Strong consumer demand has boosted the winter tourism in China. A China Tourism Academy report forecast that the number of tourists will grow by 15 percent annually to reach 340 million in winter 2021-2022, from about 170 million in winter 2016-2017.
Sudden, thick fog was the main cause of the accidents, the government said.
Stock futures fell sharply before the market opened, suggesting another dismal day. But the US Treasury Department said it would take ``all necessary steps" to support the economy, giving futures a boost. But it wasn't enough to avoid slipping into negative territory in early trading.
Such growth came amid China's steadily growing waterway freight volume, which saw a 9.4-percent year-on-year rise last month.
Such cars include pure electric cars, plug-in hybrids and fuel cell models, though hybrids such as the Nissan Leaf are excluded.
Stressing various major tasks of drug control this year, Zhao urged preventing drugs from entering the country, improving drug rehabilitation work and stepping up the crackdown on drug manufacturing.
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Students from Nairobi's Mathare slum hold placards in support of China during their solidarity with China parade. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Stocks closely related to Luckin also suffered. Hong Kong-listed CAR Inc, which used to employ Liu Jian and has the same chairman of the board as Luckin, saw its share price more than halved on Friday.
Su Baohe, general manager of the goods purchasing and management department at China Unicom, said the company will also partner with Alibaba to build an open, transparent and efficient asset-trading platform for other large-scale Chinese enterprises.
Strengthening military deployment in the area will "help protect national sovereignty and security, maintain the safe and smooth sailing of ships in the region and ensure regional peace and security", he added.