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Nearly 37 percent of students in the fourth year of primary school have myopia, and the proportion of obese boys was 8.5 percent and girls 5.1 percent in the same grade last year, according to the latest report on the quality of compulsory education from the Ministry of Education.
Net profit attributable to its shareholders totaled 13.9 billion yuan ( billion) in the January-June period, down 8.29 percent year-on-year, Midea said in its interim financial report filed with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that major indicators kept showing signs of progress. Daily number of people admitted to hospitals for suspected COVID-19 fell to 62 on Sunday, as positivity rate in citywide testing dropped to one percent, the lowest level since the crisis began.
Net profits attributable to shareholders reached 553.85 million yuan (.47 million) in 2018, according to the company's annual report filed to the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
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Net profit growth of commercial banks also remained roughly stable, said China's top banking regulator.
Nearly 200 passengers from the Westerdam have returned to their home countries after travelling through Malaysia and Thailand, authorities said, though none of them displayed any symptoms.
National Museum of China. [Photo by Wen Bao]