Growth of total retail sales of consumer goods edged down by 1.2 percentage points in 2018. The reading did not take into account the fast-growing service consumption, which stands for 49.5 percent of total consumer expenditure, said Vice-Minister of Commerce Qian Keming.
Google’s Kirkland, Wash., campus. (GeekWire File Photo)
Government security officials said they were searching the scene and expected to update casualty details later.
Google launched its new in-app billing system for Android apps.
Greg Hunt, the health minister, said in September that the government was working to ensure that "every Australian who wants to come home is home by Christmas" on Dec. 25.
Government departments will step up coordination in the oversight of dangerous chemicals, and a joint law enforcement mechanism will be established, the statement said.
成都排名优化
Gree Electric Appliances Inc and Xiaomi Corp were newcomers to this year's list, and 9-year old Xiaomi was the youngest company among the Global 500.
Governance getting a wider audience
Great Wall Motors' self-driving system, i-Pilot, will be incorporated with Baidu's Apollo system. They will also develop an open platform for self-driving software and hardware.
Google opened its first office in New York nearly 20 years ago in the city. Google said earlier this year that it would buy the Chelsea Market building for .4 billion and planned to lease more space at Pier 57, both along the Hudson about a mile north of the newly announced complex.