In Beijing, the sales of fireworks and firecrackers during this year's Spring Festival dropped by around 30 percent year-on-year, and by nearly 74 percent compared with that 12 years ago, Zhang said.
In January, Tesla officially started construction of a manufacturing plant in Shanghai, its first overseas plant.
In July, Iliad offered to buy?56.6 percent of the company. Today, with the help of two private equity firms, Iliad increased the offer to 67 percent of the company at a share. Following the refusal of the bid, T-Mobile’s shares were trading down 2 percent, or 56 cents, to .05 a share.
In January, Google paid 0 million to buy a secretive artificial intelligence company called DeepMind.
In February 2004, Xiji county was named the Hometown of Potatoes in China. On Nov 15, the Xiji potato was added to the catalog of Chinese agricultural brands.
In July, 120 Chinese enterprises were listed among the 2018 ranking of the Fortune Global 500, of which 48 are central SOEs, engaging in oil, petrochemical, coal, railway construction, building materials, manufacturing, modern services, and other industries.
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In December, a futuristic Flyzoo Hotel was unveiled by Alibaba Group in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, where the company has its headquarters. Largely operated by robots, the hotel's main features include automated check-in facilities, smart facial-scan door locks and voice-controlled household appliances. Guests can buy the furniture and many other items used in the hotel by taking photos through a designated app.
In July, Toyota announced new partnerships with China power battery producers CATL and BYD to focus on battery research and development.
In February and March at the start of the outbreak in the US and in countries like England, Spain and France, consumers rushed out to buy and stockpile toilet tissue, water and food. Some, including Singh, hoarded items for sale online.
In China, this period is called "Jing Zhe" or the "Awakening of Insects", marking the beginning of a busy season for farmers across China. The period starts on March 6 this year.