The Chinese Lantern Festival held in Brussels' Grand Place in February also fascinated a large number of European visitors.
The Chinese government is confident the unemployment rate will remain low, and there are policies in the pipeline to support domestic workers affected by ongoing trade tensions, according to senior officials with the nation's top economic regulator.
The Chinese authorities have rolled out a series of policy reforms for drug registration, regulation, reimbursement, and public procurement process, with focus on innovation and homegrown research and development.
The Chinese companies making the list were mainly involved in the internet, retail, finance, energy and property sectors.
The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission in Beijing. [Photo/Agencies]
The Chinese capital has not seen precipitation of 0.1 mm or more on any of the past 115 days, according to Beijing's climate observatory.
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The Chinese bond market also looks attractive given the high yields and the relatively lower defaults and currency risks compared to markets that offer similar yields, Lacaille said.
The Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index for February came in at 51.6 thanks to factories rushing to replenish inventories to meet rising new orders. The reading was 51.5 in January.
The Chinese mainland is currently home to some 100 fast-growing companies, most of which have long considered the public listing stage. Smartphone-maker Xiaomi Inc is reported to be in talks with investment banks about going public as soon as 2018, with Hong Kong currently considered the most likely destination. Xiaomi is often hailed as one of the oldest unicorns around the globe, as well as one of the world's top three unlisted unicorns next to Alibaba's Ant Financial Services Group and Uber Technologies Inc.
The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, lost 1.03 percent to close at 2,569.22 points Monday.