The inch-long insect jumps from plant to plant sucking out sap with its piercing mouth — which spoils a fruit's taste and weakens the plant. It also excretes "honeydew," a sticky substance that attracts a black, sooty mold that can further weaken the plant. ?The insect lays its eggs in batches of 30 to 50 and has been reported on more than 70 species of plants, according to the University of Massachusetts' The Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment.
The identity of the victim, whose body was recovered by a Chinese rescue ship at 10:30 am, was not yet confirmed, said Lu Kang, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at a regular news briefing.
The imposing red and white chimneys of Kobe Steel Ltd plant dominate the harbor of Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan. [Photo/Agencies]
The index was published at three global shipping centers in Shanghai, Singapore and London, according to Mark Jackson, CEO of the Baltic Exchange.
The index showed accelerated recovery of the sector in November, and all sub-indexes remained in the expansion range, said He Hui, director of the China Logistics Information Center.
The integrated development of the delta region has been introduced as a national strategy, with a new development plan mapped out to build the area into a vital driving force of the nation's development by 2035.
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The index was calculated based on about 300 variables in 12 categories-governance, social capital, safety and security, personal freedom, living conditions, education, health, natural environment, investment environment, enterprise conditions, market access and infrastructure, and economic quality.
The information and communications technology sector, in particular, has played a key role in supporting the economic recovery, he said. The sector's production index grew 10.1 percent on a yearly basis during the first nine months, while the total business volume of the telecom industry rose sharply by 18.6 percent year-on-year.
The initiative was launched in December 2015 by SWIFT, a global member-owned cooperative that provides financial messaging services.
The inaugural Shanghai college students' food festival was held on Nov 11 at the Jiangwan campus of Fudan University, and it featured 45 canteen delicacies from 15 colleges and universities.