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Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with visiting Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

As part of the talks, the two have agreed to push forward the planned multi-country economic pass through Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar.

The concept was first put forward by Xi Jinping as part of the broader creation of a 21st century "Silk Road."

Sheikh Hasina is here in China to help mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Bangladesh.

A new fund worth close to 3-billion yuan is being put aside to help China's less-developed regions.

The fund is being financed by the Ministry¹ of Finance, as well as the China National Tobacco Corporation and the State Development and Investment Corporation.

The fund is designed to try to attract more businesses into this country's impoverished² regions.

Its main focus will be toward financing agriculture and tourism initiatives.

At least one young person has been killed in a high school shooting in the US state of Oregon.

The attack took place at a school in the suburbs of the city of Portland.

There have been conflicting reports about the number of injured.

It's also believed the shooter has been killed as well.

The school is still said to be on police lockdown.

So far, no motive³ for the attack is being offered by the authorities.

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 impoverished   

adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的v.使（某人）贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某物）贫瘠或恶化

参考例句：

• the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
• They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。