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In the past three years, the number of people on the brink of starvation jumped from 80 to 124 million.
China could also choose to impose tariffs on soybean imports from the US, worth about $10 billion a year.
Gazprom said that the Power of Siberia natural gas pipeline is 75 per cent complete and runs over 1,600 kms.
Slower growth in tourism in 2017 was affected by the significant strengthening in the external value of the rand.
Putin has said it is nonsense to implicate Russia in the Skripal alleged assassination attempt.
At least 73 million people voted at 96,704 polling stations throughout the country.
On Saturday, Xi made a public oath of allegiance to the Constitution in the Great Hall of the People.
The civilians have been using humanitarian corridors agreed to by the Russians and Syrians for the past two weeks.
The 23 expelled UK diplomats are expected to leave Russia by March 20.
UK Defense Secretary Williamson said Russia "should shut up and go away".