Qantas flight QF7879 took 19 hours and 16 minutes to fly directly from New York to Sydney in the first of three "ultra long-haul" journeys planned by the airline this year.
Put forward by Xi in 2013, the BRI has become an important platform on which countries, including those in Africa, share and explore opportunities for growth. Through cooperation with China, the continent has seen a number of infrastructure projects that have helped boost its integration.
Qiu has also been dismissed as a member of the 11th Jilin Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, and his qualification as a delegate to the 11th Jilin provincial Party congress was also terminated.
Prosecutors summoned Gates to give jurors the first-hand account of a co-conspirator they say helped Manafort carry out an elaborate offshore tax-evasion and bank fraud scheme. Gates testified that he and Manafort knew they were committing crimes for years, saying they had stashed money in foreign bank accounts and falsified bank loan documents.
Qingdao Kutesmart Co in East China's Shandong province is proving that by using the right technology and a smart business model, it's possible to be highly competitive in a traditional industry, even as wages rise.
Q: Where will the price wars end?
福州上门牙掉了一颗怎么办
Puzankova, who was appointed as the director of the nursing home last year, is an example of how one's studies do not necessarily determine his or her career path.
Protective materials, such as medical masks, body-temperature test devices, hand sanitizer, disposable gloves and disinfectant, are required to be provided by travel agencies and online travel enterprises.
Public accusations of sexual harassment and a toxic workplace prompted an internal investigation at Uber that resulted in more than 20 people being fired, and the company faces multiple federal criminal probes. The company has also suffered from turmoil at the top with the ousting of Kalanick in June and a bitter board dispute.
Prosecutors said that on the morning of March 20, Yan drove to his father-in-law's home in Pudong district and demanded money from his wife to repay his gambling debts. After being refused, Yan allegedly took a fruit knife from the kitchen and stabbed Liu in the neck multiple times, killing her.