The reason the pair, who both came from Huazhou, a small city in Guangdong province, decided to commit suicide in such dramatic fashion may never be fully known.
The province is known for its expansive grasslands, and is a popular tourist destination in the summer. But Tang noted that Chifeng and the whole of Inner Mongolia both "have rich winter tourism resources" too.
The rapid growth came as Chinese mobile payment giants have developed user-friendly platforms such as WeChat Pay to encourage cashless transactions. In April, Alibaba's financial affiliate Ant Financial said it planned to spend 6 billion yuan in the next two years to push forward the drive.
The province has shut down hundreds of ferries, canceled 288 flights and suspended sections of its railway lines. Local authorities have assembled rescue teams of nearly 1,000 members, with 150 fire engines and 153 boats on call.
The publication made its debut Wednesday at a ceremony in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province. The initial publication covers three volumes on Marxist classics.
The punishment was far less than the maximum six-month sentence sought by the government but also more than the probation that Papadopoulos and his lawyers had asked for.
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The quake struck at 10:29 pm Saturday, at a depth of 10 km. The epicenter is monitored at 28.43 degrees north latitude and 104.77 degrees east longitude, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
The province also encourages and supports exchanges between universities from both sides, the department said.
The ready-made trains, measuring 29.5 meters long and 2.69 meters wide, are designed to travel at a speed of 80 km per hour and can carry up to 355 passengers, according to data provided by the Chinese company.
The provincial government is attaching great importance to the situation and firefighters from other places are rushing to the site, the sources said.