Growth could accelerate further in the second half and slightly overshoot 6 percent on a yearly basis in the fourth quarter, on the back of policy easing, potential rebound in external demand, broader reopening of the service economy and unleashing of pent-up consumption demand, said Xing.
Google's assistant will be at a disadvantage on the iPhone, though, because Siri a concierge that Apple introduced in 2011 is built into that device.
Gottlieb won bipartisan support for his efforts to curb the use of flavored e-cigarettes by youths, speed approval times for cheap generic medicines to increase competition and bring down prescription drug prices and boost the use of cheaper versions of expensive biotech medicines, called biosimilars.
Greater success was achieved by the nation's competitors during WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017.There, the 52 contenders vied in 47 projects, winning 15 gold medals and seven silver medals and earning China the top slot in the medal rankings.
Globally, the beauty industry had seen its "most dynamic growth in a decade in 2018", according to Hannah Symons, head of beauty and personal care at consultancy firm Euromonitor International. It increased by 6 percent, reaching 8.3 billion last year. China, in particular, has been one of the fastest growing markets. It is forecast that by 2023, China alone will contribute more sales than North America and Latin America combined.
Google's search, YouTube, reviews, maps and other businesses, which are largely free to consumers but financed through advertising, have catapulted it from a start-up to one of the world's richest companies in just two decades.
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Grade A office rents in Wan Chai and Causeway Bay, home to the city's third tallest tower - the 78-story Central Plaza - saw a 1.6 percent drop in the third quarter compared with the same period last year, marking the first rental decline since 2014, according to data from real estate service provider Savills.
Guangdong has been on the front line of China's war against illicit drugs for decades.
Gold demand worldwide dropped 6 percent year-on-year to almost 1,960 metric tons, the lowest level since 2009, according to the World Gold Council.
Growers wait in line to sell their hot peppers to the company in Longhui county, Shaoyang city in Central China's Hunan province, on Sept 9. [Photo by Wang Jingjing/chinadaily.com.cn]