In 2020, pure electric vehicles will be put into production in two new plants of FAW-Volkswagen and SAIC Volkswagen, with a combined annual production capacity of 600,000 vehicles.
In 2018, sales from the company's Chinese stores increased by 35 percent year-on-year, 15 percentage points higher than the average annual growth rate of China's domestic luxury market estimated by consultancy firm Bain& Co.
In August, Ouyang took 100 hours to create a pen-and-ink piece titled Chase. In the drawing, an eagle takes flight as it is chased by an elephant and a hippo in a river, generating huge splashes of water. The drawing is so intricate it could be a photograph.
In 2018, ChaCha said its US sales volumes rose 19 percent over 2017, without disclosing specific figures.
In 2017, the demand of leather in the global market will experience a slow recovery. Though the leather industry still faces problems, it's hopeful the future will see steady improvement, the report said.
In August, during China's Valentine's Day, the company also upgraded its official Chinese website by adding an e-commerce platform.
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In August, China Unicom, one of the country's telecom giants, announced plans to bring in private investment mainly by issuing shares for companies including China Life and Tencent, marking the top-level mixed-ownership reform at state firms.
In 2018, Fan Xiangjun, general manager of a local brick carving company, set up a workshop relying on the craft to create jobs and increase the incomes of local people to help them shake off poverty.
In 2017, global trade is likely to grow by 2.4 percent year-on-year despite uncertainties, according to the WTO.
In Afghanistan, for example, the number of children with congenital heart disease registered with local Red Crescent societies exceeds 7,000. In Iraq, it is estimated that more than 10 million people, including 2 million displaced people, need humanitarian assistance, he said.