In April, China and the US agreed to establish a comprehensive economic dialogue and initiate a 100-day economic cooperation plan. About a month later, the two countries announced initial results in areas like agriculture, electronic payments, financial services and energy.
In 2017, Hainan received 67.45 million tourists, generating about 81.2 billion yuan in revenue. The number of overseas tourists hit 1 million for the first time last year. By the end of 2017, there were 4,085 hotels and resorts in Hainan, including 134 five-star hotels. Twenty-five internationally established brands have entered Hainan, according to the Hainan Tourism Development Commission.
In August, a Chinese fugitive suspected of fraud valued at 380 million yuan ( million) was repatriated to China with the assistance of US judicial authorities after three years on the run.
In 2018 a 60,000-trucker shortage in the US was expected to double over the next decade because drivers were typically aged 55 and above and because of a lack of women or younger men to replace them.
In August 2018, the anti-drug detachment of the Shijiazhuang police received a tip-off that someone was going to send drugs by express from Southwest China's Yunnan province to the city of Zhuozhou, Hebei, via the provincial capital city of Shijiazhuang. The police immediately approached the Shijiazhuang interchange station of the express and found three suspicious cartons.
In 2018, Liaoning saw heavy investment in scientific and technological innovation. The scientific and technological progress contributed 55.5 percent to Liaoning's economic growth. More than 3,700 scientific and technological achievements were adopted for practical use.
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In 2017, China's intellectual property royalties earned abroad surpassed billion, according to SIPO.
In April, Baidu opened its level-4 self-driving taxi service Apollo Robotaxi in Changsha, Hunan province. Robo-taxis provide free rides to passengers across an area of 130 square kilometers. The services cover residential and commercial leisure areas as well as industrial parks.
In 2016, the province saw GDP growth of minus 2.5 percent, the only region reporting negative growth in China.
In Beijing, JDPay, the online payment service of e-commerce giant JD Group, has joined hands with Yitongxing, the official online payment platform for Beijing Subway, to launch QR code-scanning payment, Beijing Business Today reported.