The country has become a leading centre for the development of alternative fuel technologies in recent years with the support of the Welsh Assembly Government.

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The country struggles with low levels of human capital development and high levels of poverty.

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The state-run China Daily said in its Chinese language edition that the country had to learn to balance development with quality of life.

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Briefing the meeting, the Executive Secretary of the Conference, Anna Kajumulo, said country-level preparatory processes had been launched in 46 least developed countries with country visits by members of the United Nations Conference Trade and Development (UNCTAD) secretariat.

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"People of mixed race are among the fastest-growing group in the population of our country", and this is "a development with which our country is at ease", Mr Miliband said.

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At 406, 480 rooms, the country accounts for a third of all global rooms under development, with more than 1, 500 hotels planned, many of which will be in secondary cities, reports Lodging Econometrics, a market research company.

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"It's rewarding to play a key role in the development of a sport I love, in a country I have a strong personal connection with, " he says.

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Again, the reforms that have been taken, the reforms that need to be done on issues like rule of law, ethic -- the need for national reconciliation, the -- again, the -- and then the role the U.S. can play in supporting Burmese development going forward with the easing of our sanctions, with the USAID mission, and with our increased diplomatic engagement with the country.

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