Statistics from Beijing-headquartered think tank iyiou.com revealed that by last September, there were a total of 20,011 private hospitals in China, accounting for nearly half of the country's medical institutions. According to Hao Deming, executive vice-president and secretary-general of the Chinese Nongovernment Medical Institutions Association, starting from 2013, the number of China's private hospitals has grown at an annual rate of 15 percent.
Statistics show the central government has initiated targeted poverty alleviation for 231,000 impoverished people with drug abuse problems across the country. By March, 84 percent of them had been lifted out of poverty.
Statistics from the government show the consumer price index increased by less than 3 percent annually in the past four consecutive years, and more than 13 million people found new jobs each year.
State-run hospitals are often stretched to breaking point and patients face long delays for even minor treatment and are forced to share beds.
Steamed chicken with Pickled Cabbage: An unconventional chicken "salad" pairing cooked chicken on top of sweet and sour pickled cabbage and drizzled with a slightly spicy savory dressing. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Starbucks has to develop localized products to please younger consumers to enhance its market leader position. Innovations are key to growth in new customers and repeat orders from existing buyers, Wang said.
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Spring plowing has begun in the Tibet autonomous region in recent weeks, an annual ritual signifying new life and renewal. The season has particular meaning now, as the coronavirus epidemic recedes across the country.
Statistics from Taiwan region also showed that during the period from January to July, Taiwan investment on the mainland increased by more than 50 percent year-on-year, he noted.
Starting in 2017, China launched a special campaign to address market irregularities, such as high financial leverage, complex structured financial products and the flow of capital from the real economy, the part of the economy that produces goods and services, to the virtual economy.
Starting next month, the value-added tax on 21 medicines and four active pharmaceutical ingredients for treating rare diseases will be cut from 16 percent to 3 percent to help reduce costs and ease financial difficulties for patients. Cerezyme is one of the drugs that will benefit from the VAT cut.