In China, shopping is more than just transactions. It is about entertainment, discovery and social engagement with friends, celebrities and internet influencers, according to a joint report by Boston Consulting Group and Alibaba last year.
In Chinese culture, red symbolizes prosperity and joy. In ancient times, Chinese also believed that the color had the power to ward off evil spirits, and would often paint the exteriors of their homes red.
In China, by the end of last year, more than 240 million people, 17.3 percent of the population, were age 60 or older. The figure is expected to reach 255 million by 2020.
In June 2018, the procuratorial department of Braunschweig, Germany fined Volkswagen 1 billion euros (.12 billion). Volkswagen accepted the punishment and waived its appeal.
In July, the UK government announced that British mobile operators will not be allowed to source 5G equipment from Huawei as of the end of 2020, and that existing Huawei 5G hardware will also be removed from network infrastructure by 2027.
In July, news reports said that an Air China co-pilot who was smoking an e-cigarette en route from Hong Kong to Dalian, Liaoning province, wanted to turn off the air circulation fan. But he switched off the aircraft's air conditioning by accident, which diffused smoke throughout the cabin and led to the deployment of oxygen masks and an emergency descent.
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In December, the reserves rose for the second consecutive month to .07 trillion, up by billion within a month, after a rise of .6 billion in November, according to data released on Monday by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.
In Chinese market, only China Southern Airlines is flying five aircraft of A380.
In June, the National Development and Reform Commission and two other central departments jointly released a guideline to encourage the consumption of new energy vehicles. The cost of NEV production will be substantially lowered and the research and industrialization of the new generation of NEV batteries accelerated, the guideline said.
In July, a woman surnamed Yan from Henan province applied for two jobs at Zhejiang Xilaideng Resort, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang's provincial capital, that were posted on the recruitment website zhaopin.com. The company's human resources department allegedly rejected Yan's applications because she was from Henan, listing her place of origin as the main reason for its decision.