Ren Xingzhou, research fellow and former director-general at the Institute for Market Economy under the Development Research Center of the State Council, said during the forum held by the Academy of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, "In 2018, the nation's total retail sales of consumer goods is expected to reach 40 trillion yuan (.86 trillion), and its growth rate in December was merely 8.1 percent."
Reservations will close on April 3. Visitors can see the cherry blossoms from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm on weekdays and 8 am to 6 pm on weekends.
Relatives of the missing sailors reacted with grief to the news after holding out hope since the sub was reported overdue at its Mar del Plata base on Nov 17, two days after the explosion.
Residents of the Hong Kong and Macao special administration regions can apply to renew and reissue their Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents on the Chinese mainland beginning Oct 10, and collect the permit within seven days, the immigration authority said on Monday.
Republicans are also far less likely than Democrats to think that making it harder to buy a gun would prevent mass shootings, 36 percent to 81 percent. Overall, 58 percent of Americans think it would.
Representatives of the Chinese community in Greece meanwhile had gathered in a square in the heart of Athens and started to collect clothes, shoes, personal care items and money to buy medical supplies for the victims of the fire.
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Residents in Gongxian felt strong tremors, and some houses were damaged.
Reiterating China's African policy featuring sincerity, real results, affinity and good faith, and a policy of upholding justice and pursuing shared interests, Wang said China will work with the Nigerien side to implement the outcomes of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit held in Johannesburg.
Responding to Patten's remarks about Hong Kong in an earlier media report, the official said that it is shameless and absurd for Patten, who was not democratically elected, to picture himself as a "guardian" of human rights and freedoms.
Remy Sietchiping, unit leader of the regional and metropolitan planning unit at UN-Habitat, said the Songyang experience on rural revitalization will make people think twice, because it's cost-effective, the impact is huge and it has transformed the lives of many people.