Sri Lanka has been facing political turmoil since Oct 26 when President Maithripala Sirisena sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed former president Mahinda Rajapakse to the post, which means the cabinet was automatically dissolved.
Starting from Wednesday, the BOC suspended the opening of new positions in a structured crude oil trading product marketed to retail investors that is directly linked to foreign crude oil futures' contracts, including West Texas Intermediate and Brent, in view of the current market and delivery risks.
Starting on July 1, Hainan increased its annual tax-free shopping quota from 30,000 yuan to 100,000 yuan per person.
Statistics from the State administration also showed that China has attracted expats from European and Asian countries because of its rapid economic growth and a widening range of opportunities.
Staff at Swedish Medical Center in Issaquah, Washington, received lunch boxes donated by local Chinese restaurants on April 7. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Startup teams can apply for 50,000 yuan each year. The vouchers for medium and small tech companies and startups can be used to cover up to 50 percent and 90 percent of the expenses respectively on buying services.
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State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) and Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh attend an event that commemorates the 20th anniversary of delimitation of the China-Vietnam boundary on land as well as the 10th anniversary of setting up pillars to demarcate the border on Sunday. [Photo/Xinhua]
Statistics from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd show the younger generation, especially those born in the 1990s, is the driving force of cross-border e-commerce.
Statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that besides Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, eight smaller metropolises stepped into China's 1-trillion-yuan (8 billion) GDP club in 2016, including Chongqing, Chengdu, Wuhan, Suzhou and Hangzhou.
Stephan Kothrade is president functions Asia-Pacific, as well as president and chairman of BASF Greater China, part of the world's largest chemical company based in Germany.