The rise of online bookstores has also hit the sector hard. A few years ago, bookstore owners found it profitable to purchase low-priced "worstsellers" in bulk from publishing houses and then sell them on. However, the same books now retail at much lower prices on online stores, with the inevitable result that profit margins at physical stores are being further eroded, she added.
The robust reading competitions, with open testing data set online and results submitted anytime, have attracted over 3,500 participating teams from 89 countries and regions, including Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook.
The return has been fruitful: the bank became the first foreign lender able to register in Beijing 24 years later and has now extended its business to major cities including Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Suzhou.
The rush can be attributed to the booming China sci-fi content. Local toy-makers are desperate to outgrow their image of being long-term original equipment manufacturers for global clients such as The Walt Disney Co or Japan's Studio Ghibli.
The rock burst accident occurred at Longyun Coal Mining Co. Ltd. in Yuncheng county on Oct 20, leaving 21 people dead and another four injured.
The review will examine whether a termination of anti-dumping duties would continue causing dumping and damages; if so, the duties could be extended, according to an MOC statement.
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The rise in popularity of moxibustion had driven 35-year-old Lu Ge to set up a company selling products related to the treatment. He said that many people these days are performing the treatment on themselves as it is cheaper. The most important part of the treatment is finding the right acupuncture points to warm using the moxibustion sticks. Lu says there are many books that teach people how to locate these points.
The resale value of old phones is one of the major reasons. "Selling a phone is more difficult than buying one," a citizen from Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province who has several smartphones lying idle at home, said. "I bought the phones for several thousand yuan, but sometimes can just get a fraction by selling them. I would rather keep them."
The rules mark an important step for the program, which aims to allow stocks listed in Shanghai and London to be traded in each other's market by issuing depository receipts.
The same situation happened at Senru Textile Co Ltd in Keqiao district, Shaoxing, Zhejiang province. The company mainly produces knitted fabrics such as cashmere, wool and flannel.