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Professionals from over 20 countries are seeing the best in Cuban tourism during the 27th International Tourism Fair (FITCUBA 2007), starting in this capital s Morro-Cabana Park Monday.

Five years ago, Cuban President Fidel Castro assured that the country would create new capacities for publishing and that the average book production of 50.5 million volumes reached on the island before the Special Period (the tough economic depression following the collapse of the Eastern European Socialist Camp) would be surpassed, in order to meet the growing demand of the countrys new educational programs included in what is known on the island as the "Battle of Ideas."

Primary care and aging are on the table of the 15th International Seminar on Assisting Senior Citizens, starting in this capital on Monday.

Cuba is investing in its iron-and-steel industry to export high added value products to Latin America and the Caribbean, like electric and telephone cables.

Cuban experts started assembling equipment to measure wind force in Las Tunas Province, an area considered among the most favorable to use this alternative energy source.

Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Pérez Roque and his Guatemalan counterpart Gert Rosenthal signed on Friday agreements to broaden bilateral ties during the 3rd Bi-national Meeting held in Havana.

The manufacture of exportable cigars continues to grow in Cuba's eastern Las Tunas province, despite the lack of experience of local cigar makers in this activity

The eastern Cuban province of Ciego de Avila has reported good results in fighting smoking.

The Cuban capital hosted the 6th National Festival on Caribbean Endemic Birds, aimed at raising interest in such an attractive topic for tourism.

Cuba is taking actions to strengthen tourist ties with Germany, as part of efforts to increase tourist arrivals in the Caribbean Island.