The pace of growth accelerated from a rise of 7.8 percent registered in the January-October period this year and 1.1 percent registered during the same period of 2017, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
The pandemic has not dampened enthusiasm for the expo either. The CIIE bureau said more than 1,000 companies have already signed up for the expo as of early April, accounting for nearly 60 percent of the planned exhibition space.
The operation of the Maoming branch of Sinopec, the country's top oil and gas company, represented about 56 percent of the city's industrial added value and some 13 percent of the city's GDP last year.
The original hot spots were the New York region, but over time, as states moved to reopen, the virus shifted to the South, West, and eventually, the rest of the country, it said.
The partnership marks the first collaboration for IQiYi outside the Greater China market, it said.
The other three dogs are about seven years old.
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The park will cover a planned area of 1,458 hectares, with an investment of 134 million yuan ( million). Upon completion, it will feature facilities for tourism, vacation, education and outdoor activities.
The other points of the agreements reached at the meeting were related to sectors of economy, social affairs, farmland and natural resources and environment.
The opening of the domestic market will in return push forward upgrading of China's dairy industry, he said. Government support should be given while management and oversight compliance should be strengthened to cultivate a market-oriented and law-based environment, the premier added.
The opening ceremony of the China-European Union Tourism Year was held in Venice, Italy, last Friday. Business analysts believe that the 12-month-long initiative will help boost market growth.