The gunman was the ex-fiance of the doctor, Chicago media outlets reported, with one witness saying he demanded a ring back.
The growth rate was slightly down by 0.2 percentage points from 2017, according to the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing.
The growth of China's consumer spending last year, as represented by retail sales, was estimated to have fallen by 1 percentage point year-on-year to 8 percent, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Dec 30. The country's retail sales volume for the year is expected to total 41.1 trillion yuan (.89 trillion).
The high-grade highway under construction to link Lhasa and southeastern Tibet's popular tourist spot Nyingchi is a case in point. The highway has spent about 400 million yuan on ecological restoration and used high-tech methods to consolidate soil along the highway.
The high-street giant has also had a number of pop-up shops over the years, at Beijing Fashion Week, in Shenzhen, and then in Shanghai.
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The growth rate of auto sales is expected to rebound to around 4 percent, it added.
The group called Luminors produced the song while scattered across the world. Established in 2014, choir is made up students and alumni from Wuhan University with a sheer multiplicity of academic backgrounds. Despite the long distance from each other, their love for music and their university brought them together.
The grouping, in urging countries to avoid policy overreactions in relation to the virus, also expressed solid support for China's fight against the epidemic.
The growth in the new energy vehicle market has lured a handful of auto brands to extend their business to the new energy sector.