Last year, GAC sold 2.15 million vehicles, up 7.34 percent year-on-year, with the self-owned brands sales volume increasing 5.23 percent; the sales volume of the joint venture brands including GAC Honda, GAC Toyota and GAC Mitsubishi rising 5.16 percent, 31.11 percent and 22.69 percent, respectively.
Last year, it teamed up with Rakuten Lifull Stay, an e-commerce company in Japan, to expand Japan's homestay market.
Last year, Chinese visitors stayed 385,000 nights in Finland, which has been recently voted as the world's happiest country for a second year in running. They outnumbered tourists from Russia, Germany, the United Kingdom and Sweden, according to Business Finland, a public funding agency in the country.
Last year, Amazon announced plans to more than double the size of its San Diego office. Amazon scooped up an 85,000-square-foot office with room for 500 people. At the time, Amazon said the then 200-person office was instrumental in the launch of Whole Foods grocery pickup and delivery and Alexa grocery shopping features.
Last year, Thailand was one of the top overseas destinations for Chinese tourists, who by far accounted for the country's largest number of visitors by nationality. Some 11 million Chinese visitors boosted the Thai economy to the tune of billion.
Largely because of a high-salt diet, nearly 30 percent of adults in the region suffer from high blood pressure, data from the provincial health administration showed.
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Last year, a total of 29 Chinese pharmaceutical companies completed outbound mergers and acquisitions worth .67 billion, rising sharply from .42 billion in 2015, the report said.
Last year, TCL broke ground on its newest panel production factory in Shenzhen. When it opens in early 2019, this plant will produce high-performance 4K TV panels of 65 and 75 inches, according to the company.
Last year, its R&D expenditure totaled 21 billion yuan, accounting for 6.4 percent of its total revenue in the year, which is roughly the same proportion as international automotive groups.
Last year, as part of its China Ready initiative, the Scottish capital launched Scotland's first-ever destination campaign on influential Chinese social media sites Weibo and WeChat. The campaign was funded by the VisitScotland Growth Fund.