In the year 2016 and 2017, the best-selling goods were cosmetic products, baby-mummy products, shoes, clothes, health products, accessories and suitcases.
Inbound tourism has been especially hard-hit by the violent protests. Visitors, particularly those from the Chinese mainland, have been deterred by the animosity of the radical protesters. As a result, reports of workers in the hospitality sector being forced to take non-voluntary leave are no longer considered big news.
Infrastructure construction has been one of the priorities in China-Africa cooperation. Last year, a 480 km China-funded railway opened to connect Nairobi and Mombasa, reducing traveling time between Kenya's two biggest cities by half and creating 46,000 jobs.
In the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986, reactors one, two and three at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant melted down after a deadly earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in 2011.
Individual investors have been allowed to buy local government bonds since March 2019, and this group accounted for 37 percent of all types of investors by the end of last year, the finance ministry said. The average coupon rate of local government bonds was 3.47 percent last year, 42 basis points lower than a year earlier, the statement said.
In this file photo illustration taken on Nov 23, 2020, shows a syringe and a bottle reading "COVID-19 Vaccine" next to the Pfizer company logo. [Photo/Agencies]
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Infrastructure projects under the Belt and Road Initiative are contributing to improved road, rail and maritime connectivity, which will help to strengthen China-ASEAN trade and investment flows.
In their December reports, both the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have noted the potential risk in China's financial system as well as China's concern and precautions regarding the risk.
Infrastructure investment, which accounts for more than 20 percent of total FAI, jumped 19.8 percent, driven by investment in public facility management and road transport. High-tech manufacturing saw investment up by 19.5 percent.
In this category, packaging and marketing gimmicks (like limited-edition versions) are less important, the Mintel report said.