The NPL ratio of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world's largest lender by assets, fell to 1.59 percent as of March 31 from 1.62 percent three months earlier. The bank's bad-loan coverage ratio improved to 141.5 percent from 136.7 percent at the end of last year, below the regulatory minimum of 150 percent.
The Nepalese government was advocating for a new international airport in Pokhara as early as 1969 and deemed it a "national pride project." It was, however, postponed repeatedly for lack of funds and technology, until China came forth. The construction contract, with loans from the Export-Import Bank of China, was awarded to China CAMC Engineering Co Ltd, a State-owned enterprise (SOE).
The Netherlands has stood for free trade and China has benefited from free trade, Wang said, so the two countries should work together to promote reform of the World Trade Organization and help the WTO continue to play its role as the bedrock of the free trade system.
The PBOC said in a statement that Thursday's operation was aimed at maintaining reasonable and sufficient liquidity in the banking system.
The Nasdaq-listed company will reach a strategic partnership with 58.com in areas including user traffic and inventory acquisition, used-car inspection and big data analysis, said the statement.
The National Bureau of Statistics said China's economy grew by 6.0 percent year-on-year in the third quarter, the slowest pace since the early 1990s. The country's GDP growth reached 6.2 percent year-on-year in the first three quarters of this year.
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The National Meteorological Center said that heavy rainfall will continue through Thursday across the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, including north Hunan province, north Jiangxi province, south Anhui province, south Jiangsu province, Shanghai and north Zhejiang province.
The PLA Navy received its largest replenishment vessel-the first in the Type 901 class comprehensive resupply ship-in September 2017. One such colossal ship has a full displacement of more than 45,000 tons-almost twice as much as the Type 903 class, the current pillar of the Navy's replenishment force. Its service would enable Chinese carrier battle groups to sail farther into oceans.
The Pakistan army said Sunday there had been calm along the Line of Control, the de-facto border between the two neighbors in Kashmir, after heavy exchange of shelling on the night of March 1 and 2.
The Moon government also planned to intensively foster non-face-to-face industries relevant to medical services, education and retail distribution, while combining cities and industrial complexes, roads and transportation networks, and aging national infrastructure with artificial intelligence and digital technology.