Luo Yunbo, a professor of food safety at China Agricultural University, said more legislation is needed in the production and use of agricultural products, with more severe punishments for violations.
Luo, who continues to serve as Truck Alliance's CEO, said the merger integrates the two sides' businesses, while the two apps will continue to operate as independent brands.
Lucie Morangi and Xinhua contributed to this story.
Luckin Coffee, the Chinese answer to Starbucks, has diversified its beverage offerings by adding tea at its more than 3,000 stores in 40 cities to cash in on the country's latest trend of hand-brewed tea-based beverages.
Lu from Nomura Securities expects retail sales growth to improve further in June, reversing the 2.8-percent drop in May from a year earlier, as the gradual recovery in the services sector and solid online sales may more than offset a likely fall in auto sales growth.
Lu Weixing, general manager of the innovation division at Alibaba, said Alibaba aimed to establish a sharing platform for assets transaction, allowing everyone to have access to the same information.
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MEKNES, Morocco - A Chinese company is introducing the concept of "group-buying" to Moroccan farmers for buying fertilizers online, as it mulls exploring the African country's market.
M-Pesa, a mobile phone money transfer platform in Kenya has already integrated with Alipay, a Chinese fintech company.
Lyu Siyao contributed to the story.
MEXICO CITY - Mexico will fully deploy National Guard forces on its southern border with Guatemala this week and will crack down on human smugglers after nearly 800 people were found in transport containers headed for the US border, officials said on Monday.