The bank's provision coverage ratio, a measure of funds set aside to cover bad loans, rose to 145.8 percent from 136.7 percent at the end of last year.
The author is chairman of the Indonesia-based Center for Chinese Studies and associate fellow at The Habibie Center in Jakarta and the EastWest Institute in New York.
The bad news for them is that competition is set to become even more cutthroat because China's universities are expected to produce a record 8.2 million graduates this year, according to the Ministry of Education.
The bacteria, transmitted by contact with infected livestock such as cattle and sheep or by eating unpasteurized dairy products, can cause brucellosis.
The biggest daily hike fell on Oct 2, when 50 million smaller merchants accepting WeChat Pay experienced 30 percent transaction growth from the same date last year.
The automaker expects its sales to reach 450,000 to 500,000 units this year, and revenue to range between 50 billion yuan and 55 billion yuan.
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The autumn scenery of Huangyi Mountain in Kuandian county, Dandong city, Liaoning province. [Photo by Yang Zengjin/For chinadaily.com.cn]
The average wholesale price of pork-the most commonly consumed meat in China-reached 21.6 yuan a kilogram (.10) in June, an increase of 4.7 percent compared with that in May and a rise of nearly 30 percent compared with June last year, he said.
The author is premier of the state of Victoria, Australia. The views do not necessarily reflect those of China Daily.
The authorities have also planned to create more than 9 million new urban jobs, keep the surveyed urban unemployment rate at around 6 percent and maintain consumer inflation at around 3.5 percent.