Rob Grenfell, biosecurity director of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, the Australian government's agency responsible for scientific research, said: "The problem we're facing is that the increase in cases across Melbourne now is the result of what happened about 10 days ago, due to the virus' long incubation period, and this roughly coincides with when restrictions were lifted."
Returning officers in Hong Kong on Thursday disqualified a dozen aspiring candidates from running for the city's upcoming Legislative Council election.
Ruan Zongze, vice-president of the China Institute of International Studies, said China took a responsible attitude toward the Korean Peninsula issue.
Right before the conference, the country's securities regulator also extended its message to strengthen oversight on the securities market to keep it fair, open and impartial.
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Reuters reported earlier that US lawmakers and officials are crafting proposals to push US companies to move operations or key suppliers out of China. The incentives include tax breaks, new rules and carefully structured subsidies.
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Rooms of the TX International Hotel in downtown Hunchun were almost fully booked around the New Year. "Most of the rooms were booked by Russian tour groups as early as two months ago," said Yu Yangyang, deputy general manager of the hotel.
Ruan Shili, general manager of the Chateau Changyu Moser XV Co Ltd in Ningxia, said the company, which was established in 2010, receives more than 100,000 visitors a year. Changyu Group also has six wineries in China, and two more are coming up. Its wines are exported to six countries in Europe and the United States.
Revenue grew to 237.76 billion yuan for last year, up 56 percent compared with 2016. Operating profit grew 61 percent while operating margin was 38 percent, up one percentage point from the previous year. Free cash flow grew 70 percent.
Riding high on Chinese consumers' insatiable appetite for games and entertainment, the Shenzhen-based company will race against time to offer mobile games, esports and offline entertainment, Chen noted.