In Mexico's case, Laborde said, e-commerce still faces two major hurdles - online security and logistical challenges. Public distrust in online activities also plays a part.
In March alone, combined profits at industrial companies each with annual revenue of more than 20 million yuan (.2 million) amounted to 589.75 billion yuan, up 3.1 percent from one year earlier, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
In Mexico, for example, a 10 percent tax on sugar-sweetened beverages was introduced in 2014. Two years later, the country saw a 5.5 percent drop in purchases of such drinks, followed by a 9.7 percent drop the second year. The largest declines were seen in the lowest socioeconomic groups.
In October, 20 executives of Kansai Electric Power were reported to have been given cash and gifts, including shopping coupons and gold coins, worth 318.45 million yen over a number of years by the late deputy mayor of Takahama.
In Liu's view, SOCBs are not unscathed despite the loopholes. "Their books may look pretty, but they have their own way of tackling it."
In September alone, China's ODI jumped 14.2 percent year-on-year to 62 billion yuan.
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In March 2015, the mainland started operation of the M503 flight route from north-to-south.
In Pennsylvania, Trump's lead has dwindled since Wednesday, from more than 10 percentage points to less than two points on Thursday, with around 42,000 votes separating the candidates, according to the Times.
In March, the company agreed to buy Israeli driverless car-technology Mobileye for .3 billion in March, to prepare for the autonomous-driving era.
In October, he was expelled from the Party and dismissed from his administrative post.