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The GST, to be implemented July 1, is expected to boost the economy in the medium to long run.
There are worries that a victory for far right Le Pen would see the eurozone unravel.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit Hong Kong in July.
Beijing could build multiple aircraft carriers over the next 15 years, the Pentagon said in a 2015 report.
A growing Chinese middle class and affordability of locally manufactured cars has helped domestic sales.
Since economic conditions have changed in the past decades, some of the existing standards are out of date.
On Saturday, the IMF also warned of heightened political and policy uncertainties.
Russia and Japan are expected to sign agreements on the implementation of about 20 joint projects.
Iran has the US between Iraq and a hard place in the Middle East.
The fate of the 40-megawatt Arak reactor was a key sticking point in nearly two years of negotiations that led to the nuclear agreement.