The reading stood below the neutral 50-mark that divides expansion from contraction, helped largely by improvements in domestic manufacturing, the private survey said on Friday.
The ranking was built on the analysis of vast amounts of original data including satellite remote sensing data, and utilized a total of 175 indicators to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the cities, according to Zhou Muzhi, professor of economics at Tokyo Keizai University and head of Cloud River Urban Research Institute.
The province has been the scene of heavy clashes in recent years. An army general and two personnel of Afghan border force were killed in an improvised bomb explosion in Kunduz over the weekend.
The quake killed 13 people and wounded 226. Of the wounded, 137 have been hospitalized.
The proposed agency will seek to protect depositors, they said.
The protester, who did not identify herself, described throwing the egg as "the most harmless thing you can do".
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The rare earth prices were still on the rise on Wednesday with average price of praseodymium-neodymium oxide, the iconic rare earth product, at 435,000 yuan (,102) per metric ton, compared with 385,000 yuan on Tuesday.
The provincial government said there will be 600,000 students graduating from colleges in Guangdong this year, 30,000 more than last year. Another 200,000 graduates from other provinces are expected to seek work in Guangdong, necessitating the intensification of employment efforts there.
The quarterly figures came as central authorities ordered strong policies to protect jobs and establish safety nets for most vulnerable groups.
The recall begins on June 30.