This year, a total of 9.4 million Chinese high school students will sit the examination, due to kick off Wednesday and last for two or three days in different regions.
This year's Light of the Internet Expo, an exhibition that kicked off on Friday ahead of the sixth World Internet Conference, also focuses on enhancing the experiences of visitors and users by introducing technologies and products that integrate 5G, AI and VR with the daily lives of people.
This year marks the 10th year of China's new round of healthcare reform, where China shifted its investment in building a basic healthcare infrastructure to having more sophisticated and innovative therapies available to citizens.
This year's event, in October, is expected to attract some 120 exhibitors with an estimated 28,000 visitors at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Though African swine fever is fatal to pigs, it does not harm humans. China is the world's largest producer and consumer of pork, producing about half of the world's total.
This year marks the third edition of the CIIE and despite the global pandemic, the event looks set to be an even more comprehensive showcase of the latest innovations in the world.
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Thitinan Pongsudhirak, director of the Institute of Security and International Studies at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, said the role of the crown "will be key in restoring and ushering in some kind of a new normal, a new kind of political stability and balance". He added that the official enthronement will solidify kingship and enhance Rama X's aura as the new king.
This year, the SCO members have helped each other during the pandemic, and the virus could not stop cooperation among them, he said.
Those who make it to Wuxi to establish startups, promote the industrialization of core technology or provide economic and social benefits, will be eligible to receive a generous subsidy of up to 100 million yuan (.59 million), according to the Wuxi government.
This year, the Spring Festival holiday arrived 11 days earlier than last year, thus impairing the comparability of industrial output figures between the two years, said NBS spokesman Mao Shengyong. Last year's holiday fell later, so its full effect was not felt during the two-month period.