The PMI for the non-manufacturing sector, meanwhile, rose to 55.2 for August, compared with 54.2 last month, as recovery in the services sector sped up after the situation of the COVID-19 epidemic stabilized domestically.
The PTA futures are the third variety on the Chinese mainland open to overseas investment after crude oil and iron ore. It is also the latest move by Zhengzhou, capital city of Central China's Henan Province and a logistics hub with a population of about 10 million, to become a major international futures hub.
The Municipal Government of Shanghai looks to further increase the cross-border trading volume by announcing new measures to improve the business environment at ports.
The Northern California wildfire has been burning for more than three weeks, forcing thousands to leave their homes and threatening other structures.
The Ministry of Justice on Thursday responded to recent news reports about the alleged scam targeting the elderly.
The Palace Museum is a must-see attraction for tourists visiting Beijing. [Photo/VCG]
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The Ministry of Transport is stepping up its efforts on its social credit system to crack down on bad behavior on the country's roads and promote compliance and good services in the transportation industry, said Sun Wenjian, the ministry's spokesman, on Tuesday.
The NDRC has asked the third party agencies to collect credit data on the companies' fulfillment of medium and long-term contracts.
The Online Settlement Platform for Non-Bank Payment Institutions, the clearinghouse, is owned by a number of major institutions. Seven units under the auspices of the People's Bank of China have a 37 percent stake while Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial and Tencent's Tenpay each own 9.6 percent. The remaining shares are owned by 36 smaller online players, including UnionPay.
The PPA's privatization will help create 125,000 jobs, according to a survey of the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research, one of Greece's leading think tanks.