvement.


Shanxi Xishan Coal and Electricity saw net profit growth of 739 percent in H1 due to rising coal prices and expanded output.


Nanjing Iron & Steel witnessed a net profit surge of 730 percent, as China continues to slash excess steel capacity and product price increases.


"The profit growth of coal, steel-related listed companies is the result of deeper supply-side structural reform, which improves the business environment and productivity," said Gui Haoming, chief analyst of Shenwan Hongyuan.


China's manufacturing sector in June stayed above the boom-bust mark for the 11th consecutive month, with traditional sectors like oil refining and metal smelting witnessing robust growth, suggesting improved supply-demand structure, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).


"China's manufacturing sector and the broader economy are likely to continue steady growth on the back of favorable macroeconomic conditions and rebounding market demand," Gui said.


China is seeking to transition from an economy reliant on investment and exports of low-value-added goods to an innovation and service-driven one, and the first-half reports showed new growth engines were picking up momentum.


The tech-heavy small and medium-sized enterprises board witnessed net profit growth in H1, with new energy vehicle-related shares doing particularly well.


Anhui Zotye Automobile, a new energy vehicle manufacturer, saw net profit growth of 494 percent year-on-year in H1 due to government efforts to boost green energy.


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