Last summer, the State Department implemented a new rule that would allow US consular officials to put a one-year cap on visas for Chinese graduate students studying in certain fields of high-tech and engineering. Previously, those students were allowed to remain in the US for as long as five years.
Last year, China spent around 1.75 trillion yuan (4 billion) on research and development, accounting for 2.12 percent of its GDP, as the country pushes for innovation-driven development. The spending was up by 11.6 percent from the previous year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
Last year, over 100 big data projects valued at a total of 21.6 billion yuan were introduced in Guiyang. The city's software and information technology revenue exceeded 16 billion yuan, having increased by 14.3 percent year-on-year.
Last month, it established the country's first 5G "base station" in Guangzhou, Guangdong province before carrying out high-speed outfield tests.
Last year, Mislatel, a consortium formed by China Telecom and Filipino businessman Dennis Uy, obtained the Philippines' telecoms license to become the third major telecommunications player in the country.
Last week, the top legislature officially passed a resolution to outlaw wildlife consumption. With a complete list of approved animals yet to be ironed out, the ban has exacerbated uncertainties surrounding the fate of such animals.
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Last year, Chinese exports of a basket of 1,200 products accounted for 22 percent of the global total, down by 3 percentage points from the previous year, according to a study by law firm Baker McKenzie and economics consultancy Silk Road Associates.
Last summer, Philip joined a Chinese Cultural Immersion Youth Summer Camp hosted by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council.
Last week, Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork producer, shut down its pork-processing plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, that accounts for up to 5 percent of the country's pork production. The closure came after more than 500 of the workers were infected and one died from COVID-19. The company also has closed two other plants in Illinois.
Last week, China launched Tianwen-1, its first Mars rover, which should arrive by May.