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The future of Wenzhou will now lie in providing services to these less developed areas, argues one button and zipper factory owner.
温州的未来现在就依靠给这些欠发达地区提供服务上了。一名纽扣和拉链工厂主这样说。
Less developed Asian countries also performed worse than China, which suggests China may have increased its competitive edge over its trading rivals.
亚洲欠发达国家的表现也不如中国，表明中国相对于其贸易对手的竞争优势可能有所增加。
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We should help the less developed regions achieve common development. We should cherish and take good care of mother Earth and jointly build a harmonious world of lasting peace and common prosperity.
我们要推进城市和谐发展，推进广大农村地区的现代化，帮助欠发达地区共同发展，珍惜和爱护地球家园，建立持久和平、共同繁荣的和谐世界。
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De Boer added that African countries and other less developed nations say nobody's targets are good enough at the moment.
Now a development economist--that's Santosh's field-- Development economics is a very important field in economics that is helping less developed countries emerge.
发展经济学...那是桑托什的研究领域,发展经济学是,经济学中一个非常重要的领域,它研究的是如何帮助欠发达地区实现经济崛起
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That is, it tends to be bigger and that is because less developed countries have less developed securities, regulation and laws, and traditions.
也可以说,银行体系势必会更加庞大,因为欠发达国家,没有完善的证券系统,法律法规和历史经验
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Vasella: Certainly, the leadership dimension is less developed in most people and most businesses.
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